Molly Portock
@mollyportock
Senior Program Manager and Consultant specializing in Mergers & Acquisitions, operations, and strategy delivery.
What I'm looking for
I’m a highly proactive Senior Consultant who manages complex, multi-functional programs with over 20 years of Financial Industry domain experience. I bring exceptional communication, financial acumen, and negotiation skills to align Business and IT partners, C-level executives, clients, and teams across varying regulatory environments.
Most recently at WSFS Bank (fully remote), I drove program deliverables across 22 projects tied to the bank’s $1 Billion acquisition of Bryn Mawr Trust Bank. I advised and partnered with primary stakeholders, led cross-functional conversion/migration efforts for employees, data, and operations, and owned the Commercial Lending workstream—including technology and human capital migration, operations, and nCino-related transitions.
I’ve also served as Lead PM for major acquisitions at Iron Mountain, and helped deliver compliance-critical outcomes at Macquarie (including SEC 22e-4 registration progress in 5 months). From managing vendor negotiations and RAID log governance to leading matrixed teams, change, and SDLC-driven work, I consistently drive on-time delivery while promoting innovation and durable stakeholder adoption.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Program Manager
WSFS Bank
May 2021 - May 2023 (2 years)
Drove program deliverables across 22 projects for WSFS Bank’s $1 billion acquisition of Bryn Mawr Trust Bank, advising and partnering with C-level stakeholders. Led the Commercial Lending workstream including migration planning for technology, human capital, and operations teams.
Senior Project Manager
Iron Mountain
Jan 2019 - Mar 2020 (1 year 2 months)
Served as Lead PM for Iron Mountain’s largest acquisition project, supporting acquisition of Bank of America’s Mortgage Servicing Operations ($350MM). Managed due diligence, requirements gathering, project planning, and executive status reporting while leading risk/issue/dependency mitigation.
Senior Project Manager
Macquarie Investment Management
Oct 2017 - Jun 2018 (8 months)
Managed three high-visibility Global Compliance & Legal projects across multiple time zones, leading matrixed resources, budgets, and C-level stakeholder relationships. Led vendor vetting for SEC Rule 22e-4 and negotiated vendor costs 30% below proposal, then led a team to successful SEC 22e-4 registration in 5 months.
Senior Project Manager Consultant
Bryn Mawr Trust Bank
Mar 2017 - Sep 2017 (6 months)
Reported to the SVP of Commercial Loan Administration and managed data migration/logistics migration projects following Bryn Mawr Trust’s acquisition of Royal Bank. Led a team of 20 to vet and manage vendor onboarding and site deployment for a Construction Loan Administration platform and negotiated a 15% decrease in ongoing annual costs.
Senior Project Manager Consultant
PHH Mortgage
Sep 2015 - Feb 2016 (5 months)
Delivered three parallel programs covering corporate relocations, mortgage operations legal compliance, and software enhancements with management of resources, schedules, budgets, and vendors. Included loan origination software updates and a confidential mortgage operations legal effort under NDA.
Senior Project Manager
Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD Bank)
May 2014 - Sep 2015 (1 year 4 months)
Managed DFAST and CCAR program resources and vendors (US & Canada) across competing priorities and provided executive-level status reporting. Coordinated with Finance and HR for accurate financial reporting, supported IT procurement for upgraded infrastructure, and controlled change to project scope.
Program Manager Consultant
Axalta Coating Systems (Dupont)
Aug 2013 - Jan 2014 (5 months)
Owned global infrastructure transition planning and executed divestiture migration work for Axalta’s separation from Dupont, coordinating infrastructure needs for 168 global sites. Managed onsite/offshore teams and coordinated application owners to support operational readiness.
Senior Project Manager Consultant
Lincoln Financial Group
Sep 2012 - Aug 2013 (11 months)
Applied SDLC methodology to translate business needs into detailed proposals and Statements of Work (SOWs), including schedule/scope/issue/risk management and change management planning. Delivered 19 business requirement documents and supported re-engineering of proprietary database data to sync with a new outside vendor via newly built APIs, while leading a matrixed team of 22 across the SDLC lif
Senior Project Manager
Merrill Lynch
Jan 2010 - Aug 2012 (2 years 7 months)
Simultaneously led multiple projects collaborating with internal technology, marketing, compliance, and external vendors to improve business processes and efficiency. Created, implemented, and tracked client communication processes using marketing communications, technology, and email campaigns, and mentored teams in using Salesforce.com for reporting and scheduling.
Project Manager - CRM Specialist
Matheson Financial
Jan 2007 - Dec 2009 (2 years 11 months)
Supported client satisfaction across the holding firm by implementing marketing strategies using social media, web updates, and email blasts. Designed and managed marketing brochures and negotiated with vendors for improved pricing on marketing collateral and related cost areas.
Project Manager & Fulfillment Lead
Lincoln Financial Distributors
Sep 2004 - Feb 2007 (2 years 5 months)
Led the aesthetic and functional revamp of the LFD Capital Fulfillment Website, managing web developers, graphic designers, and client service teams. Delivered a web-based subscription management system, led RFPs and fulfillment/production vendor negotiations, and trained new hires on proprietary web systems and workflows.
Corporate Services Associate
Girard Partners Limited
Mar 2001 - Jul 2004 (3 years 4 months)
Provided financial communication and service to individual and institutional clients while coordinating clearing firm requests and completion. Produced monthly and quarterly asset under management reports, supported investment newsletter creation, participated in the Investment Committee, and executed equity and fixed income trades with compliance focus.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
ITC Barcelona
TEFL Certificate, Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)
1998 - 1998
Completed a Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) Certificate in Barcelona (Summer 1998).
Villanova University
Bachelor of Science, International Business Management
1994 - 1998
Earned a Bachelor of Science in International Business Management with a Spanish Language minor (1994–1998).
Universitat de València
Study Abroad Program
1996 - 1996
Completed a summer program at Universitat de València in collaboration with the University of Virginia (Summer 1996).
EF-Barcelona
Study Abroad Program
1995 - 1995
Completed a summer program at EF-Barcelona (Summer 1995).
The Peddie School
College Preparatory Education
1990 - 1994
Attended The Peddie School, a boarding college preparatory school, from 1990 to 1994.
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