Sr. Program Manager

Role Sr. Program Manager

Location Enon, OH (Onsite)

Duration 12 months +

• Manages the day-to-day aspects of a program(s) to deliver high-quality, on time, on budget outcomes within the project scope.

• Coordinates the identification and planning of all project work streams, including working with each functional manager and/or Project Manager to plan work product schedules, identify key milestones, manage dependencies, identify, track, and manage risks/issues/decisions, and report on project progress.

• Implements consistent process and tools and identify emerging best practices and issues to help continuously advance project methods and practices.

• Work closely with executives, business unit leaders and product owners to educate organizations to use a variety of approaches to deliver customer value in both business and IT teams.

• Provide expertise to align multiple teams, collaborate and facilitate quarterly planning with large groups, manage portfolio backlog and facilitate decision making with project stakeholders, Senior Leaders, and Architects.

• Coaches, mentors, and provides guidance to all project team members.

• Provide feedback to management at all levels regarding the progress project teams

• Leads and oversees the identification, execution, and updating of project timelines, tasks/responsibilities, and deliverables.

• Works with project team to identify project risks and mitigation plans, resolve issues, and eliminate project challenges.

• Coordinates and responds to project changes, including escalating project issues and decisions as needed.

• Provides strong leadership capabilities to lead and direct project teams, leading team decision-making processes, and cultivating an environment of healthy team debate and collaboration.

• Ability to build project plans for Agile and Waterfall methodologies to align with infrastructure resources.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Program management experience and knowledge of concepts and practices.

• 10+ years of IT Project management experience

• 5+ years of IT Infrastructure Project management

• Experience in leading programs for large (1000+ site) retail network projects is a MUST.

• Experience in creating reporting and delivering status updates at an executive level is a MUST

• Experience in guiding senior project managers to deliver overall program deliverables on-time, on-budget, within program scope.

• Ability to lead, manage, coordinate, plan and deliver projects on-time, on-budget, on-scope with high quality.

• Experience with digital transformations (Waterfall to Agile).

• Experience managing vendor contract deliverables to ensure they are met and accepted.

• Ability to demonstrate and apply a thorough understanding of complex information systems and technology organizations.

• Experience developing and managing software, hardware, and services contracts.

Project Management Professional (PMP) required. Please attach certification with resume.

Job Type: Contract

Salary: $90.00 - $100.00 per hour

Experience level:

• 11+ years

Experience:

• IT Project management: 10 years (Preferred)
• IT Infrastructure Project management: 6 years (Preferred)
• retail network projects: 5 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• PMP (Preferred)

Work Location: On the road