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FoodChain ID · 1 month ago

PMO and Program Manager

United States

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

7+ years exp

FoodChain ID is a leader in the New Food industry, providing expertise in transparency, accountability, safety, and sustainability. The PMO and Program Manager will establish project governance standards and oversee strategic programs, ensuring project health and alignment with customer priorities while maintaining executive engagement.

Business DevelopmentFood and BeverageFood ProcessingInformation TechnologyService IndustrySoftware

Diversity & Inclusion

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Establish and enforce program governance standards, including structured reporting with KPIs, stoplight dashboards, and financial tracking

Ensure all projects adhere to FoodChain ID’s governance requirements, including up-to-date deliverables, schedules, and risk logs

Conduct regular project health reviews and enforce accountability for timely and accurate status updates

Analyze project data to identify trends and systemic issues requiring escalation or intervention

Evaluate key delivery metrics, including Schedule Performance Index (SPI), budget consumption, budget estimation, milestone adherence, and scope stability

Partner with Project Managers to assess delivery risk and mitigation plans

Provide portfolio-level reporting on project health to senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders

Identify high-risk projects through performance data and qualitative review

Facilitate risk assessments and ensure that mitigation strategies are documented, monitored, and reported

Support escalation management and coordinate with relevant leaders to drive resolution

Drive consistency and quality across all project reporting and documentation

Capture lessons learned and integrate findings into updated governance frameworks

Recommend process improvements and best practices to increase predictability and reduce delivery risk

Build and maintain trusted relationships with customer executives to align program delivery with customer business priorities

Demonstrate program progress in terms of business value delivered, not just milestones achieved

Escalate issues and risks to the right level to protect customer satisfaction and FoodChain ID commitments

Lead and align cross-functional teams (consulting, product, support, and customer stakeholders) under a unified program plan

Ensure projects deliver the expected customer value from FoodChain ID’s products and services

Provide a consistent and unified narrative to customers on program health, risks, and achievements

Qualification

Program ManagementRisk ManagementProject Management MethodologiesCustomer Relationship ManagementEnterprise Software DeliveryMatrix Organization ExperienceBachelor’s DegreeCommunicationFacilitation SkillsLeadership Experience

Required

7+ years program or project leadership experience in software or technology or which, at least, 3 years is in professional services project delivery

Demonstrated success in managing strategic, multi-workstream programs with executive-level stakeholders

Strong skills in program governance, risk management, and customer relationship management

Excellent communication and facilitation skills with the ability to influence without direct authority

Ability to operate in a matrixed organization with high visibility and accountability

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required

Preferred

Strong understanding of project management methodologies (PMP or similar certification preferred)

Experience with enterprise software delivery and product roadmap alignment strongly preferred

Advanced degree preferred

Company

FoodChain ID

FoodChain ID is a provider of technology-enabled, integrated testing, certification, and technical services solutions.

Founded in 1996

Fairfield, Iowa, USA

501-1000 employees

https://www.foodchainid.com/

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