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Cox Enterprises · 2 days ago

Sr Lead Project / Program Manager - Cox Automotive Inventory Solutions

Atlanta GA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$123K/yr - $204K/yr

8+ years exp

Cox Automotive is a leader in transforming the automotive industry through innovative technology and experiences. They are seeking a Senior Program Manager to oversee complex enterprise projects, lead project managers, and ensure alignment with business objectives while adapting to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

AdvertisingBroadcastingDigital MediaTelecommunications

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Responsibilities

Leads and manages large, complex enterprise-level projects consisting of multiple teams and/or requiring integration with other activities outside the normal project scope

Establishes and maintains a working partnership with business owners, executives, and project teams to rationalize business objectives & business priorities

Collaborate with executive stakeholders (VPs/Directors) to define project / program objectives, scope, deliverables and timelines

Ensures there are business cases, KPIs/OKRs, and benefits tracking models aligned to CAI priorities

Develop comprehensive project plans, including resource allocation, task assignments, dependencies and critical path, and risk mitigation strategies

Establish right-sized governance (SteerCos, risk councils), decision frameworks, and escalation paths; reduce decision latency and unblock dependencies

Leads and oversees project initiation, risk assessment, team selection and startup, execution and post-project review

Sought out by executives to lead or provide advice on key company initiatives

Initiates and leads process improvement task forces, facilitating and encouraging improvements based on lessons learned and state-of-the-art project management techniques

Exhibits the business acumen to identify where activities are needed to integrate and/or supplement the functional work streams

Drive decision-making across programs; champion adoption of common metrics that link to financials and outcomes

Lead retrospectives across programs to harvest learnings and codify playbooks; evolve templates and standards

Communicates the program objectives, priorities, and direction to all stakeholders

Establishes and implements norms for communication, interaction, coordination and accountability across multiple threads of the organization specific to the purpose of delivering the program

Anticipate systemic risks, conducts comprehensive risk management, design mitigations, and negotiate trade-offs with senior leaders

Inspires collaboration and cross-functional trust which results in an environment where the business outcomes are prioritized ahead of individual/functional department needs

Ensures that the planned, regular, and effective communication of status, issues, risks, and actions among all persons and parties involved in the program is of sufficient rigor to ensure stakeholder engagement and program success

Influences (without authority) the actions/behaviors across all levels of the organization with poise and professionalism, especially at the executive level

Demonstrates political acumen, tact in escalation and the discernment in varying both message and communication style depending on situation, personalities and relationships

Actively communicates team/individual accomplishments and wins

Demonstrates excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Leads and/or mentors program/project Managers to ensure high quality deliverables, competency development and progress towards individual career goals

Model ways of working, elevating Smartsheet portfolio hygiene and storytelling quality

Drives change and continually improves the efficiency and effectiveness of the Project Management group

Qualification

Program managementStakeholder managementRisk managementProject executionPMP certificationMS Office proficiencyCustomer service skillsCommunication skillsInterpersonal skillsProblem solving

Required

Bachelor's degree in a related discipline and 8 years or more experience in a related field. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master's degree and 6 years or more experience; a Ph.D. and up to 3 years of experience; or 12 years or experience, or more, in a related field

8+ years of program management experience in leading and delivering large, complex enterprise programs and projects to successful execution

Demonstrated experience of managing programs over $10M

Strong networking and relationship management for effective stakeholder management

Business leadership skills including decision making, problem solving and resource management

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Strong presentation, organizational, and interpersonal skills

Strong customer service skills; frequent interactions with senior level internal customers

Ability to understand, interpret, manage, and communicate technical and business team's needs, concerns, risk, issues and collisions across all departments

Experience in organizing, prioritizing, and coordinating complex team efforts

Effective 'consultative' and influential approach, combined with action-oriented passion for speed

Experience with applications in the MS Office suite including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Project required, knowledge of Smartsheet preferred

Preferred

PMP and/or PgMP certification a plus, but not required

Benefits

The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company’s needs, and its obligations.

Seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year

Up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members.

Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.

Health care insurance (medical, dental, vision)

Retirement planning (401(k))

Paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO)