Open Systems Technologies ยท 1 week ago
Senior Program Manager (Security Systems Access Control Migration)
Jersey City, NJ
Contract
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$90/hr - $95/hr
10+ years expOpen Systems Technologies is seeking a Senior Program Manager to manage a portfolio of projects aligned to their Strategic Initiatives. The role involves overseeing large and complex projects, ensuring effective collaboration among stakeholders, and managing project deliverables from design to completion.
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Responsibilities
Project planning and management of multiple large and complex projects simultaneously with strong customer focus
Strategic thinking and ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders and influence cross-functional teams for effective solutions
Translate project sponsors expectations into clearly defined scope. Responsible for end-to-end coordination, ensuring delivery on needs, goals and expectations of the functional stakeholders
Provide guidance to the various work streams, and structure and develop project plans with direction from appropriate functional and business area stakeholders
Bridge gap between business outcomes needed and technical delivery by having good business sense and willing to learn about the areas supported
Identify and report on project health, risks, issues and dependencies. Effectively manage timely escalation and resolution of roadblocks
Lead in a changing and fast-paced environment while being comfortable with ambiguity. Keep team nimble to adapt quickly to minimize impacts to outcomes
Manage all aspects of physical security technical projects from design to completion
Enforce enterprise standards during the planning/design, installation and commissioning phases
Develop security budget requirements, obtain ROM pricing and quotes, ensure project budgetary items are communicated and processed in a timely manner
Document stakeholder signoffs and deliver project summaries and presentations to leadership
Ensure all project deliverables are communicated and documented
Attend project meetings, provide regular updates to stakeholders and act as the single point of contact for the security project
Effectively manage project installation, technology refresh, decommissioning, etc. projects on schedule and within budget
Coordinate security vendor and Landlord/Property Management to investigate single badge access to building
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in business administration, Information Systems, Computer Science, or another related field
10+ years of relevant professional experience, ideally including experience working in a similar or related function in the IT, Insurance, Finance industries
Deep project management experience managing a diverse portfolio (Innovation, Data, Regulatory, Compliance, Digital, etc.) consisting of both systems/technical and business changes
Successfully delivered multiple $1m+ projects concurrently in a fast-paced environment
Financial acumen with proven experience in managing and participating in budget reviews, including forecasting and presentation to senior leadership
Sound knowledge and practice of agile framework and roles
Experience in coaching others in project or program management roles
Proven problem-solving skills along with the ability to assess current practices, identify opportunities for improvement, build consensus and drive the implementation of related changes
Effective communication skills (written and verbal), including meeting facilitation
Strong collaboration and influencing skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including strong presentation skills
Ability to interpret floor plans and technical designs
Thorough understanding of physical security installation and service elements of operational performance
Excellent leadership skills with managing professionals in a construction setting with thorough understanding of permitting and union complexities
Subject matter expert on integrated physical security system platforms to include software, hardware, integrations, customizations and overall administration
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with executive level briefing experience
Experience with MS Office 365 suite; Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc
Preferred
Physical security industry certifications preferred (CPP, PSP, CSPM, etc.)
Experience with CRM ticketing systems preferred (i.e. ServiceNow)
Company
Open Systems Technologies
Open Systems Technologies provides smart staffing solutions.
201-500 employees
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