Apex Systems · 3 days ago
Sr. Program Manager
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Responsibilities
Establish relationship & cadence with team leads, Scrum partners, Product managers, & 3rd party vendors in the program team and with other interdependent program teams.
Drive a sense of urgency
Drive Action
Metrics Tracking
RAID Management
Manage complex cross team dependencies (Rationalize within overall timeline)
PMO Escalation, Drive Against Program Milestones, Issue management, tracking progress against dates and milestones
Partner with the engineering and product managers, Report Back Thru PMO, partner with Portfolio to manage the program budget.
Coach Project Managers within the program.
Establish and update project and program plans with actual and forecasts and manage deviations from plan and program parameters.
Ensure all program and project requirements and/or objectives are properly documented and vigorously pursued to deliver the final product.
Deliver to time and cost within agreed tolerances for projects/programs.
Provide leadership for project managers and stakeholders and apply conflict resolution skills to resolve program and project issues.
Manage program and project risk, develop mitigation plans, and escalate decisions and unresolved issues as needed.
Create and track schedules, budget, risks and issues
Maintain program level communications with stakeholders at multiple levels
Work with peers to develop and drive goals, define technical specifications and detailed implementation plans for projects/programs
Apply skills to impact program decisions
Focus on the benefits to be realized and the outcomes to be achieved.
Provide coordination of complex planning activities and optimize the use of resources (human and material)
Provide for an integration of outcomes with on-going business operations
Manage issues as they arise among the program’s component projects
Track project’s contributions to the program and toward the organizations’ overall benefits and work to ensure the ultimate success and acceptance of the program
Maintain continuous alignment of program scope with strategic business objectives and make recommendations to modify the program to enhance effectiveness toward the business result or strategic intent
Qualification
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Required
Demonstrable Program Management experience
Successful delivery of programs in a predominantly Agile environment and using an iterative waterfall methodology, organization, leadership, and communication
Program experience driving both business and technology initiatives
Experience in delivering rollouts of hardware deployments to sites across the US
Establish relationship & cadence with team leads, Scrum partners, Product managers, & 3rd party vendors in the program team and with other interdependent program teams
Drive a sense of urgency
Drive Action
Metrics Tracking
RAID Management
Manage complex cross team dependencies (Rationalize within overall timeline)
PMO Escalation, Drive Against Program Milestones, Issue management, tracking progress against dates and milestones
Partner with the engineering and product managers, Report Back Thru PMO, partner with Portfolio to manage the program budget
Coach Project Managers within the program
Establish and update project and program plans with actual and forecasts and manage deviations from plan and program parameters
Ensure all program and project requirements and/or objectives are properly documented and vigorously pursued to deliver the final product
Deliver to time and cost within agreed tolerances for projects/programs
Provide leadership for project managers and stakeholders and apply conflict resolution skills to resolve program and project issues
Manage program and project risk, develop mitigation plans, and escalate decisions and unresolved issues as needed
Create and track schedules, budget, risks and issues
Maintain program level communications with stakeholders at multiple levels
Work with peers to develop and drive goals, define technical specifications and detailed implementation plans for projects/programs
Apply skills to impact program decisions
Focus on the benefits to be realized and the outcomes to be achieved
Provide coordination of complex planning activities and optimize the use of resources (human and material)
Provide for an integration of outcomes with on-going business operations
Manage issues as they arise among the program’s component projects
Track project’s contributions to the program and toward the organizations’ overall benefits and work to ensure the ultimate success and acceptance of the program
Maintain continuous alignment of program scope with strategic business objectives and make recommendations to modify the program to enhance effectiveness toward the business result or strategic intent
PMP certification or equivalent experience
Experience delivering large and/or complex projects and programs
Proven track record of delivering objectives on time and within budget
Ability to anticipate and manage project/program risks
Confident, solution-oriented independent worker
Dynamic presenter and facilitator skills
Possess strong engagement management skills, strong business acumen, deep technical insights and with that have the ability to speak in both business and technical terms
Experience with managing external customers and 3rd party vendor partners, understanding of deployment lifecycles is a plus
Expertise in applying the systems development and project management life-cycle processes involved with implementing I.T. solutions
Proven problem solving and organizational skills
Demonstrated ability in team motivation and delegation
Excellent communication and presentation skills to effectively communicate information to customers and to all levels within the organization
Benefits
Quality career resources
Training
Certifications
Development opportunities
Comprehensive benefits package
Company
Apex Systems
Apex Systems, a division of On Assignment, provides organizations with IT staffing solutions to address gaps in their current workforce.
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