Program Manager

Program Manager
*This position requires 3 days/week on-site – candidates local to Richmond, VA only, please

Description:

• Our client is seeking a senior, experienced IT Program Manager to join the Project Product Delivery portfolio.
• Candidate will lead and manage Project Product delivery program team using Agile, SAFe, Waterfall, and Kanban methodologies.
• This includes working with Release Train Engineers RTEs Project Managers and Scrum Masters to ensure delivery of initiatives.
• Working closely with all stakeholders including the senior leadership business cross functional teams and vendors.
   

Responsibilities:

• Oversee initiatives for the program
• Work with business to collaborate and deliver the initiatives
• Oversee work in assigned program to ensure consistent delivery.
• Assign resources to complete initiative planning and delivery.
• Monitor and report deviations to critical path of the initiative
• Define and monitor the control points for the program
• Compliance with client policies standards and guidelines.
• Work with peers and subordinates to define strategic direction for assigned program.
• Be an expert in the client’s project management procedures and requirements.
• Be an expert in the use of the division core project management tool Microsoft Project On-Line POL.
• Establish and maintain Agile Project Management, Scaled Kanban, and Waterfall Project Management frameworks and their supporting practices
• Monitor initiatives for compliance with established policies and procedures.
• Monitor initiatives to detect risks and issues and escalate as needed to ensure appropriate mitigation is applied to keep the program on-track.
• Guide RTE/SMs and PMs in identifying and managing risks.
• Guide project managers in managing organizational change.
• Guide project managers in defining critical path and managing schedule.
• Guide project managers in managing budget.
• Define and track the KPIs for the program
   

Skills/Knowledge/Experience:

• 8 years’ experience leading and managing direct reports.
• Set direction and strategy for the assigned team
• Ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously ensuring timely delivery and alignment with strategic goals.
• Strong leadership and team management abilities.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills capable of interacting with stakeholders at all levels.
• PMP certification.
• Advanced skills using Microsoft Project Professional.
• 10 years' experience with Waterfall, Scrum, Agile, SAFE, and Kanban methodologies.
• 10 years' experience managing complex projects with multiple workstreams and high organizational change.
• Must be able to quickly and easily adapt to changing priorities embracing changes to deliver leadership and guidance.
• Strong functional understanding of MS Project, Project Server, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Planner, Azure DevOps, and Power BI

Required Skills/Knowledge/Experience:

• Current Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute (PMI) - OR - VITA PM certification, Required
• Candidate must have a minimum of 10 years experience managing large projects, Required 10 Years
• Microsoft Office products (Word,Excel, Access, Outlook, Visio,PowerPoint, Project Server), Required 10 Years
• The candidate should have 15 years of overall IT experience, Required 15 Years
• Candidate must have a minimum of 3 years experience managing IT programs in a project delivery capacity, Highly desired 3 Years

Preferred Qualifications:

• 10 years experience leading and managing direct reports setting direction and strategy for the assigned team.
• Program Management certification or PgMp certification from PMI.
• Certified in SAFe, SA SSM, SASM, or RTE.
• 15 years' experience with Waterfall Scrum Agile SAFE and Kanban methodologies.15 years' experience managing complex projects with multiple workstreams and high organizational change.

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