IT Program Manager

Description:

100% Remote role, must work EST time. Our client is seeking an IT Program Manager.

Due to client requirement, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $85 - $95 / hr. w2

IT Program Manager

• Manages and plans complex program/projects with regards to time, budget, and scope, and ensures quality, time, and budget objectives.
• Plans, schedules, monitors, and reports on activities related to program/projects, ensuring that there are appropriate and effective governance arrangements and risk management supported by comprehensive reporting and communication.
• The ideal candidate takes accountability for the definition, documentation, and successful completion of assigned program/projects.
• This is a hybrid role that balances Agile Delivery and traditional Program Management to help software development teams build and deliver solutions more efficiently.

Delivers Program/Project Management:

• Oversee internal and external systems/application development projects within a program from inception to successful implementation including project objectives, scope and level of effort, and project strategies and plans.
• Assist with getting projects off the ground, keeping them on track and on budget, and resolving issues as well as monitoring progress against the plan.
• Lead Agile processes for the program to ensure delivery and releases are within scope.
• Monitor Agile metrics for the program and responsible for ongoing development of their agile teams, continued improvement of development processes, and product quality and quantity of work delivered.
• Develop consolidated project plans, specifying high level goals, strategy, staffing, scheduling, risks, contingency plans and allocation of available resources. Monitors, analyzes, and assesses deviation from the project plans & ensures the achievement of project milestones. Ensures that all project plans are realistic and are maintained.
• Ensures that project methodologies are followed and that all mandatory project work products are completed for projects within program.

Exhibits Leadership Effectiveness:

• Assists with the assignment of project personnel.
• Directs and coordinates activities of project resources to ensure project progresses on schedule and within budget.
• Confers with project resources to provide technical advice and resolve problems.
• Provides leadership and motivation to project teams throughout the project life cycle.
• Creates and maintains an engaged work environment by ensuring clearly defined roles and responsibilities.
• Mentors project resources to enable delivery.
• Owns program results and assists teams to deliver performance within the range of targeted expectations.
• Balances team priorities with the overall program and corporate priorities.

Partners with Business:

• Assumes key overall responsibility for ensuring that sponsors have easy access to information that is useful to them.
• Works closely with other project managers and business sponsors to understand and prioritize business goals and information needs
• Leads the effort across projects in creative approaches to problem solving and quality deliverables supporting business needs.

Convey Program Management Status:

• Follows established standards and procedures for project reporting and documentation.
• Utilizes Agile tracking tool for monitoring agile project performance and reporting status.
• Reviews status reports prepared by project personnel, and modify schedules and plans as required.
• Prepares project status reports, and keep management, customers and others informed of project status and related issues.
• Coordinates update meetings to communicate plans, status and issues to higher levels of management.

• Agile Scrum Master experience
• Agile Project Management tools such as Azure DevOps, Jira/Greenhopper, Rally, etc.
• Clarity, Planview or like PPM tool
• Proficient in Microsoft Project, Powerpoint, Excel
• Proactive, takes initiative, accountable, self-motivated
• Strong written & verbal communications skills, including meeting facilitation and presentation skills.
• Collaborator and team player, with the ability to build and maintain strong internal and external relationships.
• Strong planning and organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to handle multiple concurrent assignments.
• Ability to work & think independently, and meet tight deadlines.
• Ability to share knowledge at different levels, be hands-on with the team as required
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent problem solving and influencing skills
• Excellent negotiation and conflict management skills