IT Technical Program Manager

The driving force behind our success has always been the people of AspenTech. What drives us, is our aspiration, our desire and ambition to keep pushing the envelope, overcoming any hurdle, challenging the status quo to continually find a better way. You will experience these qualities of passion, pride and aspiration in many ways - from a rich set of career development programs to support of community service projects to social events that foster fun and relationship building across our global community.

• Manage a portfolio of complex initiatives (technical and/or process oriented) utilizing Smartsheet.
• Partner with the EPMO Director and IT leadership to understand and prioritize project opportunities.
• Lead program review meetings to communicate project status, address risks/issues, and celebrate wins.
• Hold project sponsors and teams accountable to their commitments and ensure teams have the tools, training, and discipline required to perform effectively.
• Monitor project status; evaluate progress and quality; proactively manage and execute issue resolution and risk mitigation processes.
• Partner with project sponsors and Value Assurance to report project analytics and outcomes.
• Consult in project estimating activities including effort and resource needs.
• Rearchitect processes to ensure world-class efficiency and effectiveness for project execution.
• Work with resource managers to develop and implement program-level resource plans.
• Develop and implement sourcing schedule to ensure workforce coverage.
• Coordinate project schedules and partner with release management on deployment schedules.
• Help to record achievements, project expenses, and measures for success.
• Be an active participant in the continuous growth and improvement of the EPMO.

• Bachelor's degree in business, computer science, or related technical field from an accredited university.
• 7-13 years of experience as a Project or Program Manager in a technical and/or business process improvement discipline. Experience with waterfall, agile, and hybrid methodologies is required.
• PMP and/or PMI-ACP certification (or equivalent) strongly desired.
• Strong computer skills and experience with SmartSheet, Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, and related application experience strongly desired.
• Strong self-starter who can join the team and make an immediate positive impact.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills to coordinate multiple task completions timely and effectively.
• Strong communication skills. Ability to effectively communicate cross-functionally and at all levels of the organization.
• Strong analytical ability and attention to detail. Ability to proactively manage risks and resolve problems.
• Executive presence and comfortable presenting updates in front of senior leadership.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a matrixed team.