Program Manager

Seeking a Program Manager experience with full lifecycle implementation projects from requirements definition through implementation. Responsible to drive initiatives from start to finish.

Interview: Teams

Location: Columbus, OH

Posting: 748565

Work: ON-SITE

Role and Experience

• 5+ years Project/Program Management experience
• 5+ years experience with full lifecycle implementation projects from requirements definition through implementation
• Responsible to directs, controls, and administers programs and projects within the organization. The Program Manager is the individual ultimately responsible for execution of assigned projects and management of the project team.
• Responsible to drive initiatives from start to finish.
• Program Manager must ensure that the program/project is completed on schedule and that the final product meets the business, technical, and established quality requirements.
• Manages the complete lifecycle of projects, including initiation, planning, execution, and closure.
• Responsible for project compliance with established agency and project management standards and procedures.
• Develop a detailed program/project plan, including identification of project needs and definition of tasks and milestones, all based on scope, budget, and resources.
• Accountable for delivery of all work tasks identified in the program/project plan.
• Responsible for the capture and reporting of required program/project management metrics.
• Ensure all changes to scope follow established change procedures and are documented.
• Accountable for management of scope for the program/project and gaining agreement and approval of scope changes with project sponsor and affected stakeholders.
• Manage and track the program/project progress against the program/project plan.
• Monitor project milestones and phases to ensure the project is on schedule. Take corrective actions if a project begins to slip its schedule.
• Prepares status reports on a weekly basis for program/project team, project sponsor(s), team leads, group leads, and appropriate stakeholders.
• Plan, organize, prioritize, and manage multiple work efforts across teams.
• Responsible to tailor and baseline all program/project templates.
• Accountable to schedule or monitor status reviews, peer reviews, program/project management inspections, and software quality assurance work product and process reviews with the appropriate designated resources.
• Notify team leads of project timelines, milestones, phases, work requests, and target dates.
• Communicate and work with users, external partners/vendors, and other State agencies as necessary.
• Analyze and distribute reports on program/project metrics associated with work items.
• Accountable for the approval and sign-off of the program/project plan from project sponsor and all affected program/project stakeholders.
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders and project sponsor.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for all program/project-related issues and resolution of issues.
• Coordinate and present proposals to agencies as necessary.
• Identify and manage program/project risk and develops risk mitigation strategies, track to closure.
• Anticipate issues and proactively address them.
• Identify and track issues.
• Responsible to tailor and baseline all program/project templates.
• Develop and facilitate achievement of program/project service commitments and performance metrics.
• Ensure that tasks provide value and support the strategic direction of the program/project and meet service commitments, conduct reviews with stakeholders.
• Accountable for the final program/project management evaluation review with stakeholders for approval upon program/project completion.
• Communicate effectively with customers and software / hardware suppliers supporting the State as appropriate.
• Balance workload with program/project team members capacity.
• Communicate to team members how their work assignments relate to and help achieve program/project objectives.
• Plan program/project specific training and orientation needs
• Ability to effectively communicate with written and verbal communication to all levels of an organization, from front line staff to C-level executives.
• Experience managing third-party vendors and vendor-driven projects.
• Critical thinking
• Problem solving
• Priority setting
• Experience with managing technical/IT projects.
• Experience using project management software

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