Center of Excellence Program Manager

DataStaff, Inc. is in need of a Center of Excellence Program Manager for a long-term contract opportunity with one of our direct clients in Richmond, VA.

*This is a hybrid position, 2-3 days per week will work on site.
Responsibilities:

• Lead strategic direction for assigned program area.
• Lead and manage the CoE team.
• Provide guidance to project teams using Waterfall, Agile, SAFe, and Kanban methodologies.
• Work with other Program Managers, Project Managers, Scrum Masters, and Release Train Engineers (RTEs) to ensure they comply with all procedures.

• Oversee initiatives for the assigned program.
• Oversee work in assigned program to ensure consistent process and quality standards.
• Assign resources to complete deliverables.
• Assign resources to support processes.
• Recommend changes to systems/processes as appropriate.
• Compliance with policies, standards, and guidelines.
• Work with peers and subordinates to define strategic direction for assigned program.
• Identify gaps, trends, patterns and implement process improvements as needed
• Be an expert in project management procedures and requirements.
• Be an expert in the use of the division core project management tool, Microsoft Project On-Line (POL).
• Assist in developing training objectives and needs on project management procedures and best practices.
• Develop project management processes, tools, templates, and training, drawing on common project management methodology, the PMBOK and established methodologies.
• Establish and maintain Agile Project Management, Scaled, Kanban and Waterfall Project Management frameworks and their supporting practices
• Create new and enhanced procedures to capture best practices and mature the project management process.
• Manage the knowledgebase of project management reference materials to ensure accuracy, relevancy and currency.
• Monitor projects for compliance with established policies and procedures.
• Monitor projects to detect risks and issues and escalate as needed to ensure appropriate mitigation is applied to keep the project on-track.
• Guide project managers 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.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• 10 years' experience leading and managing direct reports. Set direction and strategy for the assigned team
• Ability to interact effectively with customers and project team members.
• Knowledge of project management tools, methods and practices.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Ability to program and create custom reports using IT application standard tools.
• PMP certification
• VITA Project Manager Certification (can be obtained within 120 days of hire) is a plus but not required.
• Advanced skills using Microsoft Project Professional.
• 15 years of combined experience with scrum, Agile, SAFe, Product Line and Waterfall methodologies.
• Must be able to quickly and easily adapt to changing priorities, embracing changes to deliver leadership and guidance.
• Experience creating and managing knowledge bases, job aids and training programs.
• Strong functional understanding of MS Project, Project Server, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Planner and Power BI
• Ability to assess project risks and issues, and determine mitigation required to contain or resolve them.
• Demonstrated understanding of project portfolio and lifecycle management processes
• Demonstrated understanding of governance processes, procedures and policies for project management.
• Demonstrated understanding of organizational change.
• Demonstrated understanding of how to manage the project critical path.
• Demonstrated strong facilitation and collaboration skills.
• Demonstrated skills in developing new processes that incorporate best practices and address stakeholder needs.
• Demonstrated ability to create clear and concise written procedural documentation.
• Demonstrated understanding of procurement and vendor management
• Ability to articulate thoughts and ideas in support of initiatives that are being newly developed.
• Ideal candidates would be self-starters who can articulate thoughts and ideas in support of initiatives that are being newly developed

Required Skills:

• PMP certification

• 10 Years - Experience managing and leading direct reports
• 10 Years - Experience managing and providing guidance to project teams
• 20 Years - Project Management experience
• 10 Years - Experience providing training to project managers and project teams
• 10 Years - Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, Visio, PowerPoint, Project Server), Microsoft Project/POL experience
• 15 Years - Experience working in a PMO office
• 5 Years - Experience working in a remote and local team environment
• 8 Years - Experience reporting metrics
• 5 Years - Business process improvement experience
• 15 Years - Experience managing complex projects with multiple workstreams and high organizational change

This opportunity is available on a corp-to-corp basis or as a W2 position with a competitive benefits package. DataStaff, Inc. offers medical, dental and vision coverage options as well as paid vacation, sick and holiday leave. As many of our opportunities are long-term, we also have a 401K program available for employees after 6 months.

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