Program Manager

Program Manager (IT & Master Data Management)
Location: 100% remote (supporting Pacific Time business hours)
Target Start Date: November 2024
Contract Duration: 6 months (potential extension)
Program: Product Data Hub. Goal is to centralize all back end, product related data into a central location.
Candidate Requirements:
Experienced in master data management and the ingestion/syndication / focus on data integration to enterprise systems.
Experience in Agile / Scrum
Project/Program Management experience
PMP certification
Expert experience with financial planning of budgets, funding and forecasting, with direct ownership and management of your program
Active ownership & accountability of project financials budget ownership
Experienced in leading programs with a focus on data solutions and enablement of data focused capabilities.
Experienced leading multiple Technology programs or projects, simultaneously in a matrixed environment.
Proactive, detailed driver, comfortable with navigating ambiguity
Experience with software/tools:
Microsoft Project (to enable our forecast and draw reporting from)
Excel (to compile data across multiple data sources, do the checks and balances, P&L reports, etc.)
Azure and other databases
Daily Responsibilities:
Responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following:
Oversees tactical planning and day-to-day management of one or more programs in the IT portfolio.
Collaborates with IT and business leadership on strategic planning for the program.
In partnership with the program portfolio manager, engages stakeholders on project ideation and assists in the creation of business cases and return on investment assessments.
Develops a deep understanding of projects within the program and the broader IT portfolio; manages assigned projects with a clear understanding of business and IT context, and develops supporting artifacts such as forecast, project plan, etc.
Ensures alignment of proposed projects with the program roadmap and its goals and manages project planning and execution accordingly.
Drives complex, cross-functional enterprise projects, leading multiple efforts within a specific program simultaneously, with complexity as a limiting factor.
Leads high performing, cross-functional, often globally distributed teams.
Works independently, without the need for day-to-day guidance.
Provides active project management and ownership for initiatives within the program.
Performs core project management duties, including guiding the project through formal approval and funding gates; developing a project plan that includes a detailed budget, project timeline, detailed task-driven schedule, project RACI and resource plan, and communication plan; and managing project execution from analysis/design, develop, test & deployment.
When leading an Agile project, partners closely with the scrum master and product owner on all activities.
Ensures that program and project status reports and quarterly updates are relevant, transparent, and add value.
Partners with relevant IT and business hiring managers to ensure that the project has the skillsets and the resources required for delivery.

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