Program Manager III
About The Position
The Senior Technical Project Manager/Program Manager is responsible for leading complex, high-visibility projects and programs from initiation through implementation and post-project assessment. This role oversees large-scale initiatives, often exceeding $2.5M in budget, ensuring alignment with strategic business objectives while delivering results within scope, schedule, and budget constraints. The individual serves as a trusted advisor to leadership, manages project teams, drives governance and reporting, mitigates risks, and ensures successful execution across multiple business units, channels, and stakeholders.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
- 6-8+ years of experience leading complex projects and programs
- Expertise in project lifecycle management (initiation through closure)
- Portfolio and program management experience
- Scope, schedule, budget, and resource management
- Risk, issue, dependency, and change management
- Experience leading cross-functional teams and project resources
- Ability to influence stakeholders and executive leadership
- Strong coaching and mentoring capabilities
- Excellent communication, facilitation, and presentation skills
- Strategic planning and execution
- Business case development and decision-making support
- Analytical thinking and problem-solving
- Data-driven reporting, forecasting, and trend analysis
- Budget planning, forecasting, and financial oversight
- Resource capacity planning
- Vendor and contract management experience preferred
Nice To Haves
- Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint
- Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid delivery methodologies
- Project portfolio management (PPM) tools
- Dashboard and reporting tools (Power BI preferred)
Responsibilities
- Lead Complex Projects and Strategic Initiatives (multiple projects under portfolio)
- Manage large-scale projects or portfolios from concept through implementation and post-launch review.
- Ensure project objectives, timelines, budgets, and business outcomes are achieved.
- Drive Program Governance and Strategic Planning
- Develop project strategies, governance frameworks, processes, standards, and execution plans.
- Align project deliverables with organizational goals and strategic objectives.
- Manage Resources, Budgets, and Risk
- Oversee project budgets, resource allocation, forecasting, and financial performance.
- Identify risks, dependencies, and issues; implement mitigation and contingency plans.
- Lead Cross-Functional Teams and Stakeholder Engagement
- Partner with business leaders, technology teams, vendors, and project stakeholders.
- Assign priorities, direct project execution, facilitate decision-making, and resolve escalations.
- Monitor Performance and Drive Continuous Improvement
- Track project progress using KPIs, dashboards, and executive reporting.
- Analyze outcomes, forecast future trends, recommend process improvements, and mentor project team members.
Benefits
- relocation assistance is offered
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
