Program Manager PMP

$172,640 - $172,640/Yr

Trillium Staffing - Richmond, VA

Full-time - Senior

Richmond, VA

About the position

The Senior IT Program Manager will lead and manage the Project & Product Delivery program team in Richmond, Virginia, utilizing Agile, SAFE, Waterfall, and Kanban methodologies. This role involves collaboration with various stakeholders, including senior leadership, business units, cross-functional teams, and vendors, to ensure the successful delivery of initiatives within the program.

Responsibilities

• Oversee initiatives for the program
• Collaborate with business to deliver initiatives
• Ensure consistent delivery in assigned program
• Assign resources for initiative planning and delivery
• Monitor and report deviations to the critical path of the initiative
• Define and monitor control points for the program
• Ensure compliance with policies, standards, and guidelines
• Define strategic direction for assigned program
• Establish and maintain Agile, Scaled, Kanban, and Waterfall Project Management frameworks
• Monitor initiatives for compliance with established policies and procedures
• Detect risks and issues and escalate as needed
• Guide RTE/SMs and PMs in risk management
• Guide project managers in managing organizational change
• Guide project managers in defining critical path and managing schedule
• Guide project managers in managing budget
• Define and track KPIs for the program

Requirements

• 10 years of experience leading and managing direct reports
• Strong leadership and team management abilities
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Problem-solving mindset with creative handling of challenges
• Experience in budgeting and financial management
• Ability to interact effectively with customers and project team members
• Knowledge of project management tools, methods, and practices
• PMP certification
• Advanced skills using Microsoft Project Professional
• 15 years' experience with Waterfall, Scrum, Agile, SAFE, and Kanban methodologies
• 15 years' experience managing complex projects with multiple workstreams
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities
• Strong functional understanding of MS Project, Project Server, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Planner, Azure DevOps, and Power BI
• Ability to assess project risks and issues

Nice-to-haves

• Demonstrated understanding of project portfolio and lifecycle management processes
• Demonstrated understanding of governance processes for project management
• Demonstrated understanding of organizational change
• Demonstrated strong facilitation and collaboration skills
• Demonstrated skills in developing new processes that incorporate best practices
• Ability to create clear and concise written procedural documentation
• Self-starter who can articulate thoughts and ideas

Benefits

• Competitive pay rate of $83 per hour
• Opportunity to work with a diverse team
• Professional development opportunities