Program Manager (SECURE)
About The Position
Leads the strategic development, execution, and continuous improvement of the Safeguarding the Entire Community in the U.S. Research Ecosystem (SECURE) Center initiatives in coordination with cross-functional team members and institutional partners. Contributes to departmental and enterprise-level goal alignment, ensuring SECURE Center activities support broader strategic objectives. Designs, evaluates, and implements scalable program frameworks, workflows, systems, and standard operating procedures (SOPs) to support consistency, compliance, quality, and sustainable operations. Analyzes program and project resource requirements, operational constraints, and capacity needs. Establishes program and project management methodologies, design standards, communication protocols, and implementation procedures. Oversees program planning and execution, including preparation and dissemination of project status updates, timelines, risk indicators, and key performance metrics. Produces and delivers operational, analytical, and performance reports to leadership to inform decision-making, enhance efficiency, and strengthen internal controls. Identifies opportunities to enhance operational efficiency, risk mitigation, and financial or compliance controls. Serves as a primary liaison with internal and external partners, including institutional, sponsor, academic, administrative, and customer stakeholders, to coordinate new initiatives, foster collaboration, encourage innovation, and support successful program outcomes. Develops and delivers presentations, project briefings, status reports, and program updates to support transparency, alignment, and informed decision-making. Designs and delivers training programs and materials. Provides operational guidance and support to staff and project teams. Manages assigned staff resources and operational processes to achieve organizational objectives. Performs additional duties as required.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in business, public administration, computer science, accounting, or a related field
- Five years of progressive experience in program or project management, ideally within complex, cross-functional, or regulated environments, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree
- PMP or equivalent project/program management certification
Responsibilities
- Leads the strategic development, execution, and continuous improvement of the Safeguarding the Entire Community in the U.S. Research Ecosystem (SECURE) Center initiatives in coordination with cross-functional team members and institutional partners.
- Contributes to departmental and enterprise-level goal alignment, ensuring SECURE Center activities support broader strategic objectives.
- Designs, evaluates, and implements scalable program frameworks, workflows, systems, and standard operating procedures (SOPs) to support consistency, compliance, quality, and sustainable operations.
- Analyzes program and project resource requirements, operational constraints, and capacity needs.
- Establishes program and project management methodologies, design standards, communication protocols, and implementation procedures.
- Oversees program planning and execution, including preparation and dissemination of project status updates, timelines, risk indicators, and key performance metrics.
- Produces and delivers operational, analytical, and performance reports to leadership to inform decision-making, enhance efficiency, and strengthen internal controls.
- Identifies opportunities to enhance operational efficiency, risk mitigation, and financial or compliance controls.
- Serves as a primary liaison with internal and external partners, including institutional, sponsor, academic, administrative, and customer stakeholders, to coordinate new initiatives, foster collaboration, encourage innovation, and support successful program outcomes.
- Develops and delivers presentations, project briefings, status reports, and program updates to support transparency, alignment, and informed decision-making.
- Designs and delivers training programs and materials.
- Provides operational guidance and support to staff and project teams.
- Manages assigned staff resources and operational processes to achieve organizational objectives.
- Performs additional duties as required.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
