Project Manager - NA East Coast

Utimaco IS•Ashburn, VA

6d•Remote

About The Position

Program management involves identifying and coordinating the inter-dependencies among projects, products, and other important strategic initiatives across an organization. This includes overseeing the whole program, which could be split into sub-projects managed by different project managers. Managing the program and therefore the interaction of different project managers / teams, and delivering successful program outcomes. In an organizational context, a program refers to a group of related projects (or a combination of projects and programs) that together support a strategic business initiative. This initiative could include launching a product, implementing a new sales process, or opening a new location. The program manager’s job is to take a high-level view of the entire program, and strategically guide project managers to ensure they are all working effectively toward the program’s objectives.

Requirements

The employee should reside on the East Coast.

Responsibilities

Implement program within given budget, timeline and quality
Customer satisfaction in service implementation
Efficiency in delivery of Programs
Follow PLC process landscape and compliance requirements
Take accountability and responsibility towards assigned process roles
Time objective: Spend of budgeted time on planned tasks
Documentation of all steps, decisions and checklist in the Product Lifecycle
Develop and improve the PLC process [Senior level]
Onboard and train new Program Managers [Senior level]
Leads and/or coordinates cross-functional project/program teams from design to delivery of fully-developed products that are ready for customer use
Daily program management throughout the program/product life-cycle
Defines the program governance
Plans the overall program and monitors the progress
Defines cross-functional interfaces
Manages and utilizes resources across projects
Coordinates program time schedules
Manages the program’s budget
Manages overlapping program risks and issues and takes corrective measurements
Coordinates the program and its inter-dependencies
Manages stakeholders’ communication
Maintains and manages Workflow Approvals (PLC Gates)
Defines new process steps and improvements, automations and tools [Senior]
Leads a group of Program Managers [Senior]
Aligns deliverables to the program’s outcome
Manages the main program documents
Manages common change management
Monitors performance and recommends schedule changes, cost adjustments or resource additions
Investigates facts and develops solutions to problems during the design and planning phases
Contributes to and liaises with product management, supply chain management, production, marketing, engineering and sales
Identify, analyze, and mitigate risks associated with program activities.
Develop contingency plans to address potential challenges or delays.
Manages own productivity but as well other program manager and stakeholders productivity [Senior duties]
Drives implementation of new tools, educate other stakeholders and program manager and develops trainings within Utimaco Academy [Senior duties]
Drive and manage time reporting, including tool and process support for all relevant stakeholders in the PLC process [Senior duties]