Senior Program Director

Wipro • Plano, TX

3d

About The Position

The Senior Program Director manages technology transformation programs spanning multiple projects. The role establishes governance mechanisms, supervises project teams, oversees resource management, and engages client leadership to support effective program execution. It also drives project management, application-lifecycle-management, and access-control vision; works with engineering and architecture leadership to define platform capabilities; and collaborates with functional teams to deliver platform services. The position evaluates open-source and partner technologies, participates in Scrum teams as a product owner to define goals, set priorities, and manage backlogs, and sets release-readiness criteria for solution functionality. It supports cross-functional technical teams delivering objectives in fast-paced, complex programs and projects. The position requires more than 10 years of experience and lists Microservices and Commerce as mandatory skills.

Requirements

• More than 10 years of experience.
• Mandatory skills: Microservices and Commerce.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement program management for technology transformation programs.
• Establish governance frameworks across multiple projects and monitor adherence to delivery timelines, budgets, and quality parameters.
• Resolve cost, scope, and schedule issues through structured governance reviews.
• Supervise project teams and oversee day-to-day resource management, capacity planning, and performance management oversight.
• Establish risk-tracking mechanisms, propose mitigation plans, and engage stakeholders to address risks.
• Build delivery accelerators and deliver complex technology programs supporting business transformation goals.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and multiple vendors to improve project efficiency and optimize delivery and operational synergy.
• Manage change requests by facilitating impact analysis and change-management meetings, and update change-control documentation.
• Engage CIOs, VPs, Directors, and other senior stakeholders in steering and governance meetings to report program progress and align on milestones.
• Contribute to organizational initiatives through industry research, knowledge-sharing sessions, and internal publications.
• Drive the project management, application-lifecycle-management, and access-control vision.
• Work with engineering and architecture leadership to define platform capabilities.
• Collaborate with functional teams to deliver platform services and liaise with teams contributing to project management capabilities.
• Evaluate open-source and partner technologies.
• Participate in one or more Scrum teams as a product owner to define goals, set priorities, and manage the backlog.
• Set release-readiness criteria for solution functionality.
• Support multiple cross-functional technical teams in delivering objectives across complex programs and projects.

Benefits

• Medical benefits options
• Dental benefits options
• Disability insurance
• Paid time off, inclusive of sick leave
• Other paid and unpaid leave options

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed