Senior Staff Technical Program Manager - Strategic Program Management

GE HealthCare•San Ramon, CA

About The Position

As a Senior Staff Technical Program Manager, you will leverage your deep expertise in technology, process, and domain knowledge to drive execution across multiple interdependent projects within a program. You will be responsible for ensuring outcomes are delivered on time, within scope and budget, and at the desired level of quality. Additionally, you will define execution standards and processes to be followed by all project managers within the program or department. Job Description Roles and Responsibilities In this role, you will: Collaborate with business and functional partners and technology leadership in defining functionality and specifying requirements Outline multi-generational project strategy aligned to deliver on the expected outcomes Define execution methodologies and project management practices to be followed by all projects within the program Organize project teams comprising from internal and external technical and functional experts based on budget, scope and timeline Manage day-to-day execution of multiple interdependent projects by working directly with global technical teams Coordinate execution across multiple projects and drive shared approach and outcomes tracking Support execution team with resolution of roadblocks and interdependencies. Partner with technical and functional teams external to the project to ensure their tasks are completed as required Manage project risks, scope changes and other non-standard events throughout the life of the project Manage stakeholder communication and progress reporting at various levels of the organization including leadership and executives Ensure quality of deliverables is verified and matching stakeholder expectations Track project outcomes realization and customer satisfaction levels through established metrics against service level. Ensure lessons learned are collected Perform initial and final financial reviews, and ensure ongoing budget tracking

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and 5+ or more years of program or project management experience
Demonstrated experience partnering and driving outcomes with globally distributed teams and stakeholders

Nice To Haves

Experience managing healthcare programs (Medical and non-medical programs).
Experience with the GE release process a plus
Proven experience managing cloud-based SaaS products, including infrastructure, scalability, deployment, and security, with a focus on program-level delivery and coordination.
PMP, ScrumMaster or related Project Management certifications or equivalent experience
Self-starter - requires minimal direction to accomplish goals
Proven experience using project management methodologies to deliver business value and drive significant change across an organization
Experience managing budgets including budget and spend
Strong understanding and knowledge of various project and portfolio management methodologies with track record of implementing shared standards for large organizations
Strong leadership skills with ability to influence outcomes and organize teams to attain shared goals
Excellent influencing, interpersonal and communications skills (both written and verbal) with all levels of an organization
Strong track record of understanding and interest in current and emerging technologies demonstrated through training, job experience and / or industry activities
Strong team player – collaborates well with others to solve problems and actively incorporates input from various sources
Applies knowledge to coach and mentor others
Demonstrated customer focus – evaluates decisions through the eyes of the customer, builds strong customer relationships, creates processes with customer viewpoint and partners with customers to help shape their future initiatives
Strong analytical and strong problem-solving skills -communicates in a clear and succinct manner and effectively evaluates information / data to make decisions, anticipates obstacles and develops plans to resolve, creates actionable strategies and operational plans
Change oriented – actively generates process improvements, champions and drives change initiatives, confronts difficult circumstances in creative ways, balances multiple and competing priorities and executes accordingly

Responsibilities

Collaborate with business and functional partners and technology leadership in defining functionality and specifying requirements
Outline multi-generational project strategy aligned to deliver on the expected outcomes
Define execution methodologies and project management practices to be followed by all projects within the program
Organize project teams comprising from internal and external technical and functional experts based on budget, scope and timeline
Manage day-to-day execution of multiple interdependent projects by working directly with global technical teams
Coordinate execution across multiple projects and drive shared approach and outcomes tracking
Support execution team with resolution of roadblocks and interdependencies.
Partner with technical and functional teams external to the project to ensure their tasks are completed as required
Manage project risks, scope changes and other non-standard events throughout the life of the project
Manage stakeholder communication and progress reporting at various levels of the organization including leadership and executives
Ensure quality of deliverables is verified and matching stakeholder expectations
Track project outcomes realization and customer satisfaction levels through established metrics against service level.
Ensure lessons learned are collected
Perform initial and final financial reviews, and ensure ongoing budget tracking