Sr Program Manager

IDEMIA CIVIL IDENTITY NA LLC• US,

27d•Remote

About The Position

IDEMIA is the global leader in identity and security. Our mission is to create a safe and simple future where identity verification is indisputable, and only you can assert your identity. We are a distributed company leveraging the latest technologies to deliver world-class products in the private and public sectors of finance, telecom, identity, security, retail, sports entertainment, commercial, government, and IoT. We use a variety of technologies and approaches to deliver quality products and services to government agencies and technology companies. IDEMIA is made up of a group of 14,000 diverse people from different nationalities, speaking over 20 different languages. Together, our solutions impact the everyday lives of citizens and nations. In this ever-changing world, protecting your identity is paramount. Join the team that is ensuring one person - one identity.

Requirements

Four-year college degree, or equivalent, with preferences in a design engineering discipline or related technical discipline
Minimum of 10 years of related technical or engineering experience including seven years of project engineering, project management, program management or other supervisory responsibilities.
Technical or engineering HARDWARE experience required
Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) is required
Proficiency in Microsoft Project is required
Proven ability to lead cross-functional program teams
Proven understanding of engineering, operations, system integration and test, quality assurance, configuration management, logistics, contract administration, standard business practices, and program finance
Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing, make presentations and conduct negotiations with customers, subcontractors, and vendors
Requires knowledge of state or government procurement, contracting, and standards and specifications
Must be full USA citizen (No Dual Citizenships)
Must pass background and CFIUS checks

Nice To Haves

Advanced engineering degree or MBA is preferred
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is highly recommended
Experience with secure credentialling, identity solutions, and/or biometrics preferred

Responsibilities

Manages, oversees, monitors and approves elements of assigned projects and programs from bid and inception to deployment and sustainment including proposal development, solution decomposition, work package allocation, and leading teams to ensure proper requirements management, design documentation, development, integration, defect resolution, certification, deployment, and customer acceptance of products, ensuring adherence to budget, schedule and contract requirements
Serves as the primary program interface for customer executives, stakeholders, and operational leaders.
Maintains accountability for program financial performance, including budget tracking, estimate-to-complete reviews, margin protection, and timely escalation of cost or schedule variances.
Partners with customers to manage expectations from award through sustainment
Responsible for using best practice PMO methodology to create project management plans to fit the stakeholders/customers’ needs and deliver within budget on desired outcomes
Thorough understanding and compliance with awarded Contract
Creates partnership and ensures full integration of internal cross-functional relationships of engineering, quality, delivery, and other technical leads supporting program execution
Creates partnership and maintains strong customer relationships with focus on increased customer satisfaction while staying within the boundaries of the contractual commitments
Develops and manages complex development schedules with Microsoft Project
Ensures on-time delivery meeting internal gate review commitments, customer interim execution commitments, and deliverables across program
Leads recurring customer governance meetings, including status reviews, risk discussions, and executive briefings
Drives governance and executive decision-making, ensuring program risks, dependencies, and required leadership decisions are clearly communicated and actioned.
Develops and maintains a project risk register and successfully manages program risk and ensures risk exposure is minimized and mitigated
Conducts program coordination meetings and participates in program reviews
Allocates budget within the Microsoft Project schedule from which a baseline snapshot can be created to capture a Performance Measurement Baseline from which progress will be measured
Statuses Microsoft Project plan regularly to ensure percent complete is accurately captured, task durations and dependencies are proactively managed, and estimate-to-complete resources (labor and cost) are properly updated
Proactively coordinates with functional leads to ensure resources are available for programs such as engineering, quality, delivery, etc.
Frequently visits customers to ensure alignment and maximum customer satisfaction
Supports portfolio growth and customer expansion opportunities by identifying sustainment enhancements, contract growth areas.
Ensures that scope creep, communications, and quality are carefully managed
Owns and presents program status to executive leadership team monthly, including program performance dashboards to present quantitative evidence of performance and projected forecast using earned value principles
Proactively confronts issues openly and quickly
Effectively communicates relevant project information to superiors and peers
Able to communicate at all levels in the customer and internal organization
Possesses the expert knowledge to identify opportunities for change and the ability to convey the need for change, but flexible to adapt to current processes
Builds expert knowledge in our industry and conveys knowledge to others
Evokes creative and innovative thinking from team members while helping them to bring their ideas to fruition
Helps to determine new, creative ways to employ teams on projects and distribute responsibilities
Works across the organization to share lessons learned and best practices