Akkodis is seeking a Program Manager for a 12 Months Contract with possible extension position with a client located in Franklin, WI (Hybrid 2-3 day in a week).

Pay Range: $60/hr - $65/hour W2

No C2C candidate is required for this role and only need local candidates.

Program Manager - job responsibility

Disaster Recovery Focus PM

Ideally the candidate will posess the following:

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Information Systems or related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.

3-5 years of program management/release management experience in technology.

1 years of experience using agile/scrum methodologies, principles, and practices.

Experience managing infrastructure programs and/or managing disaster recovery planning efforts.

Ability to gather project requirements & details and build a project plan (work breakdown structure (WBS)) depicting the activities that need to occur and by when in order to deliver on the outcomes.

Ability to coordinate/negotiate and communicate with customers impacted or involved in the program and release outcomes in a consistent fashion.

Possess the ability to communicate, organize, and drive projects details with the engineering teams, while at the same time be able to elevate the messages for leadership and partners outside of network.

Candidate should have experience working in both Agile and Waterfall.

Candidate should be able to break down the overall program into milestone goals to which the project team can drive.

Exhibits customer/client orientation. Ability to work as part of a team and build collaborative cross-functional relationships.

Possesses strong decision-making ability.

Candidate should have experience coordinating work across a minimum of 5 Infrastructure and/or App Dev teams.

Excellent communicator both oral and written.

Strong organization and facilitation skills.

Good at taking care of ambiguity with strong analytical abilities.

Knowledge and experience with Agile frameworks is necessary, which also includes:

Knowledge of agile planning practices.

Experience working with Jira Align and Jira.

Understanding of how to build Epics and Features in Jira Align.

Nice to Have:

Experience specifically in Network Program Management.

Experience managing Disaster Recovery planning efforts.

Excellent documentation skills to outline Disaster Recovery plans.

Certified Scaled Agile Framework Product Owner/Product Manager

Scrum Master experience.

Prior Product Owner or Product Manager experience.

Knowledge of Change/Release Management framework and best practices desired.

If you are interested in this Program Manager job in Franklin, WI (Hybrid 2-3 day in a week), then please click APPLY NOW. For other opportunities available at Akkodis go to www.akkodis.com. If you have questions about the position, please contact Varun Mahajan at 610-230-7027 or varun.mahajan@akkodisgroup.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, term life insurance, short-term disability insurance, additional voluntary benefits, commuter benefits, and a 401K plan. Our program provides employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. Available paid leave may include Paid Sick Leave, where required by law; any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law; and Holiday pays upon meeting eligibility criteria.

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