Program Manager

Richmond, VA (Hybrid)

7 Month Contract

Job ID 24-09294

Candidate will lead and manage Project & Product delivery program team using Agile, SAFE, Waterfall and Kanban methodologies. This includes working with Release Train Engineers (RTEs), Project Managers, and Scrum Masters to ensure delivery of initiatives. Working closely with all stakeholders including the senior leadership, business, cross functional teams, and vendors.

Qualifications

• Ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with strategic goals.
• 10 years of experience leading and managing direct reports.
• Set direction and strategy for the assigned team.
• Strong leadership and team management abilities.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, capable of interacting with stakeholders at all levels.
• Problem-solving mindset with the ability to handle challenges creatively.
• Experience in budgeting and financial management related to product lines.
• Ability to interact effectively with customers and project team members.
• Knowledge of project management tools, methods, and practices.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• PMP certification.
• Advanced skills using Microsoft Project Professional.
• 15 years' experience with Waterfall, Scrum, Agile, SAFE, and Kanban methodologies.
• 15 years' experience managing complex projects with multiple workstreams and high organizational change.
• Must be able to quickly and easily adapt to changing priorities, embracing changes to deliver leadership and guidance.
• Strong functional understanding of MS Project, Project Server, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Planner, Azure DevOps, and Power BI.
• Ability to assess project risks and issues, and determine mitigation required to contain or resolve them.
• Demonstrated understanding of project portfolio and lifecycle management processes.
• Demonstrated understanding of governance processes, procedures, and policies for project management.
• Demonstrated understanding of organizational change.
• Demonstrated understanding of how to manage the project's critical path.
• Demonstrated strong facilitation and collaboration skills.
• Demonstrated skills in developing new processes that incorporate best practices and address stakeholder needs.
• Demonstrated ability to create clear and concise written procedural documentation.
• Ability to articulate thoughts and ideas in support of initiatives that are being newly developed.
• Ideal candidates would be self-starters who can articulate thoughts and ideas in support of initiatives that are being newly developed.
  
  

Responsibilities

• Oversee initiatives for the program.
• Work with businesses to collaborate and deliver initiatives
• Oversee work in the assigned program to ensure consistent delivery.
• Assign resources to complete initiative planning and delivery.
• Monitor and report deviations to the critical path of the initiative.
• Define and monitor the control points for the program.
• Compliance with client policies, standards, and guidelines.
• Work with peers and subordinates to define strategic direction for assigned program.
• Be an expert in client project management procedures and requirements.
• Be an expert in the use of the division core project management tool, Microsoft Project On-Line (POL).
• Establish and maintain Agile Project Management, Scaled, Kanban, and Waterfall Project Management frameworks and their supporting practices.
• Monitor initiatives for compliance with established policies and procedures.
• Monitor initiatives to detect risks and issues and escalate as needed to ensure appropriate mitigation is applied to keep the program on track.
• Guide RTE/SMs and PMs in identifying and managing risks.
• Guide project managers in managing organizational change.
• Guide project managers in defining critical paths and managing schedules.
• Guide project managers in managing budgets.
• Define and track the KPIs for the program.