Senior Program Manager

Equal Opportunity Employer

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Job Description :

The Sr. Program Manager has extensive experience and advanced expertise in managing multiple complex initiatives in both an agile and waterfall way within the Technology group. This senior role is able to excel at managing projects and guiding teams as they transition from waterfall to agile delivery. They are creative problem solvers and are a trusted partner always looking for opportunities to add value. They support and mentor members of both the program for which they are responsible as well as for other staff within their functional organization. He / she will work with senior management (and stakeholders) across multiple Business Units and Departments to ensure that the value of projects within the program are realized incrementally as agreed and committed to by members of the program. They will also effectively communicate project status and risks / issues that might impact milestones bridging the gap between waterfall and agile delivery. In addition, as a senior member of the organization within the assigned location, the Sr. Program Manager will be responsible for ensuring administrative and logistical policies and processes are being followed and will also mentor / guide project staff outside their specific program(s).

Location : Princeton, NJ / New York, NY

Job responsibilities :

• Is a senior leader in his / her physical location ensuring administrative activities are being given appropriate priority
• Mentors less experienced staff in project management and agile delivery
• Represents group's leadership as needed
• Facilitates requirements and scope definition. Collaborates with leaders and project team members in translating strategy and vision into actionable programs and projects.
• Maintains an integrated Project Plan using appropriate tools such as, but not limited to Smartsheets, Planview, Jira, etc.,, ensuring adherence to standards and alignment with goals.
• Works with the Technical Lead to define resources, milestones, goals, reporting and metrics for project / program implementation.
• Works with the Technical Lead to create strategies for risk mitigation and contingency planning.
• Facilitates global project teams and manages conflict.
• Conducts periodic briefings / status updates to stakeholders and executive management
• Supports product owners, scrum masters and agile coaches in meeting objectives and following agile principles and practices
• Ensures that the project is completed on time and meets established goals and objectives that support the financial and competitive goals of the organization.
• Manages and tracks project budget with components that include human resources, suppliers, and general expenses to meet established return on investments per project.
• Works with the team to ensure that defects are tracked; provides reporting as requested. Manages overall quality of deliverables and Captures and documents lessons learned.
• Guides and coaches project managers and program members in agile concepts and best practices

Job Requirements :

What we are looking for from you :

Delivering Value

Improving Continuously

Facilitating with Impact

Leading with Agility

Planning Effectively

Job Category :

Pay Range : 190000 - 220000

We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract, engage, and motivate talented people to do their best work. Similarly to salary, for bonus eligible roles, targets are set based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice.

For benefits eligible roles, in addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce.