Program Manager Contract Hybrid or Remote

Job Summary

• Manages and plans complex program/projects with regards to time, budget, and scope, and ensures quality, time, and budget objectives.
• Plans, schedules, monitors, and reports on activities related to program/projects, ensuring that there are appropriate and effective governance arrangements and risk management supported by comprehensive reporting and communication.
• The ideal candidate takes accountability for the definition, documentation, and successful completion of assigned program/projects.
  
  

This is a hybrid role that balances Agile Delivery and traditional Program Management to help software development teams build and deliver solutions more efficiently.

location: Edison, New Jersey

job type: Contract

salary: $65 - 85 per hour

work hours: 8am to 5pm

education: Bachelors

Responsibilities

• Oversee internal and external systems/application development projects within a program from inception to successful implementation including project objectives, scope and level of effort, and project strategies and plans.
• Assist with getting projects off the ground, keeping them on track and on budget, and resolving issues as well as monitoring progress against the plan.
• Accountable for tracking and reporting on Project Financials, including forecast to approved budget, resource allocations, approval of resource timesheets using a PPM tool.
• Lead Agile processes for the program to ensure delivery and releases are within scope.
• Monitor Agile metrics for the program and responsible for ongoing development of their agile teams, continued improvement of development processes, and product quality and quantity of work delivered.
• Develop consolidated project plans, specifying high level goals, strategy, staffing, scheduling, risks, contingency plans and allocation of available resources. Monitors, analyzes, and assesses deviation from the project plans & ensures the achievement of project milestones. Ensures that all project plans are realistic and are maintained.
• Ensures that project methodologies are followed and that all mandatory project work products are completed for projects within program.
  
  

Exhibits Leadership Effectiveness

• Assists with the assignment of project personnel.
• Directs and coordinates activities of project resources to ensure project progresses on schedule and within budget.
• Confers with project resources to provide technical advice and resolve problems.
• Provides leadership and motivation to project teams throughout the project life cycle.
• Creates and maintains an engaged work environment by ensuring clearly defined roles and responsibilities.
• Mentors project resources to enable delivery.
• Owns program results and assists teams to deliver performance within the range of targeted expectations.
• Balances team priorities with the overall program and corporate priorities.
  
  

Partners With Business

• Assumes key overall responsibility for ensuring that sponsors have easy access to information that is useful to them.
• Works closely with other project managers and business sponsors to understand and prioritize business goals and information needs
• Leads the effort across projects in creative approaches to problem solving and quality deliverables supporting business needs.
  
  

Convey Program Management Status

• Follows established standards and procedures for project reporting and documentation.
• Utilizes Agile tracking tool for monitoring agile project performance and reporting status.
• Reviews status reports prepared by project personnel, and modify schedules and plans as required.
• Prepares project status reports, and keep management, customers and others informed of project status and related issues.
  
  

Coordinates update meetings to communicate plans, status and issues to higher levels of management

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Management or equivalent work experience
• 10 years in program management including large complex programs
• Experience in using a PPM like tool (e.g. Planview, Clarity, to track project financials).
• Solid understanding of software development life cycle models as well as knowledge and experience of both Agile and traditional project management principles and practices and the ability to blend them together in the right proportions to fit a project
• Experience in leading IT project teams that contain vendors, on-shore/offshore Developers, Business Analysts, Architects, Data Analysts, QA, etc.
• A proven track record of successfully implementing projects using Agile methodologies.
• Agile Certifications/PMP certifications desired
  
  

P&C Insurance experience desired

Skills

• MUST HAVE
• Clarity, Planview or like PPM tool
• Agile Scrum Master experience
• Agile Project Management tools such as Azure DevOps, Rally, Jira, etc.
  
  

Proficient in Microsoft Project, Powerpoint, Excel

• Proactive, takes initiative, accountable, self-motivated
• Strong written & verbal communications skills, including meeting facilitation and presentation skills.
• Collaborator and team player, with the ability to build and maintain strong internal and external relationships.
  
  

Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.

At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com.

Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, an incentive and recognition program, and 401K contribution (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.

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