Program Manager

Overview

Upwork has partnered with a US-Based worldwide employment-related search engine. They strive to put job seekers first, giving them free access to search for jobs, post resumes, and research companies. To continue with this mission, they are looking for a Program Manager who will be responsible for accessibility and process creation and optimization.

Responsibilities

As the Program Manager, you will mainly focus on: 

• Providing leadership for project team by building and motivating team members to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones.
• Full project life cycle ownership: successful project delivery will include full implementation from initiation to deployment for one major or several minor initiatives simultaneously.
• Managing all aspects of multiple related projects to ensure the overall program is aligned to and directly supports the achievement of strategic objectives.
• Reporting on project success criteria results, metrics, test and deployment management activities.
• Participating in establishing practices, templates, policies, tools and partnerships to expand and mature these capabilities for the organization.
• Preparing estimates and detailed project plan for all phases of the project.
• Providing guidance on adequate resources to achieve project objectives in planned timeframes.
• Acting as an internal quality control check for the project.
• Managing ongoing quality control and participate in quality issue resolution.
• Supporting formal/informal schedules to manage the engagement contract.
• Developing and manage all aspects of project and program engagement from planning, communications, change, risks and issues.
• Monitoring, tracking and controlling outcomes to resolve issues, conflicts, dependencies and critical path deliverables.
• Defining success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout project and program life cycle.

Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you require: 

• At least 5 years of relevant program management experience, international experience a plus.
• Strong leadership, diplomatic and motivational skills including the ability to lead up, across and down multiple business and technology organizations.
• Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation and excellence.
• Build and maintain relationships by engaging business leaders to establish credibility, solve problems, build consensus and achieve objectives.
• Experience in successfully leading projects and programs to on-time, on-schedule and within scope.
• Experience leading, motivating and managing various project and program team sizes, including internal and external resources, while holding team accountable for performance.
• Strong experience presenting to executive sponsors and demonstrated communication skills; both written and oral with technical and non-technical staff, all levels of management.
• Experience influencing and gaining buy-in from executives sponsors, team members, stakeholders and peers.
• Experience working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
• Adept at conducting research into project-related issues and products.

Benefits

This role is remote; you can work from home or anywhere you want! Competitive pay! This role will be under payroll or W2 (you will have your federal taxes, medicare, social security, and state/local taxes taken out of your paycheck). Work with one of the largest job search engines in the world. Be part of an incredible team.