Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Accylerate is seeking an experienced PMP Certified IT Program Manager to lead and manage their Project & Product Delivery portfolio. The role involves overseeing program initiatives, collaborating with stakeholders, and ensuring consistent delivery using various project management methodologies.
Responsibilities
- Oversee initiatives for the program
- Work with business to collaborate and deliver the initiatives
- Oversee work in assigned program to ensure consistent delivery
- Assign resources to complete initiative planning and delivery
- Monitor and report deviations to 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 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 path and managing schedule
- Guide project managers in managing budget
- Define and track the KPI's for the program
Skills
- 8 years' experience leading and managing direct reports. Set direction and strategy for the assigned team
- Ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with strategic goals
- 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
- 10 years' experience with Waterfall, Scrum, Agile, SAFE and Kanban methodologies
- 10 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 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
- 10 years' experience leading and managing direct reports, setting direction and strategy for the assigned team
- Program Management certification, or PgMp certification from PMI
- Certified in SAFe (SA, SSM, SASM or RTE)
- 15 years' experience with Waterfall, Scrum, Agile, SAFE and Kanban methodologies
- 15 years' experience managing complex projects with multiple workstreams and high organizational change
- Ideal candidates would be able to handle ambiguity and drive successful delivery outcomes in a highly matrixed environment
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