Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Grey Parrot Systems is a women-owned IT services firm that connects technology leaders with enterprise opportunities. The Senior IT Program Manager will lead complex, cross-functional technology programs, align technology investments with business objectives, mentor project managers and Scrum Masters, and drive Agile transformation, AI-enabled delivery, and enterprise Jira governance.
Responsibilities
- Lead highly complex enterprise programs and strategic technology initiatives with executive visibility
- Manage multiple concurrent cross-functional projects — scope, schedule, budget, risks, dependencies, and stakeholder expectations simultaneously
- Partner with business executives to align technology investments with business objectives
- Provide leadership, coaching, and mentoring to Project Managers and Scrum Masters across the PMO
- Establish delivery strategies, governance models, and project management best practices
- Drive Agile transformation and organizational adoption of Jira and AI-enabled delivery capabilities
- Oversee project financials, resource planning, portfolio reporting, and executive communications
- Resolve complex delivery challenges across multiple teams and vendors
- Present portfolio status, risks, and recommendations to executive leadership with clarity and confidence
- Identify and implement opportunities to improve PMO processes, standards, metrics, and delivery performance
Skills
- • 5+ years of experience managing increasingly complex enterprise IT programs and strategic initiatives
- • Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent cross-functional projects with executive visibility
- • Strong Agile, Scrum, Hybrid, and Waterfall delivery experience — including Agile transformation leadership
- • Expert-level Jira — enterprise governance, advanced configuration, dashboards, JQL, and program-level reporting
- • Experience with AI-assisted project management tools and Jira AI features — leveraging AI to improve planning, reporting, and delivery performance
- • Ability to partner with business executives to align technology investments with business objectives
- • Experience providing leadership, coaching, and mentoring to Project Managers and Scrum Masters
- • Strong portfolio reporting, resource planning, and project financial management experience
- • Proven ability to resolve complex delivery challenges across multiple teams and vendors
- • Excellent executive communication — presenting portfolio status, risks, and recommendations to C-suite leadership
- • Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, Engineering, or related field — or equivalent experience
- • PMP required
- • Agile certifications (CSM, SAFe, PMI-ACP)
- • 8+ years
- • PMP required or strongly preferred
- • Agile certifications (CSM, SAFe, PMI-ACP) preferred
- • AI or Digital Transformation certifications are a plus
- • Location: Remote — US-based candidates preferred
Benefits
- Remote work arrangement for US-based candidates
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