Technology Program Manager - Dorchester Center, United States - Syrinx Consulting

Description

Syrinx is partnered with a Document Management company that is hiring for an experienced Technical Program Manager. The Technology Program Manager owns successful delivery of large, high impact & cross-functional product initiatives while simultaneously tracking a set of smaller projects. You will closely collaborate with the Software Engineering Director in bringing all technology programs and projects to successful completion.
Responsibilities:

Program & Project Management

• Work with key stakeholders in product management and executive teams to define program strategy and requirements
• Own successful delivery of large, high impact and cross-functional product initiatives while simultaneously tracking a set of smaller projects
• Lead resource planning efforts across the Product Development team
• Communicate clearly and effectively to executive management on the plans, status and critical issues.
• Prioritize work in partnership with Product Managers and Organizational Leadership

Continuous Improvement

• Lead process improvement initiatives to improve product delivery capabilities within an agile development environment.

Financial Management

• Prepare yearly investment plans & budgets for the technology team
• Create financial business cases in partnership with Product Management to justify new strategic initiatives
• Manage the financial performance for the year including actuals vs. budget and monthly forecasts

Requirements:

• Proven program leader experienced in managing a geographically dispersed team of employees and external contractors. This position interlocks with many organizations including Sales, Sales Enablement, Product Management, Marketing, Finance, Legal and IT.
• Program Management experience in a Software Development environment is required.
• Experienced in leading SaaS product implementations
• Program Management experience in readying a product for marketplace launch is required. Examples include collaborating with legal to ensure all contracts are in place, working with finance & IT to ensure billing is set up appropriately.
• Strong facilitation and communication skills; clear & concise communications at multiple levels is key
• Solid process improvement background with hands on experience in agile development practices
• Understanding of data organization concepts such as data taxonomies, data tagging / indexing.
• Skilled at working effectively with cross functional teams in a matrix organization
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• MS/BS degree in a Management, IT or Scientific discipline preferred.

BS / BA degree is preferred
PMI certification preferred
Agile certification preferred