Program Manager - Peachtree City, United States - Diverse Lynx

Description

Role: Program Manager
Location: Olathe, KS or Peachtree City, GA or Newark, NJ (Onsite)
Job Type: Contract

Essential Duties:

• Proactively engage and collaborate with the project leadership and stakeholders to build detailed project plans, allocate resources, and assess the risks to on-time delivery
• Actively engage in managing complex, cross functional projects and programs involving change management, as well as short-term consulting engagements
• Assist in the development of the individual project scope and objectives as needed, involving all relevant stakeholders, and ensuring technical feasibility
• Develop critical path analysis for project implementation as needed
• Support in identifying potential risks or issues and implement appropriate remedies to effectively mitigate or remove barriers to project success
• Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors as needed for the flawless execution of projects (ex: project documentation and requirements are captured, signed-off and delivered solution meets stated requirements)
• Build healthy relationships and communicate effectively with stakeholders of all levels including senior leadership, geographically distributed project team members, cross-functional stakeholders, and vendors
• Drive best practices, promote knowledge sharing and close collaboration amongst various stakeholders
• Stay relevant by growing and excelling in areas of expertise and becoming a recognized thought leadership
• Ability to stay focused on execution and ensuring that projects are delivered on-time and budget.
• Create and maintain project plans, reports, and dashboards that provide the project teams and project sponsors insight into project portfolio
• Provides clear and concise status updates and reports to various levels of the organization
• Assist in establishing project management processes and methodologies to ensure assigned projects meet high quality standards and stakeholder expectations.

The foregoing description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills and efforts or work conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the general nature and level of the job.
Qualifications: Requirements - Required and/or Preferred
Education

• Required: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related fields. Relevant work experience may substitute for required education.

Essential Qualifications:

• 10+ years of Project and Program Management experience
• Extensive knowledge of project management methodologies, processes, and tools
• Analytically minded and goal oriented
• Excellent people management skills
• Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to communicate effectively (written and verbally) with both technical and non-technical parties
• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills
• Strong working knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint, and MS Project
• Highly organized, exceptional time management and task prioritization abilities
• Ability to establish and maintain strong relationships
• Ability to influence others and move toward a common vision or goal
• Flexible and adaptable; able to work in ambiguous situations
• Resilient and tenacious with a propensity to persevere
• Organized with a natural inclination for planning strategy and tactics
• Must be a team player and able to work collaboratively with and through others
• Comfortable managing multiple tasks on tight timelines

KNOW HOW:
Must:

• This position does not require formal Project Management Professional certification - but does require knowledge of project lifecycle phases, project management tools and significant experience managing technology projects to deadlines, holding others accountable, and maintaining project plans with dependent efforts and major milestones
• Experience with resource planning and managing internal and external project resources
• Comfortable in a remote work setting and a proven team player with demonstrated abilities to work collaboratively and influence those with whom no formal hierarchical relationship exists
• Proactively manage issues, risks, and scope changes and escalate as needed in a timely manner

Preferred:

• Relevant and successful project management and/or consulting experience of highly complex, cross functional technology projects in a fast-paced, global, and dynamic organization
• Deep understanding of project management methods, tools, and techniques
• Knowledge of SAP S/4 Hana and integrations
• Experience working in different time zones and virtually collaborating with teams
• Has a passion for Project / Program / Portfolio Management
• Experience with online collaboration / facilitation tools
• Knowledge of the ServiceNow Platform
• Knowledge of the ITIL Framework

Diverse Lynx LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive due consideration for employment without any discrimination. All applicants will be evaluated solely on the basis of their ability, competence and their proven capability to perform the functions outlined in the corresponding role. We promote and support a diverse workforce across all levels in the company.