Enterprise Program Manager

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and execute enterprise-wide, cross-functional strategic programs that are of moderate to high risk and complexity providing coordination of multiple projects in a program.
• Facilitate the use of organizational change management processes into project plans.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise governance and change management processes.
• Participate in the planning of program related initiatives and projects, utilizing established project management methodologies.
• Execute the strategy for managing a portfolio of projects across a multi-year period.
• Establish service level and project expectations with Senior Management.
• Report on program and enterprise progress, track attainment of milestones, resourcing and budget expenditures as needed to stakeholders.
• Track and report on program KPIs to quantify results.
• Engage closely with key stakeholders in business areas and project management teams to provide transparency and advisory on emerging trends, risks, and issues.
• Actively promote alignment and compliance with related programs and projects across the enterprise.
• Proactively conduct business review meetings for reprioritization of resources as needed.

Requirements

• Prefer minimum of 10 years' experience as a Program Manager or Project Manager planning and executing large scale enterprise transformations.
• Bachelor's degree and extensive working knowledge of the PMI Program Management PMBOK.
• Proven track record in driving the execution of program and project management lifecycle activities, such as contract execution, schedules, benefit management, risks and issues tracking and mitigation, dependency management, testing, deployment, and reporting.
• Strong business acumen.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills, the ability to lead and influence in a collaborative fashion, coach and mentor team members.
• Effectively lead change at an enterprise level.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills and the ability to work effectively with all levels of the organization.
• Collect, analyze and synthesize information in support of Senior Management and Stakeholders.
• Design and manage the implementation of programs that meet organizational goals and objectives.
• Support decisions with technical knowledge and economic analysis.
• Articulate differing positions in a constructive manner.
• Interact with senior executives conveying credibility, confidence, and integrity.
• Remains calm and productive in stressful situations.
• Proficiency with key MS products (Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Extensive working knowledge of the PMI Program Management PMBOK