Enterprise Program Manager - Certified

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Develops the overall approach for strategic programs, significant time frames, and the definition of major deliverables to address and meet the desired goals and outcomes.
• Defines scope, and deliverables, creating a comprehensive program plan, and aligning it with the company's strategic vision.
• Possess the ability to motivate and guide teams, build consensus, and make informed decisions.
• Monitors program budgets, tracking underlying project expenses for equipment, supplies, and contracted services, while working closely with the finance department to ensure financial compliance and cost-efficient program execution.
• Communicates and strategizes with executive sponsors to formulate meeting agendas.
• Creates and presents program reports, including status updates, performance metrics, and key insights to key stakeholders, including executives, senior leadership, team members, and clients.
• Leads review with the executive sponsor and stakeholders to identify program needs and changes and directs appropriate approaches to address them.
• Tracks program metrics, analyzes performance data to identify areas for improvement.
• Manages significant bodies of work as a unified program, assigning tasks to team members, and monitoring progress against timelines.
• Identifies potential risks and develops mitigation strategies to address them proactively.
• Addresses issues, resolves competing priorities, and makes necessary adjustments to the plan.
• Optimizes resource utilization across programs, including budget management and personnel allocation.
• Acts as an advisor and builds and maintains relationships across the wider stakeholder community.
• Interacts regularly with executive sponsors to inform, alert, negotiate, and maintain a continuing good relationship and shared vision for the program outcome.
• Monitors and coordinates dependencies across the programs in the program and works seamlessly with diverse teams from different departments to ensure program execution.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in a relevant discipline.
• 10+ years in a project management role.
• 5+ years as a project manager.
• 5+ years as a program manager.
• Program Management Professional (PgMP) certification.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Agile Certified Professional (ACP) certification or Certified Scrum Master (CSM) is a plus.

Nice to Have

• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in a relevant discipline.