Senior IT Program Manager - M&A (Teradyne, North Reading)

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Define the overall program strategy, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.
• Develop program roadmaps that integrate project plans to achieve collective business goals.
• Establish program governance frameworks, ensuring that roles, responsibilities, and decision-making processes are clear.
• Engage with stakeholders to maintain alignment, resolve conflicts, and manage expectations.
• Identify and manage program-level risks and issues, developing mitigation plans and escalating them as necessary.
• Ensure that risks at the project level are addressed promptly and do not impact the broader program.
• Oversee resource allocation across the program, ensuring that personnel, budgets, and other resources are optimally deployed to support the successful completion of all projects.
• Track financial performance and make adjustments as needed.
• Continuously monitor program progress, providing regular updates and status reports to senior leadership and stakeholders.
• Measure and track the benefits and outcomes of the program to ensure value realization.

Requirements

• Proven experience managing large-scale IT programs.
• Strong leadership and strategic thinking abilities.
• Experience in the organization and IT leadership of M&A activities.
• Excellent communication, risk management, and problem-solving skills.
• Minimum of 7-10 years of experience in project management roles within IT.
• Proven ability to manage complex IT programs from initiation to completion.
• Experience with project management methodologies and across a range of project types.
• Knowledge of project planning tools, such as Jira, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet.
• Solid understanding of software development processes, including requirements gathering, analysis/design, development tools/technologies, release/version control, testing methodologies, and deployment management.
• In-depth knowledge of IT project management concepts and methodologies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including technical writing.
• Ability to adapt to a dynamic organizational IT environment.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of business needs, with the ability to establish and maintain a high level of customer trust and confidence.

Benefits & Perks

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Retirement savings plans
• Life and disability insurance
• Paid vacation and holidays
• Tuition assistance programs