Sr. Program Manager (Remote)

Company: Software Guidance & Assistance
Location: Dublin
Posted on: February 22, 2021

Job Description:

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for an Sr. Program Manager for a Contract assignment with one of our premier Human Resources clients in Dublin, CA. w2 only - or No c2c - No 3rd Parties - No Visas Open to Remote, must work PST hours Responsibilities :

• Manage all aspects of multiple related projects to ensure the overall program is aligned to and directly supports the achievement of strategic objectives
• Develop new programs to support strategic direction of the organization
• Develop and manage all aspects of project and program engagement from planning, external vendor relationships, communications, resources, budget, change, risks and issues
• Develop status reporting regarding project milestones, deliverable, dependencies, risks and issues, communicating across various levels of leadership
• Develop a budget and operating plan for the program.
• Develop an evaluation method to assess program strengths and identify areas for improvement.
• Bring clarity to ambiguous requests
• Understand interdependencies between technology, operations and business needs
• Conduct comprehensive stakeholder analysis for complex strategic programs
• Navigate and understand motivations and needs of various internal partners and stakeholders
• Monitor, track and control outcomes to resolve issues, conflicts, dependencies and critical path deliverables
• Own change management for program
• Coordinate with project managers across the organization to ensure alignment across all efforts related to the program
• Participate in establishing practices, templates, policies, tools and partnerships to expand and mature these capabilities for the organization
• Development of implementation roadmap
• Have Extensive understanding of project and program management principles, methods and techniques Required Skills:
  • Bachelor's Degree (minimum) or higher preferred
  • Training Requirements (licenses, programs, or certificates):
  • Agile, PMP, or any project methodology certifications are highly desired
  • Experience defining program requirements and using data and metrics to determine improvements
  • 10+ years of experience delivering cross-functional projects
  • 5+ years of experience in large scale program management
  • 5+ years of experience working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams
  • Other Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
  • Strong knowledge and demonstrated experience managing medium to large scale programs
  • Demonstrate ability to provide thought leadership for roadmap planning, organization, and project/process solutions
  • Ability to direct
  • Excellent experience in SDLC Methodologies, Agile, SCRUM, SDLC / Waterfall
  • Strong background with various project management and collaboration tools (MS Project, SharePoint, MS Teams, Service Now, JIRA, Confluence)
  • Ability to handle multiple tasks concurrently with competing deadline
  • Ability to work, collaborate, and motivate and lead a team to support deadlines
  • Passionate about the client experience and customer facing needs
  • Proven ability to work independently with limited supervision
  • Strong experience presenting to executive sponsors and demonstrated communication skills; both written and oral with technical and non-technical staff, all levels of management SGA is a Certified Women's Business Enterprise (WBE) celebrating over thirty years of service to our national client base for both permanent placement and consulting opportunities. For consulting positions, we offer a variety of benefit options including but not limited to health & dental insurance, paid vacation, timely payment via direct deposit. SGA accepts transfers of H1 sponsorship for most contracting roles. We are unable to sponsor for Right-to-Hire, Fulltime, or Government roles. All parties authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply for all roles. Only those authorized to work for government entities will be considered for government roles. Please inquire about our referral program if you would like to submit a candidate for any of our open or future job opportunities. SGA is an EEO employer. We encourage Veterans to apply. To view all of our available job postings and/or to learn more about SGA please visit us online at . - provided by Dice

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