Program Manager

• Build and coordinate all aspects of a program, including: detailed project plans, resource allocations, risks/issues remediation, status reporting, budget management, person for project details.
• Maintain end-to-end understanding of the solution being built, its upstream and downstream dependencies and impacts, and proliferate the awareness and critical changes needed to support the initiative.
• Be seen as a subject matter leader, and can partner/influence: Product Management, Engineering, Architecture, QA, etc. We seek a candidate who has a firm knowledge of business goals, and find creative solutions for engineering problems yielding the fastest time to market.
• Coordinate multiple concurrent programs, varying in size/scope/complexity, spanning across several different teams and organizations.
• Build material(s) that can be consumed at various levels of the organization – from executive-level presentations, to finite-level materials to be consumed by project/program teams.
• Proactively identify risks in all assigned areas; work with teams and management to mitigate these risks before they become issues.
• Actively engage and influence people at all levels: from front-line team members to VPs, connecting continuously to partners throughout the organization.
• Understand and bring visibility to technical challenges, and optimally articulate and navigate through options that deliver the best customer experience.
• Be steadfast in the pursuit of delivery excellence. Ensure ALL project team members have clear line of sight on the goals, expectations, and success criteria, and are setting the table to ensure success.

• Very organized with outstanding attention to detail; understands the what, why, when, how and who to drive better solutions.
• Self-starter! Extensive program management experience on large scale initiatives; background in PMO-best practices a strong plus
• Knowledgeable of cloud-based software development, preferably in identity and access management, ecommerce, software licensing etc.
• Experienced in an always-on, services-based infrastructure/architecture, ensuring unparalleled customer experience scaled to address future demands.
• Self-motivated, technically curious and learns how processes and systems work without being asked.
• Experienced in leading large-scale programs across organizations in a matrixed, globally-diverse workforce!
• Experienced with applications such as Jira, or other workload (Backlog) management tools and project management tools required. Knowledgeable of Scrum methodology.
• Bachelor’s degree / 6+ years experience in program management.

• Demonstrated ability to adapt and operate in a rapidly changing business landscape
• Ability to dissect, collaborate and delegate tasks towards solving complex business problems
• Focused on rapid value creation through quick wins and long term sustainable value realizations
• A strong Change Manager with tenacity to follow through till closure

• Ability to paint an exciting visual for overall project designs and operating models to influence stakeholders and leadership
• Strong people skills, with distinctive ability to influence across levels and teams
• Maturity to deal with ambiguity and agility to switch gears, strategic and tactical, according to organizational needs and dynamics

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