Sr. Program Manager

The PMO Squad is seeking an experienced Senior Program Manager for a long-term contract (with potential contract-to-hire opportunity) with our global cybersecurity client. This person will have experience leading projects with a strong focus on strategy, implementation, cross-project and department alignment, and will be responsible for overseeing successful delivery of implementations for internal customer projects within the client's Digital Solutions department.

Duration: ~12-mo. contract | Contract-to-Hire opportunity

Pay: $75 - $80 / hr. | ~40 hrs. / wk.

Location: Columbia, MD | Hybrid - 2 days / wk. onsite; must be able & willing to meet onsite requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and direct one or more large-scale, complex programs often involving multiple internal and external constituents and matrixed partners (or several smaller projects).
• Effectively manage interdependencies and complexities within programs individually managed and collaboratively across the portfolio.
• Ensure program end results are of high caliber with a clearly articulated scope and quantifiable business value.
• Make day-to-day decisions in concert with corporate strategy, portfolio alignment and project objectives.
• Facilitate and drive working sessions with internal customers and stakeholders to plan projects and elicit requirements and/or business processes (as needed) to guide successful outcomes.
• Define and track project milestones by creating, maintaining, and reporting on an overall integrated plan using waterfall methodology, iterative delivery, kanban, or agile framework.
• Chair recurring core program team, regular customer team and periodic stakeholder meetings to review program progress with key constituents
• Conduct retrospectives with key stakeholders and development teams.
• Drive and support multiple workstreams to ensure program goals are reached.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in routinely briefing key stakeholders on aspects of assigned projects.
• Effectively manage and prioritize your time to meet deadlines in a fast-paced, high-volume environment

Qualifications:

• Experience: 8+ years of Program Management experience managing software development and/or IT projects including IT Infrastructure and implementations. Ability to navigate a matrixed organization effectively. Management consulting experience preferred.
• Education & Certifications: Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, IT, or comparable experience in lieu of degree. PMO certification such as PMP, CSM, CSPO, PSM I /II strongly preferred.
• Environment: Must have experience managing programs in post-merger and acquisition environments. Possess the ability to keep up with a fast-paced work environment and execute with limited information and ambiguity.
• Knowledge: Core knowledge and applied use of project management methodologies, tools and processes preferred including Agile Framework, SDLC, and Jira. Google Suite / GCP. ServiceNow.
• Communication: Mastery of clear and precise verbal, written, and group communication at all levels; should be comfortable escalating to senior leadership as needed. Strong presentation skills both visually in assembling a deck and in delivery.
• Collaboration: Ability to deliver tough messages cross-functionally and with grace. Be able to quickly earn the trust of sponsors, and key stakeholders, including customers. Motivate and mobilize teams; build broad, collaborative networks.

This job description may be revised at any time. Neither the performance of the principal accountabilities in this job description shall create an obligation or expectation by either party that the employee will continue employment with the Company, nor will it obligate the employee to continue such employment. The employment relationship between the Company and its employees is, and shall remain, at will.

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