Principal Program Manager

TriNet is a leading provider of comprehensive human resources solutions for small to midsize businesses (SMBs). We enhance business productivity by enabling our clients to outsource their HR function to one strategic partner and allowing them to focus on operating and growing their core businesses. Our full-service HR solutions include features such as payroll processing, human capital consulting, employment law compliance and employee benefits, including health insurance, retirement plans and workers’ compensation insurance.

TriNet has a nationwide presence and an experienced executive team. Our stock is publicly traded on the NYSE under the ticker symbol TNET. If you’re passionate about innovation and making an impact on the large SMB market, come join us as we power our clients’ business success with extraordinary HR.

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A Brief Overview

The Principal Program Manager position partners with other leaders to define strategy, requirements, and timelines.   This position is accountable for driving and managing the execution of cross functional programs in alignment with those strategic business priorities and goals. This role enables execution and implementation of the most complex initiatives, across multiple teams, facilitating decision making, stakeholder engagement, assessing change management and managing risk, all within a Value Stream construct. 

Locations
United States (Atlanta, GA)

What you will do

• Responsible for a variety of portfolio projects ranging in complexity spanning one or multiple lines of business
• Partner with business leaders to design, evaluate and advance their strategies
• Define success criteria in partnership with stakeholders, direct the team in alignment with those goals and hold parties responsible throughout project and program life cycle 
• Develop governance structure to keep key stakeholders aware and involved and ensure their requirements are accounted for in the solution and delivery timeline  
• Manage the day-to-day program activities and resources
• Allocate resources to maximize efficiency and outcomes, with proficiency in leading complex negotiations to achieve favorable outcomes
• Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation and presentations to various audiences, including project team, sponsors, executive leadership, and key partners 
• Identify and understand interdependencies between technology, operations, and business needs  
• Ensure solutions address intended outcomes while also anticipating risks / issues and implementing mitigation strategies
• Provide status reporting regarding milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks and issues, communicating across leadership
• Support the development of project/program managers through mentorship, coaching and best practice sharing

Education Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree 

Experience Qualifications

• 12+ years’ experience in Project/Program Management

Training/Certification Requirements

• PMP 
• Agile methodologies preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Applies subject matter expertise, unique knowledge and skills to contribute to development of company objectives and principles and to achieve goals in creative and effective ways
• Exercises independent judgment in methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results
• Advanced experience with various project management and collaboration tools (e.g., SharePoint, Teams, Monday.com, MS Office suite)
• Demonstrated experience managing large-scale transformation programs with multiple related projects
• Proven ability to provide thought leadership for roadmap planning, organizational development, and project/process solutions
• Ability to collaborate, direct, and motivate cross-functional teams, holding team members accountable for their contributions
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with extensive experience presenting to executive levels and engaging with technical and non-technical partners at all organizational levels
• Utilizes knowledge of leading