Director, Program Management

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Job Description

Maxar is currently seeking a highly experienced and driven Senior Project Manager to join our team in Westminster. This role is pivotal for our organization, leading critical enterprise-wide initiatives focused on large business application transformations. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of successfully delivering complex projects involving Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), and/or Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) implementations, and will serve as a key leader within our current IT Project Management Office (PMO) team. 

What you’ll do day to day (with your colleagues): 

• Lead End-to-End Project Lifecycles: Drive the planning, execution, and successful delivery of large-scale enterprise business application implementations (ERP, CRM, HRIS). 

• Strategic Project Planning: Define project scope, goals, deliverables, and resource requirements in collaboration with stakeholders, ensuring alignment with business objectives. 

• Stakeholder Management: Effectively communicate with, influence, and manage expectations of all project stakeholders, including executive leadership, business users, and technical teams. 

• Risk and Issue Management: Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate project risks and issues, developing contingency plans to ensure project success. 

• Budget and Resource Management: Manage project budgets, track expenditures, and allocate resources efficiently to optimize project outcomes. 

• Vendor Management: Oversee and manage relationships with third-party vendors and consultants involved in implementations. 

• Process Improvement: Identify and implement best practices for project management methodologies within the PMO, contributing to continuous improvement. 

• Team Leadership & Mentorship: Provide guidance, mentorship, and support to other project managers and team members, fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment. 

• Reporting & Communication: Provide regular, clear, and concise project status reports to all relevant stakeholders, highlighting progress, risks, and next steps. 

 

Minimum requirements for this position: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, or a related field. 

• 8+ years of progressive experience in project management, with a significant focus on leading large-scale enterprise business application implementations (ERP, CRM, HRIS). 

• Must be a U.S. citizen and be willing and able to obtain U.S. Government security clearance. 

• Demonstrated expertise in large business application transformation projects, showcasing a deep understanding of the complexities involved. 

• Proven success in a leadership role within a PMO, with the ability to influence and guide project management best practices. 

 

These skills would be amazing: 

• Strong understanding of project management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid) and proficiency wi