The IT Program Manager III is responsible for audit and documentation outcome for each active Project inflight. Organizing programs and activities in accordance with the mission and goals of the organization, coordinate activities between multiple projects without directly managing them. Oversee the larger production of several projects, ensuring that they come together to achieve company growth. Ensure that all elements of the program are Integrated, identify interdependencies, ensure accountability to established timelines and output. Works in a cross-functional team environment and collaborates effectively to implement and maintain solutions. Supports senior leadership in the development of policy and strategy implementation for short-term results. Problems faced are difficult to moderately complex. Influences others outside of job area regarding policies, practices, and procedures.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate closely with both the project architects and product owners to ensure timelines and process standards are being met. Escalates Risk and findings to VP, Enterprise Applications without delay.
- Audit projects to ensure process is being following, artifacts are being created, appropriate collaboration is taking place, project plans are established and represented in the timeline, Decks are being prepared and reviewed within the timing standards, and that Gates are being scheduled in association to the agreed upon timeline.
- Work with Project Architects and Project Leads to establish project timelines, hold teams accountable to the deliverables to meet those timelines, ensure Gates are scheduled and held in accordance to the timelines.
- Work with leadership to develop project budgets, reviews invoices and ensure they are being posted to the correct project. Maintain budgets reviews with IT Financial Analysts to ensure budget accuracy
Requirements:
- High School Diploma / GED required.
- Bachelor’s degree in business management, Computer Science, Information Technology and/or related field preferred.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience as a Product Owner, Application Management, Systems / Application Analysis, IT Support Management, Business Application Analysis, Technology Business Process Development and/or related.
- Minimum 5 years in project management, programme management, and/or product ownership.
- Advanced knowledge and experience in software development methodologies including UML, Agile, Waterfall.
- Advanced verbal and written communication, planning, analysis, and organization skills.
- Advanced business/application analysis skills.
- Advanced skills in leadership and teambuilding, influencing and negotiating
- Must be able to meet multiple deadlines.
- Must be able to use discretion and independent judgement.
- Must be able to implement process improvement changes with leadership direction.
- Must be able to work in a team environment.
- Must be able to pay close attention to details.
- Must be able to adapt and be flexible to a changing environment.