Job Title: Program Manager IV
Type: Contract
Location: Chicago IL
Remote Work: 100%
Primary Skills: Scrum Master Project Management
Job Summary:
Program managers are responsible for overseeing the achievement of larger organizational goals. They coordinate efforts between different projects without managing any one of them. Instead they lead the overall program with strong attention to strategy implementation and delegation.Program managers are highly skilled professionals who help organizations stay on schedule on spec and ultimately on an upward trajectory of success and growth.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Strategize implement and maintain program initiatives that adhere to organizational objectives
- Develop program assessment protocols for evaluation and improvement
- Maintain organizational standards of satisfaction quality and performance
- Oversee multiple project teams ensuring program goals are reached
- Manage budget and funding channels for maximum productivity
- Work closely with project sponsor crossfunctional teams and assigned project managers to plan and develop scope deliverables required resources work plan budget and timing for new initiatives
- Manage program and project teams for optimal returnoninvestment and coordinate and delegate crossproject initiatives
- Identify key requirements needed from crossfunctional teams and external vendors
- Develop and manage budget for projects and be accountable for delivering against established business goals/objectives
- Work with other program managers to identify risks and opportunities across multiple projects within the department
- Analyze evaluate and overcome program risks and produce program reports for management and stakeholders
Qualifications:
- Degree in related discipline (Business Management Business Administration ect) or equivalent work experience
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Significant experience in an advanced management role
- Exceptional leadership time management facilitation and organizational skills
- Outstanding working knowledge of change management principles and performance evaluation processes