Senior Program Manager
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Senior Program Manager
Location: Westchester, NY
Job Description
We are looking for a senior PMO / Program Manager to help build a PMO practice for the IT department. The person will work closely with key business stakeholders, IT staff and vendors to deliver the critical projects for the firm. Candidate will have a Project Management/Program Management background in a technology environment. Being hands on and ability to drive multiple projects is an absolute key for this role.
Key Responsibilities Include:
- Strong communication skills in both a written and verbal form
PMI/PMP and related experience with project plans, cost management, risk and issues management - Experience within business domains of Insurance, Healthcare or Financial Services is required for this position
- Track record and experience in the PMO discipline
- Strong hands on experience with project management tools such as Excel, Powerpoint and MS Project
- Help with building roadmaps and manage the implementation
- Work with senior management to escalate and resolve more complex issues or risks
- Utilize IT project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, hybrid) to drive technical solution delivery
Superior interpersonal skills, conflict resolution, and negotiating skills, to ensure open communication across project teams - Understand IT solution delivery processes, procedures, and toolsets (change management)
- Strong and tested project management skills including: Customer relationship management, sponsor expectation management, Risk management, Change management, Vendor Management
Experience & Qualification:
- Bachelor’s Degree in a technical or business discipline
- Prior experience managing IT infrastructure, Security and application projects
- 7+ years project management experience
- Experience in project financials and forecasting
- Strong and tested project management skills including: Customer relationship management, sponsor expectation management, Risk management, Change management, Vendor Management