Program Manager

Job Title: Program Manager

Location: 100% onsite at the Santa Clara, CA office

Exact city location should be in the resume or candidate profile

Candidate should be within 30-minute commute to the office

Initial assignment length: 3 months with a high possibility of extension

Job Description:

The Digital Transformation Group (DTG) PMO team provides Project and Program Management to key cross-functional and technical initiatives. The team is looking for an experienced Project Manager to orchestrate project resources and activities in the end-to-end execution and delivery of one or more IT Finance programs and projects.

What You'll Do

• Oversee all phases of one or more projects and actively manage project execution, coordinating with team members and vendors
• Develop project charters, resource plans, project schedule, and other project management deliverables as required by project lifecycle methodology
• Actively manage the execution of projects, assigning tasks to project resources, managing project scope, tasks, and quality to meet deliverables and commitments
• Ensure completion of risk, security, architecture, disaster recovery, ROI, and other mandated assessments
• Conduct project team and steering committee meetings with documented minutes and follow-up actions
• Collaborate with product owners to ensure the product backlog is well-groomed and ready for the next sprint
• Run Agile ceremonies, sessions, and workshops
• Assist scrum teams, through coaching & mentoring, to be self-directed with strong decision making, conflict resolution, and transparency
• Proactively manage risk, issues and dependencies, executing risk mitigation and taking corrective measures
• Manage and maintain centralized project document repository
• Ensure all deliverables and commitments are compliant with relevant standards, processes, and methodology
• Prepare for and ensure projects pass applicable stage gate reviews
• Track and provide product or program dashboard and metrics
• Execute project communications and reporting
• Provide accurate, timely and transparent project updates to all appropriate levels of management

Requirements

• Finance Project Management experience (Supply Chain, Procurement, General Ledger/Accounting, Assets)
• SAP PM experience is preferred
• Preferably experience with SAP - as a program/project manager
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information sciences or related field or equivalent experience
• Must have 4+ years of meaningful experience in project management experience with proven track record in delivering complex, enterprise, or cross-functional IT or technology projects
• Must have agile or hybrid waterfall/agile experience
• Experience with cloud technologies strongly preferred
• Hands-on experience with Atlassian and other project management tooling (JIRA, Confluence, JQL, Dashboards, ServiceNow)
• Desirable SAFe certified, or Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM) desirable

Other Qualifications

• Hands-on experience working on complex projects touching various components across applications and stack layers
• Highly organized, excellent attention to detail, follow-up and follow-through, prioritizing across multiple concurrent initiatives and shifting demands
• Proven problem solver with strong interpersonal skills to influence, maintain positive relationships, and collaborate with people at all levels
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to build and deliver messages across a broad range of audiences
• Team player - our teams will rely on your leadership, and cooperation is key to success