Technical Project / Program Manager

Diversified Services Network, Inc. (DSN) is seeking a full-time Technical Project / Program Manager to join our team in Peoria, IL, Chicago, IL, or Dallas, TX! We offer full benefits, PTO, 401k, and more! If you're looking to grow your technical career within an extremely reputable, stable Fortune 500 company - let's talk!

This position supports the Applications Engineering team within a large enterprise digital organization. The role will support a multi-year engineering program currently managing 50+ workstreams across multiple applications and departments. This resource will partner closely with a Senior Program Manager to support the Analytics & Data workstream. The ideal candidate is early-to-mid career in project/program management, has experience supporting software engineering teams, and is highly effective at communication, stakeholder alignment, and relationship building.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure successful completion of projects, on-time, within budget, and error-free. 
• Manage the planning and execution of project team members. 
• Manage the project charter, communications, metrics, reporting, and the overall project plan and budget.
• Support various project teams and obtain/provide a variety of information starting at concept stage and continuing through prototype, pilot, implementation and follow-up stages of various projects.
• Develop and produce project management schedules.
• Use professional project management tools and techniques to manage reporting, tracking charts, checklist, and project scheduling software and to delegate appropriately.
• Manage change and take active leadership in timely decision making.
• Manage schedules that reflect detailed information related to the changes, including effected components and functions, timelines for various stages of project completion, cost, etc.
• Will work with the individual team members from multiple functional disciplines and customers to establish completion dates.
• Monitor progress of projects, discusses problems with affected areas, assures appropriate personnel are informed of problem and steps are in place to meet schedules.
• Depending on nature of problems, expected to recommend possible solutions and alternatives.

Requirements

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• 4-year college or university degree AND 2-4 years of experience
• OR Master’s degree in relevant field (i.e. Engineering, business, etc.) AND 2+ years of experience

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• 2+ years exp with Azure DevOps (formerly VSTS) and Confluence
• 2+ years’ experience in managing a project from inception/beginning. Must have someone who can lead the team to alignment.
• 2+ years of direct project management experience working with software engineering teams in Agile Software Development methodology, Business partners and product managers.
• Proven experience with project management concepts including project charters, scheduling and planning projects and successful completion – needs to have the ability to walk teams through the creation of project charters, including aligning team to determine the scope, ways of working etc.
• Experience in large organizational change management
• Experience in strategic thinking, alignment and direction.

DESIRED SKILLS:

• Certified Scrum Master (CSM), PMP certification, SAFe certification, Change Management Certification, Six Sigma Black Belt Certification
• Experience with Power BI
• Advanced knowledge of Excel, MS PowerPoint, and MS Project
• Some Scrum Master exp in addition to the required project management exp.
• Experience having worked with large enterprise level organizations.
• Experience with Ecommerce applications/projects.

SOFT SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Excellent interpersonal skills are required in order to deal with sensitive issues, develop others, or influence others inside and outside the department to take specific actions.
• Should have strong project management skills, team leadership skills, excellent communication skills, ability to multitask effectively, strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.

Benefits

BENEFITS:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Paid Holidays

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