About the Role
Title: Program Manager
Location: Remote, CA, US
Workplace: Product Management
Department: OpenTower (80000890)
Job Description:
Program Manager
Location:Hybrid or home-based in the US.
Position Summary:
The experienced Program Manager will initiate and lead cross-organizational programs and initiatives. This role will provide strategic guidance to the teams in ways that promote the company’s culture. The person will also oversee the progress of the operationalization of the programs and initiatives.
The ideal candidate will be an excellent leader and will have experience in managing a load of multiple software development product initiatives to produce results on time. We expect the candidate to be able to develop efficient strategies to drive operational excellence across Asset Analytics.
We will rely on you for the following:
- Initiate and lead program and project teams for optimal return on investment by coordinating and delegating cross-project initiatives
- Operationalize the inter-connected project
- Prepare inter-connected project charter and list expected outcomes
- Define all processes and ground rules for the initiatives
- Develop a RACI matrix and communicate the roles and responsibilities to the relying parties
- Drive process automation to the extent that is feasible using tools available within the company
- Organize training for relevant stakeholders
- Publish reports to provide ongoing tracking of the initiative to measure important metrics
- Oversee multiple project teams, ensuring program goals are reached
- Define individual project goals and success metrics and identify key requirements needed from cross-functional teams and external vendors
- Navigate a complex landscape with sometimes conflicting principles
- Develop and control deadlines, budgets, and scope
- Apply change, risk, and resource management skills to mitigate upcoming issues and minimize potential risks
- Analyze, evaluate, and overcome program risks, and produce program reports for management and stakeholders
- Resolve projects’ higher scope issues
- Nurture a team culture of proactive communication, efficiency, and problem-solving
- Inspire and motivate team members to constantly improve processes, client relationships, and work delivery by creating a collaborative environment
- This position requires minimal travel.
- Requires sitting or standing at will while performing work on a computer (or any other physical requirements).
What You Bring to the Team:
- 5-7 years of project/program/ management experience
- Excellent written and oral English communication skills
- Experience in problem-solving within fast-paced and constantly changing environments
- Experience working cross-functionally with cloud computing engineering, sales, and marketing teams or related technical fields
- Advanced analytical, exceptional leadership, and excellent problem-solving skills with an expressed focus on quality
- Great skills to advocate for proven standardized processes and methodologies
- Great knowledge of performance evaluation, change management, and Agile methodology principles/PRINCE2
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate on enterprise-wide initiatives and/or stakeholder groups
- Enthusiastic, adoptive and open-minded personal traits
- Great organizational and time management skills
What would make you stand out
- Experience with Managing Successful Program (MSP)