Notes Candidates need to have experience managing small to medium digital programs typically up to 10M and this needs to be reflected in the resume.
- Primary point of accountability to business partners and other parties for project planning, day-to-day execution, management, implementation, readiness, and reporting of large and significant Digital projects or small to medium Digital programs (typically up to $10M) where scope is subject to change, contains high complexity, and high degree of risk, large number of resources, and complex organizational change issues that support moderate to complex business unit or corporate goals.
- The projects / programs will span multiple IT and / or business areas.
- Accountable to manage and monitor project tasks and controls during portfolio planning, project planning, and delivery activities to ensure on-time and quality outcomes are met within scope and budget.
- Work with a high degree of autonomy and apply expert / leading project and program management knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project deliverables, processes, communications, presentations to meet or exceed stakeholder needs and expectations.
- Understand, apply, promote, and contribute to Voya delivery methodologies, standards, and tools.
Principle Responsibilities
Hands-on and results driven leader with a proven ability to work collaboratively and effectively across organizations and cross functional teamsInnovative leader with the ability to question status quo, influence change and provide forward thinkingAccountable to business sponsor(s) and management to drive delivery of quality solutions tied to clearly understood business problem(s) and benefit(s)Deliver project / program objectives on-time, with quality, within scope and budget to meet or exceed stakeholder needs and expectationsProactively identifies, communicates and manages a holistic view of project / program milestones including dependencies and impacts across projects / programs / portfolioPromote early awareness, communication, transparency and mitigation planning of critical dependencies, risks and issues within projectProvide accurate project estimates and proactively manage project budget, approved funding, forecasts, and actualAnticipate and head off problems that can jeopardize delivery, budget, customer readiness, and customer acceptanceRemove barriers to enable project team to complete objectives no matter how difficultPartners with Finance to support and provide insight to leadership on project / program financials and forecast; understands what is driving the costs and what is needed to achieve desired outcomesEstablish strong working relationship and trust with senior leadership; able to share perspective and insightsGain recognition as a trusted advisor / leader with project team, customers, and stakeholders at all levels of the organization across the enterprise (business and TechnologyManages to business outcomes to ensure customer expectations are met and program goals are achieved; Efficiently negotiate priorities and solutionsDrive lessons learned and knowledge retention for future useUnderstand, apply, promote, and contribute to Voya delivery methodologies, standards, and toolsLook for and champion opportunities to reduce cost and improve efficiency while delivering on all commitmentsActively coach and mentor members of the PM community across the enterpriseManage vendor relationships as required