Program Manager

Job Title : Program Manager

Duration : 12 months

Location : Addison TX / Jersey City NJ / Charlotte NC

Payrate : $65.00 - 67.70 / hr

Description

The Program Manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, and delivery of defined deliverables which usually require engagement from multiple Agile teams across multiple projects, programs and time zones.

To be successful in this role, the candidate should be understanding the entire Agile Solution process, to learn, implement, and mature Lean-Agile principles and practices.

Responsibilities

Coordinates and facilitates routines to support delivery -e.g. kick-offs, status reviews, stakeholder meetings, change controls, tollgates, etc.

Plans and coordinates delivery and dependencies with across multiple teams.

Facilitates dependency management / risk management / impediment removal for the defined deliverables.

Ensuring compliance to standards and providing end-to- end visibility into the health of the project, program and associated deliverables.

This role ensures execution and delivery meets the client's expectations in terms of functionality, quality, timeline and cost. They facilitate sync points across multiple organizations to enable delivery

Provide guidance about how to create and manage an intake process, healthy backlog, and how to facilitate valuable Agile ceremonies.

Help teams to optimize implementation of Enterprise Agile standards and practices.

Help to identify and resolve organizational impediments that impact team maturity and performance.

Facilitate discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution across teams and with stakeholders, including external teams, business partners, and other Agile Release Trains / programs.

Influence and guide business and technology leaders on changes that enable Agility.

Governance Stakeholder Management - Contributes to artifacts needed for governance forums. Understands stakeholder expectations and creates regular updates to keep stakeholders informed.

Facilitates dependency management / risk management / impediment removal for the defined deliverables.

Supports resource planning.

Primary Skill : Agile Coach

Secondary Skill : Agile tools (Jira)

Required Qualifications

1. Jira

2. Tableau (or other reporting tools, including report development)

3. Enterprise program and project tool (ex : PPRT)

Desired Qualifications

1. Leadership Presence

2. Excellent presentation skills

3. Excel and PPT - advanced level

4. Work independently

5. Shows initiative

EEO Employer

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Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click here for more details.

Apex Benefits Overview : Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses / books / seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.