Technology Program Management Senior Staff

Job Title: Technology Program Management Senior Staff

Location: Dallas, TX

Duration: 8 Months

Xoriant reasonably expects the pay rate for this position to be within the following range: $75.00/hour-$80.00/hour.

Description

Responsibilities:

This is a new role being created and will evolve, but initial responsibilities will include:

Project Planning and Execution

o Proven experience leading RFI, RFP vendor processes and all related deliverables to resolution

o Lead Initiation, Planning, Execution and Close phases of projects

o Ensure robust project planning, including working with sr. leadership (VP level) and cross functional teams to assess project options and scenarios, and develop mitigation plans

o Plan, control, and execute project scope following IT PMO Excellence prescribed processes and guidelines (PMBOK)

o Provide leadership, coordination, and cross-functional communication to ensure achievement of project goals and timelines

Communication and Stakeholder Management

o Identify and engage appropriate stakeholders, manage expectations, and drive conflict resolution

o Responsible for preparing and managing the project Communication Plan and leading communications with key stakeholders as well as broader group of stakeholders beyond the program team

o Provide primary programmatic support not only to large stakeholder community but also support and collaborate with Business leads and other department program & project managers

o Ensure Steering Committee and stakeholders remain informed of project progress and any risks that may affect project outcomes

o Ensure stakeholders understand the impact of changes introduced by the project

o Present to program steering committees making detailed, prioritized recommendations, facilitating discussions, and driving decision making

Risk Management

o Responsible for preparing and managing the project Risk Management Plan

o Managing project level risks and issues, taking corrective actions, and raising awareness at Program and Portfolio level

o Developing regular risk assessments and risk mitigations plans

o Timely escalation and resolution of complex issues

Resource and Budget Management

o Forecast and track project budget and resource requirements

o Work with the Portfolio Manager to ensure program initiatives are correctly resourced and funded

o Work with the portfolio manager to resolve resource conflicts and budget mismatches

Management Reporting

o Project level management reporting, including milestone tracking, forecasts, risks, issues, and overall project RAG status

Benefits Management

o Ensure Project Business case exists and is maintained throughout the project

o Escalate risks and issues that may affect the viability of the business case

o Ensure the project remains aligned to deliver outcomes that will support benefits realization

Qualifications and Skills:

A minimum of 10 years of Project/Program Management experience is required

A Bachelor or Master's STEM Degree; Computer Science, Information Technology or related technical field preferred

Project Management qualifications, such as PMP (Project Management Professional), CSM (Certified Scrum Master), PMI-ACP (Agile Certified) etc preferred

Demonstrated experience leading successful large, complex, high-value strategic and departmental IT change initiatives, preferably in large, multi-national organizations.

Expertise in one or more project management Agile methodologies

Demonstrated Finance, Legal Operations and business acumen obtained from previous experience of project and programs

Demonstrated experience delivering Corporate ERP initiatives, Oracle Cloud preferred

Proactive mindset, can adapt easily to a changing environment, excellent in time management

Strong analytical, problem-solving, negotiation, and organizational skills, including experience managing statistical and financial data

Strong leadership, and management skills

Practical and hands-on approach to delivering outcomes

Ability to form and maintaining solid working relationship at all levels of the organization

Great communication and cross-team collaboration skills

Required Skills:

- Legal or Finance experience

- Contract lifecycle experience

- Strategic Portfolio management

- Implementation experience

- 10 years of PM experience

- Agile

- Stakeholder management

Regards,

Akangsha Mohite