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Program Manager - 637- Hoffman Estates, Contract, 5903

Program Manager for Universal MML Program
Required Skills/ Experience:
· Experience leading large, enterprise programs across IT/business boundaries
· Experience developing and managing holistic project plans and costs
· Experience with best practice IT governance processes and controls
· Experience with PPM and collaboration tools to disseminate information
· Experience following best practice portfolio management and project management processes
· Strong leader, process driven, business value delivery oriented
· Ability to lead a matrixed delivery team across both business and IT boundaries
· Excellent written communication skills
· Outstanding oral communication skills, comfortable presenting to large groups and executives
· Extremely organized, high energy
Experience:
· BS in Computer Science required
· 10+ years in an program leadership position with business program delivery responsibility
· 5+ years responsible for implementing project standards, measures, processes and controls

Desired, but not required Skills/ Experience:
· Background in internet program delivery
· PMP certification
· Excellent problem solving and negotiation skills
· Emphasis on continuous process improvement

Daily Responsibilities:
· Ensure program sponsors and stakeholders are kept appraised of project status
· Assign program roles & responsibilities to project team
· Develop holistic project plan with assistance from technology delivery project managers
· Develop holistic project costs to be included in portfolio investment decision
· Develop risk assessment and mitigation plans for project
· Manage risks by implementing contingency plans
· Provide project change management to control scope, timing, cost and performance
· Coordinate with business leaders to implement necessary process changes to support implementation
· Request and confirm resources required for successful program delivery
· Ensure project teams follow approved IT governance and project management processes
· Lead post-program lessons learned sessions to improve process and performance
· Prepare final project report to compare scope, timing and cost to original baselines
· Perform program closeout tasks one final program report has been signed off by sponsors

If qualified and interested in this position, please call 312.424.0300 and reference job#5903

Labels: PM-Manager