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Title: Program Manager Location: New York, New Jersey / Remote Hybrid Ekman Associates is a management consulting firm that specializes in developing business, digital, and technology strategy, delivering solutions, and addressing human resource demands. Summary: The Program Manager will be responsible for managing a technical office space initiative to co-locate offices. The Program Manager must be local to the area for a remote hybrid work environment. Key Qualifications:
- Project Management Experience / PMP Certified preferred.
- Experience managing large office relocations; build outs and move
- The program manager will be responsible for overall program oversight (rolled up status, budget, timeline, scope, dependencies, risks, migrations, etc.) across the entire program and interconnected projects
- The program manager will also be responsible for completing scoping (initial requirements, resource needs, timelines, and budgets) .
- Act in part as an "owners rep , joining meetings as proxy for l ocal stakeholders .
- Routine report into l ocal PMO and Engagement leads - high level timelines, risks, blockers, enterprise needs .
- De-conflict various project lanes, ensure proper timelines for communication, logistics .
- Create and manage program charters, schedules, resource plans, program budgets, and financial cost/benefit models.
- Interview stakeholders, document requirements and dependencies, clarify program scope, and host program kick-offs.
- Ensure objectives and deliverables are accomplished according to plan.
- Manage cross-functional dependencies, risks, and changes effectively by optimizing scope, schedule, and resources accordingly.
- Provide program-level status updates and reporting to sponsor and stakeholders, and facilitate regular program status meetings (including agendas, presentations, minutes, action items and follow-up).
- Responsible for managing the overall performance and delivery of large/cross-functional programs/projects; including scope, schedule, risks, issues, and budget.
- Provide program governance with clear and consistent communication of program level and project level status throughout the organization at all levels.
- Ensure that issues and risks are identified, communicated to project sponsors and stakeholders early and proactively managed in a manner that mitigates risk to scope, cost, and schedule.
- Communication skills are essential as the Program Manager will need to interact daily with stakeholders and communicate schedules, changes, project tasks, etc.
- Adhere to Project roadmap created specifically by region, analyze risk, prepare documentation, track progress, and provide updates to stakeholders.
- Manage the prioritization, resource allocations, and budgeting for projects. Ensure project stays within budget.
- Strictly adhere to the client's Project Management Methodology and reporting requirements, including project plans, agendas, meeting minutes, risks/issues logs, status reporting, and any other required project deliverables.
- Manage interdependencies and effective communication channels between all existing projects to ensure the on-going alignment of priorities, expectations, resource availability and service delivery.
- Develop, document and manage scope, schedule, risks, issues, budget management and monthly executive reporting.
- Manage other vendors assigned to this program to ensure that all deliverables are completed on time and as expected.
- Create a communication and supporting communication to inform stakeholders and leadership on status, processes, issues, risk mitigation strategies, etc.
- B.S./B.A. degree in relevant field (or equivalent work experience).
- 7+ years' work experience in Program and Project Management and demonstrated leading medium to large programs.
- Strong Project Management skill set; PMP Certified or Scrum Master.
- Must have experience managing large office relocations; build outs and moves.
- Communication/Self-Starter/Initiative taker/multi-tasking.
- Adhere to Project roadmap created specifically by region, analyze risk, prepare documentation, track progress, and provide updates to stakeholders.
- Ensure project stays within budget.
- Ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with demonstrated experience engaging and influencing senior leaders, across functions including an ability to effectively communicate with both business and technical teams.
- Excellent organization and communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to clearly and concisely articulate complex concepts for a variety of audiences.
- Ability to effectively prioritize critical path activities to ensure on-time delivery.
- Appropriate sense of urgency and commitment for critical deliverables.
- Results- and goal-oriented, with initiative to work until job is complete
- ID: #43867299
- State: New York New york city 10112 New york city USA
- City: New york city
- Salary: BASED ON EXPERIENCE
- Job type: Permanent
- Showed: 2022-07-06
- Deadline: 2022-09-03
- Category: Et cetera