Program Director

Job Title

Provide leadership and oversight to a highly matrixed team comprised of IT and Business team members

Provide program/ multiple project teams with expertise, direction, motivation, and encouragement

Manage global team of PMs/PMO Analysts

Manage customer stakeholders and participate in governance meetings

Be responsible for all aspects of program and project management from program initiation through closure

Define and direct resource plans, budget tracking and forecasting

Manage program/ projects to achieve target scope, schedule, and cost

Identify and manage dependencies and impacts among programs/ projects across the portfolio

Manage issues escalated from related programs/ projects

Work with vendors, business, and technology subject matter experts to define scope, create estimates, develop budgets and project plans, and produce Statements of Work and other documentation needed for funding approvals

Hands-on with Project Planning, Issues and Risk Management and Project Quality Assurance

Direct program/ project activities, conduct reviews, manage risk mitigation, and change control processes, and communicate status to senior executives within the development and business partner organizations

Good client-interfacing skills

Extensive PPM tools expertise

Demonstrated ability to successfully manage large projects

Extensive experience in program/ project management of Business and IT programs

Certifications-PMP/ ITIL/ Six Sigma /SAFe

Must have program director experience (PMO/Portfolio)