Program Manager

Title : Program Manager

Location : White Plains, NY (Hybrid - 3 days Onsite)

Duration : 12 months

About Cogent Infotech

At Cogent Infotech, we believe in creating opportunities that empower individuals and transform organizations. With over 21 years of excellence in consulting and talent solutions, we pride ourselves on building inclusive workplaces and driving innovation in everything we do. Our diverse teams bring unique perspectives to help deliver cutting-edge solutions to global clients across both public and private sectors.

Position Summary

The Program Manager role will support the Renewables and Development Project Office to design and deliver a scalable and sustainable program. The successful candidate will have proven project management business capabilities to execute a program in a four-phase approach : policies, tool kits, visual dashboards, and business partner hub.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for the end-to-end project management to support the strategic business and operational goals of the organization.
• The Program Manager will, in collaboration with core team members, develop working groups comprised of SMEs, key personnel, and stakeholders to develop business plans; ensuring alignment with the Office’s core strategy and short and long-term objectives including establishing polices and tool kits. Candidate will develop media hub for Office’s operations and activities.
• Assess Business Readiness, Develop Project Scope, Lead the new program implementation.
• Prepare, maintain, and update project plans, agendas, and systems set-up for the Program. This includes determining program steps, activities, the sequence of events, critical success paths, dependencies, RACI charts, and the duration of tasks. Establish and track milestones, and delivery dates for the Project and underlying process enhancements.
• Coordinate work of cross-departmental teams to ensure Program objectives are achieved and timelines are met. Follow up with various stakeholders to ensure that the Program plan is executed as expected.
• Monitor project deliverables and progress through the duration of the project plan, managing deviations as appropriate, including project scope. Identify factors jeopardizing the project and escalate issues as appropriate, recommending solutions to senior project team members.
• Work with local management to plan and schedule participation of key stakeholders in testing activities. Provide leadership, guidance, and support during management of the execution of testing activities monitoring progress.
• Ensure open communication across project teams and handle broad-based, often complex, communication for internal and / or external audiences.
• Define and manage the workstream and documents of projects (schedule, tasks, cost, changes / risks / issues) via new procedures, and tools for assigned projects. As needed, manage all project workstreams.

Required Qualifications and Skills

Equal Opportunity & Inclusion Statement

Cogent Infotech is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome and valued. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, identities, abilities, and experiences. If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply

Application Process

Please submit your resume and a short cover letter through our online portal. Our process includes an initial resume review, a virtual interview, and a short technical assessment. If you need accommodations, feel free to inform us—we are happy to assist.

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