The IT Strategy Program Manager will primarily work with executive level individuals to drive the strategic approach and tactical adoption for the IT Strategy transformation and initiatives. They will collaborate with executives, business and IT stakeholders, and team members to create a unified transformation roadmap, supporting setting and managing objectives and key results, and the processes/guidelines employed in their execution. They play an important role in supporting the Strategy and Governance AVP and the organization in ensuring the IT Strategy is aligned with organizational strategies and priorities as well as driving its execution.
Responsibilities:
* Support ownership and management by the Strategy and Governance AVP of the scope, schedule, budget and quality of a program in alignment with the business objectives
* Partner with Focus Area Owners (FAO) on creation of transformation roadmaps for each of the Focus Areas
**This is the IT strategy effort where there are currently 12 workstreams involved that this person would be responsible for leading
* 7-10 years of Program Manager experience, some of which must be with an enterprise level company
* Identify and escalate resource needs to support the program and to help remove impediments and roadblocks
* Communicate with key stakeholders on status, risks and accomplishments to ensure successful delivery of the program and outcomes
* Provide guidance and coaching on how to manage cross-program / cross-team dependencies
* Engage with stakeholders periodically to level set on expectations and upcoming outcomes
* Drive continuous process improvement across Focus Areas
* Support Agile methodology consistency and commonality across the program
* Facilitate and influence key transition processes and activities
* Establish and support channels for teams to share information and best practices
* Communicate program goals and scope to all program team members and ensure clear expectations across all focus areas
* Ensure coordination across all focus areas and ensure the scope of work within each focus area aligns with program goals
* Effectively track and manage program-level risks, issues and interdependencies driving towards resolution and escalating as needed
* Provide relevant domain and technical expertise for effective program execution
* Create and manage Program deliverables and manage all Program communications including recurring status updates to Executive Management team
* Provide steady leadership in the face of uncertainty, change, and aggressive deadlines common to a large-scale, transformational initiative
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.