Friday, March 21, 2008

Senior Program Manager in New York NY in New York, NY

Friday, March 21, 2008
Title: Senior Program Manager

Job Description

The Senior Program Manager provides advanced project management and support for ongoing programs and for new projects across numerous functional and technical units with the company. On each program/project, the Senior PM is responsible for ensuring that the program is delivered on time, within budget, at a high level of quality. The Senior PM manages the internal team, all vendors, and all external resources.


Position responsibilities:

Manage major projects (budgeted spend in the range of $500K - $3M)

Conduct feasibility studies and evaluations

Manage project scope, including requirements definition

Define project schedule and resource allocation

Manage project budget and costs

Manage project communications across the organization

Determine appropriate solutions (technical, business, and organizational constructs)

Negotiate agreements with and manage external vendors and consultants

Secure commitments from line managers

Review deliverables, obtain appropriate business approvals, and provide final sign-off for milestones

Ensure overall project quality

Integrate results of project into company operations

Manage program and project portfolio

Monitor performance, improvement, and enhancement requirements to align with business needs

Determine scope of work efforts and apportion work into discrete manageable projects

Ensure that management priorities are followed and that goals are met

Establish and maintain repeatable project methodology

Requirements:

BA/BS degree

10 years, including at least 5 - 7 years of direct project management experience

Will report directly to Vice President - PMO

Strong background in implementing large complex projects in a fluid environment

Excellent communication and motivation skills, and ability to interact appropriately with senior level colleagues, vendors, and partners

Experience delivering enterprise-wide solutions

Experience working with a variety of staff, delivery organizations, and partners

Excellent understanding of and experience with implementation of software applications, including familiarity with data integration issues and ongoing operational considerations

Be decisive and assertive and show initiative in problem-solving, while at the same time skilled at team-building

Experience in a high-volume subscription-based business is a plus

PMI certification a plus

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