Technical Program Manager

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All Staff Full-time Regular Washington, DC, US

3 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $95,000.00 To $ Annually

Technical Program Manager

Operations - Information Technology

Vice President, Information Technology and Integrations

Regular, Full-Time, Exempt

Hybrid – Washington, DC

For more than 50 years, Ocean Conservancy has delivered effective, evidence-based solutions for the ocean and all who depend on it. Today, we continue to unite science, people and policy to protect our ocean from the greatest challenges it faces: climate change, plastic pollution and biodiversity loss. We are a 501(C)3 headquartered in Washington, D.C. that inspires a worldwide network of partners, advocates and supporters through our comprehensive and clear-eyed approach to ocean conservation.

Together, we are securing a healthy ocean and a thriving planet, forever and for everyone.

The Technical Program Manager will help manage and support the planning, coordination, and execution of significant system, process, and policy redesign projects to help Ocean Conservancy maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of its internal systems to the benefit of all employees and the execution of the organization’s conservation mission.

Reporting to the Vice President of Information Technology and Integration, this position will work closely with both internal and external stakeholders to ensure significant technical projects are executed well, on budget, and meet organizational goals of improved effectiveness and employee satisfaction. This role will serve as a resource for the organization to ensure projects run smoothly using consistent practices.

• Serve as a central point of coordination between external firms, technical teams, functional departments, and executive leadership; identify and engage appropriate stakeholders, facilitate timely decision-making and follow-through, and provide regular updates to promote transparency and alignment.
• Identify and proactively manage project risks, issues, dependencies, decisions, and action items through resolution.
• Maintain project documentation, progress reports, and change management records.
• Working with communications teams, facilitate effective communication across the organization to promote understanding of project goals, progress, and impacts.
• Gather and integrate stakeholder feedback into project planning and execution.
• Prepare and deliver project updates, dashboards, and presentations for various audiences as needed
• Track vendor delivery against Statements of Work, milestones, deliverables, acceptance criteria, schedule, scope, and quality expectations.
• Monitor project budgets and expenditures; provide accurate forecasting and financial reporting.
• Help coordinate sessions to facilitate strategic prioritization discussions.
• Aggregate project activities, dependencies, and status across the organization into a project portfolio to provide visibility. Identify and elevate portfolio risks, conflicts, and resource constraints. Support the VP of IT & Integration in developing, maintaining, and tracking execution against the technology roadmap.
• Oversee external vendor PMs to ensure projects follow a structured process that aligns with OC’s standards.
• Act as an internal resource for smaller project teams, providing them guidance on methodology, tools, and templates. Help track the progress of those projects and adherence to schedule. Possibly recommend intervention or additional resources, if…