Lead Program​/Project Manager - Remote

The Lead Program/Project Manager is accountable for the different initiatives of the ITMO & Cyber portfolio. The Lead Program/Project Manager partners with the Portfolio Owner and his/her direct reports to ensure initiatives are delivered with the intended business outcomes through the means of project implementation and operational support.

Strategy, Business Initiative, Portfolio Engagement

• End-to-End ownership and accountability of portfolio of programs (multiple related and unrelated programs) for strategic outcomes and business values.
• Develop program strategy in meeting business goals and priorities.
• End-to-End ownership and accountability of programs for strategic outcomes and business values.
• Cross-Project coordination, dependency management, and strategic alignment.
• Aligns and Adapt initiatives to business goals and stakeholder priorities.
• Outcome-driven, focusing on strategic results and delivering business value, rather than project implementation alone.
• Bridges strategy and execution across initiatives to maximize efficiency and chance of achieving business goals.
• Partner with Portfolio Owner from ideation to implementation (business initiatives, values, business case, KPI definition & Collection, financial, implementation, KPI Collections).

Team & Project Management

• Direct (generate new thinking vs following instruction alone) and make decisions to guide team through challenge and unchartered areas.
• Charter new areas and responsibilities as organization evolve to meet business goals.
• Providing direction and fostering collaboration.
• Engage Delivery Managers of service lines.
• Capacity planning of demands and incoming projects.
• Delivery Manager assignment, prioritization, and recruitment of FTE/contractor
• Oversee project health throughout project life cycle. Get involved and hands-on as required to ensure project success.
• Provide support and coaching to other Program Leads, Project Managers, and Project Specialist.
• Owns, applies, and upholds Enterprise PMO governance and procedure to ensure adherence for success.
• Serves as a point of project escalation. Pro-actively works across groups to mitigate risk and resolve issues.
• Drives a behavior of transparency, urgency, results, and escalation as appropriate.
• Review of work and deliveries of assigned Delivery Managers.
• End to End project implementation ownership and accountability (Planning, Resource, Risk, Issue, Escalation, Financial, Execution, Delivery, Communication, Phase Gate, Deliverables/Artifacts, KPI collections).
• Project Dashboard Development and Maintenance:
  This role will be responsible for developing and maintaining comprehensive project dashboards, providing clear status updates, and facilitating effective executive communications to keep stakeholders informed.
• Project Performance Monitoring:
  By implementing performance monitoring and reporting mechanisms, the Lead Program/Project Manager will ensure that projects stay on track and meet key performance indicators (minimum: schedule, scope, quality, and budget measurements and reporting).
• Budget and Financial Management:
  Effective management of project budgets and financial reporting will be a primary responsibility, ensuring that resources are utilized efficiently and financial objectives are met.
• Resource Management:
  The Lead Program/Project Manager will oversee project resource management of their areas, including contractor setup, hardware and software provisioning, and access management.
• Vendor Deliverables and Contract Management:
  This role will include managing vendor deliverables and overseeing contract performance for projects, ensuring compliance with agreements and timely delivery of outcomes.

Cross Functional

• Pro-actively develop and drive project delivery improvement.
• End to End shared ownership of IT services from business initiatives, project implementation, to operational sustainment (like reporting out of operational work).
• Stays abreast of other initiatives and operational work within the enterprise to develop a big-picture view.
• Be the change agent in ideation, alignment, implementation, and adoption.
• Be cross functional and able to lead outside of assigned scope of work.
• Partnership with Portfolio, CDL, and other IS Towers to form strong partnership in solving enterprise problems.
• Works collaboratively with business and technical stakeholders, regardless of reporting structure.
• Orchestration of Business Case Development:
  The Lead Program/Project Manager will assist in the creation of…