Orion innovation is a premier, award-winning, global business and technology services firm. Orion delivers game-changing business transformation and product development rooted in digital strategy, experience design, and engineering, with a unique combination of agility, scale, and maturity. We work with a wide range of clients across many industries including financial services, professional services, telecommunications and media, consumer products, automotive, industrial automation, professional sports and entertainment, life sciences, ecommerce, and education.
primary purpose and goal:
as a program manager, you’ll be expected to support several projects. Program managers are expected to ensure that their projects deliver on the required outputs detailed in their project charters, within the specified time and financial constraints. There is a strong focus on financial management, coordination of delivery team resources, and closely monitoring and maintaining detailed project plans. It is expected that status reporting, issue and risk management is undertaken on a timely basis and adheres to the reporting cycles within their individual portfolios and executive reporting mandated by the pmo team.
program managers will be expected to follow the in-house project lifecycle from inception to completion using standard project lifecycle practices and artifacts.
experience managing data programs a plus.
responsibilities and tasks:
* facilitate amongst project resources to ensure project execution
* ensure project is delivered on-time, within scope and within budget
* define project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility
* create a detailed project plan to track progress through the project management lifecycle inclusive of initiation, planning, execution, monitoring & controlling, and close phases
* manage changes in project scope
* schedule and costs and follow a formal cr process
* escalate issues / risks to management as needed
* maintain day-to-day relationship with the client and stakeholders
* conduct risk management to minimize project risks
* manage project budget by developing a detailed project forecast and validating against actuals each month to provide accurate financial reporting to stakeholders.
expected skills:
* strong follow-up and attention to detail
* ability to manage various deliverables from different teams/individuals
* understanding and ability to manage assumptions, risks, action items, issues, change, scope
* analytic and decision-making skills
* ability to analyze and document a situation/scenario and propose options, recommendations and cost impact
* knowledge of resources and cost management
* experience with project spend, and justification for change requests
* planning and monitoring skills
* ability to identify key milestones
* experience in creating detailed plans
* facilitate gathering of status information, and surfacing of progress limiting issues
* craft leadership / executive level communications
qualifications:
* 8-10 years’ experience in project management disciplines, with experience planning and executing projects and programs. Strong experience managing both it and business projects preferred.
* experience in software development project management (required)
* project management skills with experience in organizing, prioritizing, planning, and executing projects from definition through implementation, involving internal personnel and third-party contractors
* excellent communication skills, analytical ability, strong judgment skills, strong organizational skills, and the ability to work effectively with project team members, project sponsors, functional leads, and senior management in a matrixed environment
* enthusiastic and passionate
* demonstrated success working independently in a virtual environment
* strategic thinking and ability to move strategic plans into action
* ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
education and certification:
* minimum of 8-10 years experience
* pmp and scrum certified or comprehensive experience
seniority level
mid-senior level
employment type
full-time
job function
it services and it consulting
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