Manager of HR Project & Program Mgmt

Responsibilities

• Manages activities that drive program development and delivery at the team / department level, and across departments; serves as dedicated owner of a set of related programs and projects, typically strategically- or thematically related
• Manages a team of lower-level Project Managers
• Hires / maintains staffing / fires/ promotes / demotes / transfers / disciplines / approves raises; manages / develops / trains teams to achieve department goals; develops / delegates tasks to complete projects
• Leads / coaches / provides effective feedback; provides day-to-day leadership; communicates connection between Partners and impact to operational objectives
• Provides leadership and expertise; participates in cross-functional initiatives
• Ensures area budget, schedule, and performance objectives are met
• Assists in development of budgets and goals
• Crafts program vision; coordinates cross-functional teams of Partners / suppliers
• Explores / validates / executes with no pre-defined solutions; makes independent decisions in ambiguous and complex areas, based on analysis, experience, judgment
• Collaborates cross-functionally to understand / document business needs in an end-to-end manner
• Drives creation of program roadmaps
• Collaborates with business customers, Program Managers, and Design & Engineering Partners to drive entire project and program lifecycles
• Identifies change management opportunities; ensures team facilitates change management initiatives related to assigned projects and programs
• Manages / leads team to demonstrate high velocity, efficiency, and morale; ensures team consistently meets committed deadlines
• Flexes existing processes to maximize outcomes; identifies critical risks and dependencies; anticipates / resolves critical team issues with little escalation

Qualifications

Work Experience:

• Experience in program management, technology consulting
• Experience leading people
• Experience supporting retail, supply chain