Sr IT Program Manager -SAP Modernization - Newark, NJ

Job Summary

The Sr. IT Program Manager is responsible for the management of multiple Project Managers, overseeing the SI scope management and ensuring the delivery of all milestones and deliverables. They lead multi-disciplinary teams and ensure programs meet schedule and scope targets. They identify, develop mitigation plans, and monitor to drive timely and effective escalation and risk/issue resolution.

Job Responsibilities

• Manage a team of Project Managers ensuring adherence to Project Deliverable, Milestones in accordance with PMO Stage Gate Processes and Governance Frameworks and SoWs.
• Lead and manage programs by coordinating activities and delivery across multiple, related projects or work streams that span technology and areas.
• Ensure program meets schedule and scope targets.
• Identify, develop mitigation plans, and monitor to drive timely and effective escalation and risk/issue resolution.
• Manage and/or escalate issues and/or complications and respond well to time pressures.
• Track dependencies and risks, and assess change impact across interdependent work streams and projects.
• Capture all pertinent actions and decisions.
• Provide oversight and guidance to those managing smaller projects within specific business unit domain.
• Oversee project resources to deliver required project artifacts/goals.
• Use effective people engagement skills to drive contact with stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle to manage expectations, establish timelines, and grow relationships.
• Ensure alignment on scope, value proposition and overall project goals.
• Work with functional departments to coordinate systems testing, deployment, training, and support.
• Track and communicate progress.
• Provide project status report updates to project stakeholders through project level and executive steering committees, maintaining an effective communication cadence.
• Work closely with Analytics, OCM, QA, Cost, Scheduling and Program Leadership to accurately report on program status and health.
• Manage team and work to build core competencies within the area with a focus on operational excellence.
• Oversee vendor deliverables, ensure vendor adherence to contract terms, work with leadership on vendor performance and SLA compliance.
• Facilitate project tailoring and artifact development to align with project management processes in accordance with project sizing.

Minimum Education Required

Bachelors Degree and 8 years experience in leading large projects. In lieu of a degree, 10 years of experience in leading large projects.

Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities

• Understanding of and experience with IT project management methodologies, requirements management, quality assurance and IT processes from project inception to successful implementation.
• Understanding of financial principles including experience with project financial budgeting and planning.
• Strong communication, organization, and facilitation skills. Effective presentation skills and the ability to articulate complex concepts to cross-functional audiences.
• Experience managing outsourced vendors (on and off shore).
• Strong judgment and analytical ability.
• Leadership, teamwork and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to foster working relationships with the team, IT Management and functional departments.
• Experience in supervising/managing program team members or direct reports as part of program execution.

Department of Energy's Regulation 10 CFR 810

The Department of Energy’s regulation 10 CFR 810 is required. If applicable, the successful applicant must prove they are: (1) a citizen or national of the USA; OR (2) a lawful permanent resident of the United States (Non-Conditional Permanent I-551 / Green Card / Permanent Resident Card holder); OR (3) a citizen, national, or permanent resident of a “Generally Authorized” destination on the attached list not also a citizen, national, permanent resident of any country not listed; OR (4) a “Protected Individual” under the Immigration and Naturalization Act (8 U.S.C 1324b(a)(3)).