Strategic Planning Specialist

Key Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain Azure DevOps (ADO) backlogs, dashboards, delivery plans, queries, and Wiki content supporting annual and quarterly planning activities.
• Cook up planning cycle execution, including readiness activities, deliverable tracking, status reporting, and milestone management.
• Develop, maintain, and communicate planning processes, procedures, job aids, training materials, and supporting documentation.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for teams seeking guidance on planning processes, quarterly commitments, reporting expectations, and progress tracking.
• Identify opportunities to improve planning, governance, and reporting processes; develop recommendations and assist with implementation of approved enhancements.
• Facilitate stakeholder engagement activities, including workshops, communications, change management, and adoption support.
• Monitor planning deliverables, risks, dependencies, and action items to help ensure timely execution and visibility for leadership.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in program management, strategic planning, PMO, Agile delivery, or related disciplines.
• Advanced working knowledge of Azure DevOps (ADO), including backlog management, queries, dashboards, reporting, and Wiki administration.
• Strong facilitation, communication, stakeholder management, and organizational skills.
• Experience applying change management practices, including stakeholder engagement, communications planning, training development, and adoption strategies.
• Able to work independently with minimal direction while effectively collaborating across teams with varied levels of planning maturity.

Preferred

• Experience within information security, risk management, governance, compliance, or regulatory environments.
• Experience supporting enterprise planning, portfolio management, or value delivery/workstream definition initiatives.

Pay

W2 only (no c2c)

Schedule

Multiyear Contract

Benefits

• Health and welfare benefits coverage options including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans, as well as participation in a 401(k) plan.