Strategic Program Manager

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  . Your Role And Responsibilities heading: maybe not needed as we have separate Responsibilities. Primary Job Responsibilities list: - Provide overall program leadership, guidance, and manage all aspects of a given program, including requirements gathering, business case creation, and implementation in partnership with Product Management. - Develop and implement program management strategy, standards, and processes to ensure projects and programs are delivered effectively and efficiently. - Identify opportunities to streamline the program and introduce efficiencies / new initiatives related to the scope in order to focus on long term successes and drive Red Hat’s vision. - Adapt methods, structures, and processes to the needs of the program with a focus on continuous improvement. - Provide steady leadership in the face of change and aggressive deadlines with the support of Product Management, who ultimately provides prioritization guidance. - Proactively support and coach teams, helping them manage expectations of delivery and requirements, yielding consistent results. - Proactively identify and manage business facing, program-level risks and interdependencies, with a focus on business partners and organizations outside of IT. - Implement and manage governance processes for the program that ensure high-quality delivery on schedule, including meeting cadences, status reporting, budget management, milestone achievements, risk management, issue tracking & prioritization, blockers threatening timeline or quality, and escalation management. - Manage different levels of stakeholder communication across the organization in order to facilitate project / program success and promote collaboration and coordination. - Build a level of trust and collaboration between the product team and business in order to ensure they are working towards a common goal, including, but not limited to Release Train Engineers, Product Owners, Product Managers, and Business Readiness teams, etc. - Support the design of KPIs and measurement methods to capture program success criteria. Collect, calculate, track and report program KPIs and outcomes to various stakeholders including C-level. - Assist Product Managers with decision-making facilitation and escalation management – ensuring the right people, with the right content, structured in the right way to get decisions made on time. - Propose solutions and action plans for goals not met or at risk. - Develop, optimize, and continuously evaluate and adapt the resourcing strategies to ensure optimum support for projects and for the day-to-day operational activities. We'll put each as

• . Required Technical And Professional Expertise (the bullet list after "More than ten years..."): - More than ten years of project management experience, including large-scale complex technical projects, large portfolios OR equivalent experience. - Thorough understanding of project/program management techniques, methods, and tools. - Implementation and management of effective program governance frameworks (templates, processes, etc.). - Excellent facilitation and presentation skills, both virtually and in-person. - Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and proven ability to work effectively with all organizational levels in a dynamic matrix organization. - Ability to message for executive audiences at SVP and C-suite level, including distilling complex concepts into consumable content to support decision making. - Proven problem-solving, consultative, influencing, and decision-making skills. - Ability to innovate under new and/or changing conditions. - Must have demonstrated leadership ability, business acumen, organizational skills, and industry knowledge. - Strong knowledge of budgeting, resource allocation, and process design procedures. - Capacity to effectively understand SFDC and Agile delivery models. - High attention to detail with cross-organization coordination skills to keep respective people responsible for tasks. We'll put under Requirements. Preferred Education: "Bachelor's Degree". Actually line: "Preferred Education Bachelor's Degree". We'll put as

  maybe. Preferred Technical And Professional Experience: list: - Bachelor’s in computer science, information technology, management, or related field. - Project management certification or program management certification (PMP) are a plus. We'll put under Qualifications. Skills: maybe we can extract from Required list the skills: facilitation, presentation, interpersonal, communication, problem-solving, consultative, influencing, decision-making, leadership, business acumen, organizational skills, industry knowledge, budgeting, resource allocation, process design, understanding SFDC/Agile, attention to detail, cross-organization coordination. But many are already in Requirements. To avoid duplication, maybe we combine skills into Requirements and not create separate Skills. However instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Could combine Skills into Requirements or Qualifications. But we already have Requirements (required expertise) and Qualifications (preferred education/experience). Skills could be considered part of Requirements. Might be okay to omit Skills section if content overlaps. But we need to include a section only when posting has real, specific content for it. The posting does have skill-related content, but it's already captured under Requirements. If we create Skills, we would be duplicating. Better to not create Skills section; instead incorporate skill details into Requirements or Qualifications. Since we already have Requirements covering many skill items, we can keep Requirements as is and not add Skills. Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications. Check if any content for Benefits, Pay, Schedule: none, omit. Now produce HTML fragment. We must not include markdown fences. Just raw HTML. Let's craft:

  About the role

  Introduction At IBM Finance & Operations, we are the backbone of IBM’s transformation driving efficiency, transparency, and smart decision-making across the business. Our teams provide the insight and discipline that guide strategy, ensure financial strength, and enable IBM to invest in innovation and growth. Working in Finance & Operations means combining analytical skills with collaboration and curiosity. You’ll partner with colleagues across functions and geographies, using data, technology, and process excellence to create solutions that improve performance and deliver measurable impact. IBM offers continuous learning, career development, and a culture that values diverse perspectives. Join us and be part of a global team that keeps IBM moving forward, while building your own future in a dynamic and evolving environment.

  Responsibilities

  • Provide overall program leadership, guidance, and manage all aspects of a given program, including requirements gathering, business case creation, and implementation in partnership with Product Management.
  • Develop and implement program management strategy, standards, and processes to ensure projects and programs are delivered effectively and efficiently.
  • Identify opportunities to streamline the program and introduce efficiencies / new initiatives related to the scope in order to focus on long term successes and drive Red Hat’s vision.
  • Adapt methods, structures, and processes to the needs of the program with a focus on continuous improvement.
  • Provide steady leadership in the face of change and aggressive deadlines with the support of Product Management, who ultimately provides prioritization guidance.
  • Proactively support and coach teams, helping them manage expectations of delivery and requirements, yielding consistent results.
  • Proactively identify and manage business facing, program-level risks and interdependencies, with a focus on business partners and organizations outside of IT.
  • Implement and manage governance processes for the program that ensure high-quality delivery on schedule, including meeting cadences, status reporting, budget management, milestone achievements, risk management, issue tracking & prioritization, blockers threatening timeline or quality, and escalation management.
  • Manage different levels of stakeholder communication across the organization in order to facilitate project / program success and promote collaboration and coordination.
  • Build a level of trust and collaboration between the product team and business in order to ensure they are working towards a common goal, including, but not limited to Release Train Engineers, Product Owners, Product Managers, and Business Readiness teams, etc.
  • Support the design of KPIs and measurement methods to capture program success criteria. Collect, calculate, track and report program KPIs and outcomes to various stakeholders including C-level.
  • Assist Product Managers with decision-making facilitation and escalation management – ensuring the right people, with the right content, structured in the right way to get decisions made on time.
  • Propose solutions and action plans for goals not met or at risk.
  • Develop, optimize, and continuously evaluate and adapt the resourcing strategies to ensure optimum support for projects and for the day-to-day operational activities.

  Requirements

  • More than ten years of project management experience, including large-scale complex technical projects, large portfolios OR equivalent experience.
  • Thorough understanding of project/program management techniques, methods, and tools.
  • Implementation and management of effective program governance frameworks (templates, processes, etc.).
  • Excellent facilitation and presentation skills, both virtually and in-person.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and proven ability to work effectively with all organizational levels in a dynamic matrix organization.
  • Ability to message for executive audiences at SVP and C-suite level, including distilling complex concepts into consumable content to support decision making.
  • Proven problem-solving, consultative, influencing, and decision-making skills.
  • Ability to innovate under new and/or changing conditions.
  • Must have demonstrated leadership ability, business acumen, organizational skills, and industry knowledge.
  • Strong knowledge of budgeting, resource allocation, and process design procedures.
  • Capacity to effectively understand SFDC and Agile delivery models.
  • High attention to detail with cross-organization coordination skills to keep respective people responsible for tasks.

  Qualifications

  Preferred Education: Bachelor's Degree

  • Bachelor’s in computer science, information technology, management, or related field.
  • Project management certification or program management certification (PMP) are a plus.
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