[Remote] Senior Program Manager

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Windval Technology Solutions LLC is a modern advisory consulting firm specializing in infrastructure, application, and platform technologies. They are seeking a Senior Program Manager to lead complex enterprise initiatives, manage projects in Infrastructure and Applications, and ensure client service excellence through effective program engagement responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain strong relationships with all direct and indirect stakeholders
• Advocate for client service excellence
• Design and own task board for all direct and indirect related workstreams
• Develop program charter with defined program requirements and objectives
• Establish program governance and communication plans
• Develop project plan(s) and master integrated program plan
• Manage cross-organizational alignment and collaboration
• Successfully deliver project workstream and program objectives
• Provide functional leadership and management oversight to strategic client program initiatives
• Work with internal team(s) and client to define tasks, responsibilities, and resource alignment
• Create, maintain, and facilitate project plans and schedules with clearly defined tasks, milestones, and target completion dates – leveraging Windval (or client) project management tools
• Align project plans in master integrated plan structure for management of multiple workstreams utilizing agile, waterfall, or hybrid project management methodologies
• Provide functional status report-outs to leadership and project teams
• Capture key information and decisions for organized reporting, tracking, and documentation presentation
• Develop program management runbook including vendor management, lifecycle, end-to-end process flows, organizational assessment, etc
• Coordinate across client organizations at all levels of leadership to schedule sessions for discovery, planning, status, delivery, etc
• Coordinate and guide key technical solution and design decisions with all teams
• Understand work tasks and skills alignment of engagement team members
• Interface with teams on potential collisions and blockers as identified and recommend solutions and maintain ownership
• Provide overall leadership, guidance, and mentorship to client teams through program delivery work
• Continuous integration and coordination among multiple workstreams and maintain alignment with other related and dependent programs

Skills

• 5-10 years experience in leading infrastructure and application projects / programs with a minimum of $10MM budget
• Bachelors or Masters degree in Project Management, Informational Systems or Computer Science (or advanced technical degree) or Business Administration or relevant experience
• Core focus in application project/program management with a background in infrastructure, platform technology, and/or technology management
• Passionate about client engagement and creating demonstrable value for Windval clients
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent collaboration and skilled at leading teams through complex engagements
• Organized and methodical; strong prioritization and multi-tasking skills
• Operates with a propensity for thoughtful action and high output
• Experienced in building relationships with IT executives and decision-makers
• Self-starter and self-directed ability within a fast-paced working environment
• Experience running large application and or data migrations for mergers and acquisitions
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
• CSM or SAFe certification
• Data center migration, network transformation, data backup and recovery or AI implementation experience

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