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Country/Region:  US
Requisition ID:  20891
Work Model:  Remote
Position Type:  Permanent
Salary Range: 
Location:  US - NJ - BIRLASOFT OFFICE

Title:  Program Director

Description: 

Long Description

Portfolio:

Corporate Functions 

 

Job Description:

• Lead assigned projects ensuring delivery on-time, within scope and within budget • Define and track project milestones while developing, maintaining, and reporting on an overall integrated delivery plan with resource capacity and actuals analysis

• Liaise with resource managers to ensure resources are available to support the timelines within the project schedule

• Utilize risk management strategies to actively manage project risks that may impact project cost, quality, scope or schedule

• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation

• Review and approve time cards associated with your project

• Create business case financial models

• Forecast, monitor and report on project financials, and maintain financials in project management tools

• Manage change requests by assessing impact to scope, schedule and cost; and communicate with key stakeholders

• Liaise with the supplier management groups as needed on supplier engagement, quality of services, experience and cost

• Partner with the project team to ensure compliance with regulations, policies, standards, procedures, and associated documentation including but not limited to computer systems validation, SOX, and PM standards

• Continually update relevant business stakeholders of project status and periodically publish project status reports 

Long Description

• Represent the project in various project governance and inter-departmental forums

• Ensure all projects meet success parameters and ROI targets stated in business case

• Evaluate trade-offs between project size and complexity, cost, urgency, risk, and stakeholder value

• Partner with business sponsors to define success metrics and criteria and deliver project to meet those metrics and criteria

• Ensure all projects adhere to project methodology compliance standards set by the company 

• Assist, share learning, and mentor others within the PMO regarding standards, organizational understanding, and relationship building to promote the successful delivery of projects

Area(s) of responsibility

Entrepreneurial/Soft Skills:

  • Proven experience and success in creating positive project team cultures
  • Strong active listening skills; considers and forms responses appropriate for audience and leadership levels
  • Proven ability to bring project team together to collaborate and resolve hurdles and challenges
  • Proven ability to handle multiple project tracks and multiple projects
  • Strong problem-solving capabilities
  • Self-awareness – ability to identify when and where to seek advice or escalate
  • Has experience in guiding project teams through decision making processes

 

Essential job tasks

Expected Core Competencies:

PMP or equivalent and related years of and breadth of experience 

Specific Needs:

Quick learner, follows procedures and processes, self-awareness 

 

Preferred Languages:

English #1 

Qualifications & Experience:

• Minimum 7 years of professional experience is required  • Proven record of planning and delivering complex projects • Experience managing remote project teams desired   • Experience and proficiency in Microsoft Project preferred • Demonstrated experience in full project management lifecycle for software/maintenance/ development/ implementation projects and IT methodologies (ITIL) • Experience with projects in multiple technologies and functions; demonstrated experience managing customer relationships

Soft Skills:

• Good Communication Skills • Leadership Skills 

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