Program Manager

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Hi-Tech Solutions is recruiting for a Program Manager to facilitate the development and ensure completion of the business program through the coordination of tasks, issues and risks through the System Architect and the Project Managers on the program.

Leadership skills:

• Integrates technology with Strategic direction roadmap and program charter.
• Able to implement IT Governance Program Management Model.
• Sets direction for new projects feeding into the program.

Planning/problem-solving skills:

• Responsible for establishing and maintaining the program budget.
• Able to define staffing needs.
• Continuously monitor progress in terms of the status of the program and the budget and report back to the board, senior management, the client, or the funding organization via weekly or other progress reporting and by organizing and managing status meetings and board meetings.
• Anticipate and catch deviations from a plan or schedule early and keep all participants and stakeholders informed.
• Produces milestone plan.
• Manage and resolve issues effectively.
• Identify and mitigates risks proactively.
• Owns dependencies and lead program.

Communication Skills:

• Articulate and negotiate consensus on a final vision of the core program goals.
• Define acceptance criteria or working with specialists in defining acceptance criteria for program deliverables and will works towards achieving stakeholder acceptance of deliverables.
• Solid written/oral communication skills. Able to get ideas across in a non-confrontational manner in one-to-one situations, small groups, and before large audiences.
• Leads program status meetings.
• Produces milestone plan.
• Ability to implement program status and communication plans.
• Creates and owns traffic light report.
• Provides ECSR status and capital report.

Team Management Skills:

• Work directly with the team members or with their team leaders to estimate effort, plan activities and negotiate consensus among individual team members on their tasks.
• Provide the team with direction and vision, including motivating people to perform, listening to people, providing feedback, recognizing strengths and providing challenges.

Technical and Quality Tasks:

• Make an effort to understand the technology being used in order to understand and question requests coming from specialists and technical staff and to evaluate what is reasonable or possible.
• Understanding of various software and Infrastructure process, project management methodology's, standards and ensures that all project team members understand and adhere to the above.
• Responsible for the programs commitment to quality – using the resources
available when necessary.
• Assure quality and consistency of output.
• Identify and address gaps.
• Maintain strategic direction and avoid “reinventing the wheel”.

Other Requirements:

• Bachelor degree or relative experience (10+ years) specifically in Project Management.
• Experience working with internal clients (business partners).
• PMI certification preferred.
• Knowledge of SDLC, IPLC and PM methodologies.
• Familiarity in working with MS Project, Project Server, Lotus Notes, SharePoint, ESCR.
• Familiarity of various architectures: .Net, Java
• Familiarity of various databases: Oracle, Sybase, MS SQL, DB2
• Familiarity of various platforms: Unix, Ms Server, Mainframe

Required Skills and Experience:

Experience managing large streams of related projects or medium programs. Must be able to manage several projects concurrently. Candidates must have 10 + years in project management and 5 years program management. For this position, financial background is not an absolute necessity, but would be greatly preferred. Candidates must have exprience in managing programs that are valued in the millions. Candidates must be committed to the long term piece of the project (may go more than 12 months). Candidates must have experience with updating a financial database (e.g. ECSR). Candidates must be technically savvy (don't need to have programming exp, but they will be providing direction to technical teams). Candidates must be able to negotiate with diverse teams of people (act as a non-biased 3rd party).
 

About HTS – Hi-Tech Solutions
HTS – Hi-Tech Solutions – is Chicago’s largest, privately held IT Staffing and Solutions Company. We are celebrating over 16 years of excellence in 2007 in the Chicago area. We target and attract the best and the brightest talent in the industry, matching your skills and personality to our clients' specific requirements. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including participation in a 401K plan. Please visit our web page for more information and additional job opportunities at www.htsconsulting.com