Senior IT Program Manager - REMOTE CONTRACT!

Talent Groups is seeking an experienced IT Program Manager to lead and manage technology projects with a focus on cybersecurity initiatives. The ideal candidate will provide project management leadership and direction for assigned projects, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to budget and scope parameters.

Responsibilities:

• Provide project management leadership and direction of large critical projects
• Manage end-to-end IT projects, ensuring timely delivery within timeline and budget
• Ability to support both Waterfall and Agile projects, filling either Project Manager or Scrum Master role as needed
• Utilize PPM tool for project tracking, reporting, and resource management
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to define project requirements
• Develop and maintain complex project plans for all assigned projects, assigning work to supporting teams/individuals as deemed necessary
• Responsible for project schedule as reflected in the project plan, escalating to appropriate management when there are delays in items, activities, and deliverables
• Manage issue tracking and resolution for projects
• Establish, maintain and communicate best practices around project management technique collaborating with to develop, maintain and communicate new processes, procedures and standards necessary for managing projects
• Establish communication plans for projects and ensure adherence to those plans maintaining appropriate communication to all project constituents and stakeholders
• Manage risk assessment and mitigation process for IT projects
• Tracks project plan and proactively resolves issues and mitigates risk associated with the project at a strategic and tactical level

Requirements:

• Program Manager - 5+ years exp working with multiple workstreams
• Waterfall methodology
• Ability to keep teams on track, drive them forward
• Able to work EST hours and some flex to connect 1:1 with a counterpart in India
• Utilize PPM tool for project tracking, reporting, and resource management
• Manage end-to-end IT projects, ensuring timely delivery within timeline and budget
• Ability to support both Waterfall and Agile projects, filling either Project Manager or Scrum Master role as needed
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to define project requirements
• Develop and maintain complex project plans for all assigned projects, assigning work to supporting teams/individuals as deemed necessary
• Responsible for project schedule as reflected in the project plan, escalating to appropriate management when there are delays in items, activities, and deliverables
• Manage issue tracking and resolution for projects
• Establish, maintain and communicate best practices around project management technique collaborating with to develop, maintain and communicate new processes, procedures and standards necessary for managing projects
• Establish communication plans for projects and ensure adherence to those plans maintaining appropriate communication to all project constituents and stakeholders
• Manage risk assessment and mitigation process for IT projects
• Tracks project plan and proactively resolves issues and mitigates risk associated with the project at a strategic and tactical level
• Experience managing Cybersecurity projects
• Service Now SPM Project Management tool (including financials) – desired