Plan, coordinate and actively manage the technical delivery plans for complex, cross-functional technical digital product solutions that generally span multiple, technical products. Manage the end-to-end plan that is inclusive of all the changes needed to digital products in support of initiative outcomes. Projects often involve software development, implementation and upgrades.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities
- Accountability for driving specific aspects of a larger program with medium complexity.
- Make connections across teams to drive identification and managing of inter-dependencies.
- Accountability for defining the program structure and creating a single, unified plan to deliver on the program objectives.
- Drive for clarity on objectives, priorities and measures.
- Accountability for identifying, assessing and mitigating program risks and issues, and removing impediments.
- Lead highly visible multidisciplinary project teams or initiatives; provides thought leadership
- Solve unique problems with broad impact on the business, using conceptual and innovative thinking to develop solutions.
- Impact the direction and resource allocation for program, project or services; work within general department policies and industry guidelines.
- Explain difficult or sensitive information; work to build consensus.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Information Systems or related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
- Four or more years of program management experience in technology and/or business functions.
- Experience managing large scale, cross-functional initiatives using a variety of delivery methodologies (i.e. waterfall, agile, lean, scrum, etc.) and SDLC (systems development life cycle)
- Portfolio management and maintenance experience, including epics oversight.
- Understanding of how software is developed, tested and implemented as well as technical concepts.
- Ability to work closely with stakeholders, including engineers, product managers and business leaders.
- Strong analytical problem-solving skills and high attention to details and data.
- Intellectual curiosity and a desire to dig into details, learn, ask questions and become the "go to expert" on certain concepts and topics.
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Compensation Range:
Pay Range - Start:
$92,750.00
Pay Range - End:
$172,250.00
Geographic Specific Pay Structure:
205 - Structure 110: 102,060.00 USD - 189,540.00 USD
205 - Structure 115: 106,680.00 USD - 198,120.00 USD
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