A Fortune 50 financial services company is seeking a highly motivated Program Manager to join their team in the McLean, Virginia area.
Responsibilities:
- Manage projects through their full life-cycles:
- Establish and lead project teams
- Develop project plan/scope/design/work plan schedule/testing/communications
- Manage resources/timelines/deadlines/quality/project team meetings
- Change management/training
- Ensure successful project implementation
- Consult with leadership and business partners to define short/long-term goals and objectives, initiatives, and action plans.
- Provide project status reports to management.
- Assist in translating program vision into epics and features, and guiding the team in the definition of corresponding user stories.
- Identify, communicate, and resolve areas of concern that may impact project deliverables.
- Maintain/archive project documentation.
- Provide guidance to help team members and stakeholders.
- Foster relationships with staff, peers, and business unit(s).
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Business, Management, or the equivalent combination of training, education, and experience
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or the equivalent combination of training, education, and experience
- Project Management Professional (PMP) or the equivalent combination of training, education, and experience
- Experience with workflow and program development, including development of requirements documents, procedures, and implementation plans
- Experience in managing multiple initiatives and meeting changing requirements and priorities to accomplish objectives and goals, independently or in a team environment
- Working knowledge of Asana project management software, or similar
- Experience in leading teams in business process improvement initiatives
- Experience in collaborating across organizational teams and building partnerships across various functions
- Experience working with leadership and management in diverse and complex operational environments
- Innovative thinking skills to resolve issues and facilitate decision-making
Desired:
- Experience supporting Marketing or Communications teams
