Business Program Manager

Alternative Location: Southeast Michigan

 The Program Manager is responsible for delivery of Enterprise programs, program management methodologies/processes, tools, and metrics. Responsible for all aspects of the development and implementation of assigned programs and provides a single point of contact for those programs. Recommends and takes action to direct the analysis and solutions of problems. Provides program management oversight to corporate initiatives of extreme complexity and strategic agility. Provides expert leadership, instruction, and direction to all team members as they complete their responsibilities. Regularly communicates with executive leadership.

 Position Responsibilities

 Program Planning/Execution

• Provide expert leadership and oversight to highly complex, visible, and large programs and bring successful completion on time, on budget and to customer satisfaction delivering program business benefits.
• Provide expert management of risk management plans to decrease the probability and impact of events adverse to the program.
• Provide awareness on the connection points for the delivery and
  execution of aligned projects.
• Provide appropriate communication for integration effort that may require adjustment to deliverables planned for each project.
• Manage conflicting projects, environments, and objectives, recommending appropriate sequencing/mitigation plan.
• Act as liaison between internal projects and teams as well as external
  partners and business partners.
• Managing complex multi-function delivery relationships with executive leadership, establish relationships of trust with management and colleagues; and driving consensus across the organization on difficult topics.
• Manage vendor relationships, contract negotiation and reconcilement of vendor invoices and hold vendor accountable to cost/schedule/quality deliverables.

 Risk Management

• Ensures adherence to all government, corporate and department standards, policies and procedures in all technical artifacts, tasks, and decisions across the technical team.
• Works to ensure all artifacts adhere to all standards, policies, and procedures
• Proactively manages project risks and risk mitigation plans.

Financial Management

• Manage to the financial budget and schedule established for the program.
• Employ expert financial acumen with proper financial forecasting and create financial reports for executive leadership communication.
• Review and approve the program budget updates and maintenance.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university
• 10 years of experience working in a team setting to deliver projects
• 10 years of project management experience including managing highly complex projects
• 10 years of vendor management/negotiation experience
• 10 years of project management and resource planning tools building and executing actionable plans
• 5 years of experience managing multiple related projects together as a program
• 5 years of effectively executing concurrent projects of varying size, cost, technologies,
  complexity and risk
• 5 years of ensuring program benefits are clear and delivered through multiple project deliverables.