Sr Technical Program Manager

Insight Global; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading staffing and consulting firm is seeking a Senior Program Manager in Vancouver, BC. The role involves managing project progress, budget, and team delivery efforts for a Global Workforce Management Application. Candidates need over 10 years of delivery management experience, strong communication and leadership skills, and a background in WFM technology. This position offers an opportunity to lead cross-functional teams towards successful project outcomes within a dynamic organizational environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience in delivery management.
• 5+ years in Program Management with budgets >= $7M.
• Experience in managing waterfall, hybrid, and agile delivery teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage project progress, budget, milestones, communications, risks, and issues.
• Collaborate to define project objectives and success criteria.
• Create and maintain relevant documentation and conduct knowledge transfer activities.

Skills

Delivery management

Program management

WFM technology

Agile methodologies

Communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, Computer Science or related field

Tools

MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Job description

Job Description

Insight Global is seeking a Technical Program Manager to support a large retail client based in Vancouver BC. This Senior Program Manager will manage project progress, and budget, collaborate with business stakeholders and more. The Senior Program Manager will play a key role in leading the delivery efforts of our Global Workforce Management Application, partnering very closely with our people and culture business partners and enterprise. The team is responsible for all WFM system configuration of employment laws related to hiring, wage and hours, time off and entitlements. This is a global team, primarily out of Seattle, WA and Vancouver, Canada. The Senior Program Manager is responsible for delivery execution and prioritization, overseeing workstreams/projects across business and operational functions, driving alignment across multiple teams to ensure successful program delivery. This individual oversees the Project Managers, Business Analysts, and System Analysts/Engineers responsible for tactical delivery of key projects within the program that could be agile or waterfall. They will work closely with the business/product partners, technology/business stakeholders, architecture, portfolio & core delivery teams.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage project progress, budget, milestones, communications, risks, issues, and dependencies
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to define project objectives, success criteria, and business requirements
• Create and maintain relevant documentation and conduct knowledge transfer activities

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Skills and Requirements

• 10+ years’ experience in delivery management and 5+ years in Program Management. Experience managing budgets >=$7M+ capex and financial forecasting
• High understanding of WFM technology domain, stack and skills and ability to manage a team of engineers, architects, and operational specialists.
• Experience in managing waterfall, hybrid, and agile delivery teams
• Experience in resource planning, vendor management, and stakeholder coordination.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills to work in a global, cross-functional environment.
• Coaching and mentoring skills, especially influencing others to move toward a common goal or vision.
• Knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Computer Science, or a related field. n/a