Azure-Driven Strategic Planning & Delivery Lead

Seneca Resources Company, LLC; Virginia (MN); Hybrid; USD 143,270,000 - 171,924,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) retirement plans

Job summary

Seneca Resources is seeking a Strategic Planning Specialist to support enterprise strategic planning, Agile program execution, and governance initiatives in a fast-paced setting. The role emphasizes Azure DevOps proficiency, cross-functional collaboration, and driving continuous process improvement.

The ideal candidate will mature planning frameworks, coordinate annual/quarterly cycles, and provide reporting, training material, and guidance to teams while partnering with stakeholders to ensure

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years in Program Management, Strategic Planning, PMO, Agile Project Delivery, Portfolio Management, or Enterprise Planning.
• Advanced experience with Azure DevOps including backlog management, dashboards, queries, reporting, delivery plans, and wiki administration.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and planning frameworks.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to coordinate complex planning activities across multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain Azure DevOps (ADO) backlogs, dashboards, delivery plans, queries, reports, and Wiki documentation.
• Coordinate annual and quarterly strategic planning cycles, ensuring milestones, deliverables, and timelines are successfully executed.
• Track project status, dependencies, risks, action items, and planning deliverables while providing visibility to leadership.
• Develop and maintain planning documentation, standard operating procedures, job aids, process documentation, and training materials.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to cross-functional teams by providing guidance on planning processes, reporting expectations, and quarterly commitments.
• Facilitate planning workshops, stakeholder meetings, communications, and change management initiatives to drive organizational adoption.
• Identify opportunities to improve governance, planning methodologies, reporting, and operational processes while supporting implementation of process enhancements.
• Partner with business and technical stakeholders to ensure consistent execution of strategic initiatives across multiple workstreams.
• Promote Agile best practices, operational excellence, and continuous improvement throughout the planning lifecycle.

Skills

Azure DevOps

Program Management

Agile

Stakeholder Management

PMO

Portfolio Management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Wiki Administration

Dashboards

Queries

Reporting

Delivery Plans

Job description

Seneca Resources is seeking a Strategic Planning Specialist to support enterprise strategic planning, Agile program execution, and governance initiatives in a fast-paced setting. The role emphasizes Azure DevOps proficiency, cross-functional collaboration, and driving continuous process improvement.

The ideal candidate will mature planning frameworks, coordinate annual/quarterly cycles, and provide reporting, training material, and guidance to teams while partnering with stakeholders to ensure