IT Program Manager / Scrum Master

Jobs via Dice; Columbia (SC); Hybrid; USD 73,000 - 128,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading client in Columbia, SC seeks an IT Program Manager to coordinate multiple projects while ensuring quality and budget adherence. The role demands expertise in leadership, advanced communication skills, and technical knowledge in project management. Employment arrangement is hybrid, and the ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree along with significant IT leadership experience.

Qualifications

• 7 years of IT experience in leadership roles.
• Required technologies include Certified Scrum Master and advanced project management tools.
• Must have exceptional communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate project work and ensure delivery on time.
• Mentor project leads and maintain project documentation.
• Monitor resource needs and project milestones.

Skills

Exceptional communications

Leadership skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Conflict management

Negotiation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Project management tools

Azure DevOps

Job description

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DPP is seeking an IT Program Manager for an opportunity in Columbia, SC.

Work arrangement:

• Hybrid: Onsite at least 3 days/week and as needed
• W2 position; 12 months
  
  

Position summary:

• Responsible for overall coordination, status reporting, and stability of project-oriented work efforts.
• Responsible for multiple work efforts of any size, from minimum complexity system/customer impacts to greater complexity system/customer impacts.
• Adheres to project management processes and methodologies to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budgeted hours, adheres to high quality standards, and meets ISSM expectations.
• Monitors project plans, assignments and work efforts on a daily basis.
• Ensures resource needs are assigned appropriately and escalates functional, quality, timeline issues.
• Tracks key project milestones and adjusts project plans to meet the needs of work effort.
• Responsible for leading the project from inception to final business acceptance and implementation.
• Mentors other project leads and participates in the training and development of staff.
  
  

Required technologies:

• Certified Scrum Master
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Advanced knowledge of project management tools
  
  

Nice to have:

• Azure DevOps
• Azure Boards
• PMP Certification
  
  

Minimum required work experience:

• 7 years of IT experience in a leadership capacity, including 4 years leading multiple concurrent project teams.
• Completion of the company s Training Program for Project Management may substitute for one year of experience
  
  

Job class/description:

• Develops and monitors project plans, risk management plans, and project documentation from scope to post implementation. Ensures project documentation and deliverables are complete, on budget, within scope, and in accordance with standards.
• Identifies items that impact the scope, budget, risk, and resources of the work effort. Monitors resource requirements based on project specifications. Ensures resources are assigned to meet project objectives while managing project hours budgeted.
• Responsible for the development, execution, and maintenance of project communications. Facilitates effective communications between all parties involved in the project and/or work efforts. This will include meetings, correspondence, status reports and other documentation.
• Identifies the impact of issues arising from the work efforts and/or resource requirements. Manages the project issues throughout the project life cycle. Communicates the implications of changes to the project scope with senior management and other appropriate parties.
• Responsible for ensuring all work efforts have appropriate documentation for audit purposes utilizing project methodology standards in accordance with the ISSM.
• Coaches, develops, mentors other team members. May provide guidance and leadership to staff pertaining to training and department initiatives. May provide oversight for a group of work efforts as requested. May perform peer reviews of project artifacts.
  
  

Required knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Exceptional communications (verbal and written) skills with all levels of management and team members.
• Superior leadership skills in a team or project environment.
• Exceptional problem solving and conflict management/resolution skills.
• Highly effective analytical and organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent understanding of project management principles and methodologies, information systems, business processes, and the key drivers and measures of success for the business unit and the organization.
• Superior competency in management of resources to meet goals and multiple projects.
• Highly effective ability to lead multiple multidiscipline, high-performance work teams throughout project life cycle.
• Advanced ability to negotiate terms and scope of work documents.
• Advanced ability to prepare and present formal presentations to senior management.
• Proven ability to manage all phases of work effort from inception to completion.
• Highly effective strategic thinking skills.
• Proven effectiveness in conducting analysis of project triple constraints.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Advanced knowledge of project management tools.
  
  

Work environment:

• Security & Compliance portfolio consists of a Data Analyst and three Program Managers who further the security interests of the organization, from anti phishing work to cyber security efforts.
• ICT PMO is a fast-paced, dynamic environment which may require action and response 24X7 to support the technical business needs of the customer and where one must be flexible to changing priorities.
  
  

Required education/equivalency:

• Bachelor's degree (any major);
• OR, Associates degree (any major) and 2 years of job-related experience;
• OR, 4 years of job-related work experience (total 11 years without a degree)
  
  

Interested? Learn more:

Click the apply button or contact our recruiter Carolyn at to learn more about this position (#25-00308).

DPP offers a range of compensation and benefits packages to our employees and their eligible dependents. Call today to learn more about working with DPP.

Authorized US Worker - s and those authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor at this time. EOE/AA/V/D

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Project Management and Information Technology

• Industries

  Software Development

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