Program Manager

HKA Enterprises; East Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

HKA Enterprises is seeking a seasoned Project/Program Manager to lead large-scale DT initiatives in a fast-paced environment. You will drive delivery, align with strategic vision, and build trusted relationships with senior executives across enterprise programs.

The role requires extensive program management experience, expertise in Planview scheduling, and the ability to integrate Agile and Waterfall approaches.

Qualifications

• US citizenship is required.
• University degree and 10 years of relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree with 7+ years, or 14+ years of experience without a degree.
• 5+ years of program management oversight of DT software development or infrastructure initiatives.
• 5+ years of experience managing large-scale projects involving ERP, SAP, Data Repository, or Engineering systems.
• 5+ years of interfacing with concurrent Enterprise projects, managing dependencies, resources, and schedules.
• 5+ years of experience building and managing schedules in Planview.

Responsibilities

• Lead and drive large-scale, complex DT projects with ownership and urgency.
• Support the Strategic Vision and ensure alignment as a trusted advisor.
• Foster trust and collaboration with executive sponsors and understand their strategic viewpoints.
• Navigate the political landscape among senior leaders in the function and DT.
• Oversee project fundamentals: schedule, decisions, resources, financials, requirements, risks, dependencies.
• Drive delivery cadence, maintain momentum, and blend agile & waterfall as needed.
• Provide progress updates and status reports to leadership.
• Create compelling executive-level materials communicating value delivery.

Skills

Program Management

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Agile & Waterfall

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Advanced degree

Tools

Planview

PowerPoint

SAFe

Job description

Core Responsibilities

• Lead & drive large-scale, complex DT projects, showing up with a proactive, entrepreneurial, demonstrating a strong sense of urgency and ownership, as if you were investing your own money in the project’s results.
• Understand and support the Strategic Vision of the organization and ensure strategic alignment as a trusted advisor.
• Foster trust and build collaborative relationships with digital and functional executive sponsors, ensuring a deep understanding of their strategic interests & viewpoints.
• Ability to seamlessly navigate the political landscape amongst senior leaders in the function and DT.
• Oversee all the normal PM fundamentals: project schedule, key decisions, resources, financials, requirements, issues, risks, dependencies.
• Drive the project’s delivery cadence and maintain momentum and accountability, blending agile & waterfall techniques as needed.
• Continuously demonstrate progress, provide status reports/briefings.
• Create compelling materials to effectively communicate with senior/executive leaders the value delivery story for the project.
• Efficiently shepherd your projects through our phase-gated project governance framework.
• Maintain the team’s focus on critical cyber, architecture, and compliance artifacts and secure relevant approvals at each gate.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Must be a US CitizenTypically a university degree and 10 years prior relevant experience OR an Advanced Degree in related field and minimum 7 years’ experience OR in absence of a degree, 14+ years of relevant experience is required
• 5+ years of experience with Program Management oversight of DT software development or infrastructure initiatives.
• 5+ years of proven experience managing large scale projects involving complex enterprise systems, such as ERP, SAP, Data Repository, or Engineering systems.
• 5+ years of a demonstrated ability to interface and collaborate with concurrent Enterprise projects, managing dependencies, resources, and schedule.
• 5+ years of experience building and managing schedules in Planview

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a government and/or large, complex corporate/industrial environment.
• Expert in creating visually appealing, executive-level PowerPoint presentations.
• Experience developing & managing SAP Integration projects
• Experience with integrating multiple project methodologies including waterfall & Agile frameworks like SAFe.
• Project Management certification (PMP, etc.), Scrum Certification and SAFe or similar agile certifications.