Program Manager

TCWGlobal; Milwaukee (WI); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

TCWGlobal is seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead a structured knowledge transfer from a resource scheduled for leave, ensuring continuity across the program.

You will rapidly map scope, stakeholders, and workstreams, establish governance, and track milestones, risks and budgets while delivering executive reports to leadership.

This contract role is based in Milwaukee with a hybrid schedule (onsite 3 days/week) and requires 8+ years of program management and cross-functional leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 8+ years of project and program management experience.
• Experience leading complex, cross-functional enterprise programs with multiple workstreams.
• Strong governance, planning, dependency and risk management skills.
• Proficiency with project and program management platforms and reporting tools.
• Ability to work onsite in Milwaukee three days per week.

Responsibilities

• Complete a structured knowledge transfer covering program objectives, scope, governance, milestones, risks, dependencies, and stakeholder commitments.
• Own the overall program plan and maintain continuity during the current resource’s leave of absence.
• Coordinate execution across multiple projects, workstreams, functional teams, and stakeholders.
• Establish and maintain program governance, meeting cadences, decisions, and escalation procedures.
• Track milestones, deliverables, risks, issues, dependencies, resources, budgets, and action items.
• Identify delivery challenges and develop mitigation or recovery plans.
• Partner with business and technology leaders to align priorities with objectives.
• Prepare executive status reports, steering committee materials, roadmaps, and decision documents.
• Facilitate program meetings and document decisions and next steps.
• Maintain complete program documentation to support execution and continuity.
• Ensure deliverables meet quality standards, timelines and expectations.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Integrated planning

Executive reporting

Program governance

Budget management

On-site Milwaukee availability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field

Job description

Title: Program Manager

Pay Rate: Up to $85/hour

Duration: Contract

Hours: Full-Time

Location: Milwaukee, WI (Hybrid, onsite 3 days per week)

Summary

We are seeking an experienced Program Manager to assume responsibility for an active program through a structured knowledge transfer from a current resource scheduled for a leave of absence.

In this role, you will quickly develop an understanding of the program’s scope, stakeholders, workstreams, risks, dependencies, and delivery commitments. You will maintain continuity across the program, coordinate multiple project teams, and provide clear reporting to business and executive leadership. The ideal candidate has experience leading complex enterprise programs and can step into an established environment with minimal disruption.

What You’ll Do

• Complete a structured knowledge transfer covering program objectives, scope, governance, milestones, risks, dependencies, and stakeholder commitments
• Assume ownership of the overall program plan and maintain continuity throughout the current resource’s leave of absence
• Coordinate execution across multiple projects, workstreams, functional teams, and business stakeholders
• Establish and maintain program governance, meeting cadences, decision‑making processes, and escalation procedures
• Track milestones, deliverables, risks, issues, dependencies, resources, budgets, and action items
• Identify potential delivery challenges and develop practical mitigation or recovery plans
• Partner with business and technology leaders to align program priorities with organizational objectives
• Prepare executive status reports, steering committee materials, program roadmaps, and decision documents
• Facilitate program meetings and ensure decisions, responsibilities, and next steps are clearly documented
• Maintain complete and current program documentation to support execution and continuity
• Ensure program deliverables meet established quality standards, timelines, and business expectations

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field
• 8+ years of project and program management experience
• Experience leading complex, cross‑functional enterprise programs with multiple workstreams
• Demonstrated ability to take over an active program and quickly establish command of its scope, stakeholders, and delivery requirements
• Strong program governance, integrated planning, dependency management, and risk management skillsExperience managing budgets, resources, timelines, and competing priorities
• Strong executive communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to identify delivery risks and drive decisions or corrective actions
• Proficiency with project and program management platforms and reporting tools
• Ability to work onsite in Milwaukee three days per week

Bonus Points If You Have

• PgMP certification
• PMP certification
• Experience supporting programs within an industrial, manufacturing, energy, engineering, or related environment
• Experience providing interim program leadership or covering an established program during a leadership transition
• Experience working with executive steering committees and senior business leaders
• Experience managing large‑scale transformation, technology, or operational improvement programs

TCWGlobal is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on age, ethnicity, gender, nationality, religious belief, or sexual orientation.

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