Program Manager - Remote Part time at first - 20 hrs a week - 70/hr

ContractStaffingRecruiters.com; Branford (CT); Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Part time

Job summary

ContractStaffingRecruiters.com is seeking a remote Program Manager for Aerospace & Defense. Part-time 20hrs/week through October, transitioning to 40hrs/week. Long-term opportunity leading DT projects across ERP/SAP integrations and modernization, with Agile and waterfall delivery, and strong executive communication.

You will oversee complex programs in the PMO, ensure strategic alignment, and partner with senior sponsors on risk, financials, and governance across multi-mode delivery.

Qualifications

• Typically 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead large-scale, complex DT projects with proactive ownership and urgency.
• Support strategic vision and ensure alignment as a trusted advisor.
• Foster relationships with executive sponsors and understand strategic interests.
• Navigate political landscape among senior leaders in function and DT.
• Oversee project fundamentals: schedule, decisions, resources, financials, risks, dependencies.
• Blend agile & waterfall delivery and maintain momentum and reporting.
• Create executive communications to convey value delivery.
• Guide projects through phase-gated governance.
• Maintain focus on cyber, architecture, and compliance artifacts and approvals.

Skills

Program Management

Agile Delivery

Stakeholder Management

Executive Communication

Financial Analysis

Risk Management

Planview

ERP

SAP

Data Repository

Education

University degree in related field

Advanced Degree (preferred)

Tools

Planview

SAP

ERP

PowerPoint

Job description

We are looking for a remote Program Manager for our Aerospace and Defense. This position is part time, 20hrs a week through October, before transitioning to full time, 40hrs a week. This is a long term opportunity.The Digital Technologies (DT) Program Manager (PM) will join their Project Manager Office (PMO). This Program Manager will provide multi-mode value delivery, including traditional project management, Agile product delivery, and operational/project financial analysis services. This role will focus on large and complex projects in their portfolio supporting Supply Chain and Quality.The projects are primarily on application development, integrations and enhancements, and modernization. Many are SaaS software implementations & customizations. We also execute infrastructure projects and business process improvements with a digital slant.

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:

• Typically 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.