Project Control Manager

Ascendion; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 156,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Long-term disability insurance

Personal days

Job summary

Ascendion, a leading digital engineering solutions company, is seeking a Program Manager Non Tech to oversee financial management, forecasting, governance, and stakeholder coordination in a hybrid Atlanta role.

You will build budgets, dashboards, and executive reports, manage procurement and vendor coordination, track risks, and drive program controls across multiple teams to deliver on time and within budget.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial forecasting, budgeting and variance analysis.
• Strong forecasting, reporting, governance, and stakeholder management experience.
• Advanced Excel and data analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• The Program Manager will support project financial management, forecasting, reporting, governance, and stakeholder coordination activities.
• Review project budgets and forecasts, coordinate with Finance and Procurement, track purchase orders and invoices, and prepare executive reporting.
• Maintain risk and issue logs, facilitate stakeholder meetings, monitor action items, and communicate project health to leadership.

Skills

Financial Forecasting

Project Controls

Advanced Excel

Job description

Ascendion is a full service digital engineering solutions company. We make and manage software platforms and products that power growth and deliver captivating experiences to consumers and employees. Our engineering, cloud, data, experience design, and talent solution capabilities accelerate transformation and impact for enterprise clients. Headquartered in New Jersey, our workforce of 6,000+ Ascenders delivers solutions from around the globe. Ascendion is built differently to engineer the next.

Ascendion | Engineering to elevate life

We have a culture built on opportunity, inclusion, and a spirit of partnership. Come, change the world with us:

Build the coolest tech for world’s leading brands

Solve complex problems - and learn new skills

Experience the power of transforming digital engineering for Fortune 500 clients

Master your craft with leading training programs and hands-on experience

Experience a community of change makers!

Join a culture of high-performing innovators with endless ideas and a passion for tech. Our culture is the fabric of our company, and it is what makes us unique and diverse. The way we share ideas, learning, experiences, successes, and joy allows everyone to be their best at Ascendion.

Title:Program Manager Non Tech 3

Location: Hybrid/Atlanta, Georgia

Explain a typical day in the role.:

• The Program Manager will spend their day supporting project financial management, forecasting, reporting, governance, and stakeholder coordination activities.
• Responsibilities include reviewing project budgets and forecasts, coordinating with Finance and Procurement, tracking purchase orders and invoices, preparing executive reporting, maintaining risk and issue logs, facilitating stakeholder meetings, monitoring action items, and ensuring project financial and operational health is accurately communicated to leadership.

Position Overview

• We are looking for a business-oriented Program Manager who excels in forecasting, financial management, governance, reporting, and stakeholder coordination.
• The ideal candidate is analytical, organized, proactive, and comfortable supporting leadership through data-driven decision‑making.
• Strong financial and operational management skills are more important than construction execution experience.

Ideal Candidate Profile

We are seeking candidates with experience in:

• Budget planning and forecasting
• Capital expenditure tracking
• Cost controls and variance analysis
• Executive reporting and dashboard development
• Program governance and business operations
• Cross‑functional stakeholder management
• Procurement, purchase orders, and invoice coordination
• Risk, issue, and dependency management
• Candidates should be comfortable working in complex, fast‑paced environments and supporting multiple stakeholders simultaneously.
• Develop and maintain project and program forecasts.
• Track actual expenditures against approved budgets.
• Identify financial risks, budget variances, and forecast changes.
• Support funding requests and approval processes.
• Coordinate with finance partners on budget planning and reporting.
• Support monthly and quarterly business reviews.
• Program Controls & Governance
• Maintain project controls processes and reporting structures.
• Track program risks, issues, action items, and dependencies.
• Monitor performance against key milestones and deliverables.
• Drive accountability across stakeholder groups.
• Provide leadership teams with visibility into financial and operational health.
• Reporting & Analytics
• Develop executive dashboards, scorecards, and status reports.
• Prepare leadership presentations and business updates.
• Analyze financial and operational data to identify trends and risks.
• Provide recommendations supported by data and analysis.
• Stakeholder Coordination
• Work across Finance, Procurement, Project Management, Lease Management, Integration, Security, Telecom, Networking, and vendor organizations.
• Facilitate meetings and follow‑through on action items.
• Coordinate purchase orders, invoices, and vendor‑related activities.
• Support governance meetings and executive reviews.

What is the ideal background of a candidate for this role?:

• The ideal candidate has a background in Program Management, Project Controls, PMO, Financial Operations, Capital Planning, Business Operations, or Infrastructure Program Management.
• Experience supporting large capital projects, data center programs, technology infrastructure initiatives, or complex cross‑functional business operations is highly preferred.
• Candidates should have strong forecasting, reporting, governance, and stakeholder management experience.

Top 3 Must-Have HARD Skills (5-7 years required)

• Financial Forecasting, Budget Management, and Variance Analysis - 5+ years
• Project Controls, Governance, and Executive Reporting - 5+ years
• Advanced M Excel and Data Analysis - 5+ years

Thanks

Salary Range: $1,56,000 - 1,66,000 Annually -Factors that may affect pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

Benefits:

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• medical insurance
• dental insurance
• vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• long-term disability insurance [short-term disability insurance]
• 5 personal days accrued each calendar year. The paid time off benefits meet the paid sick and safe time laws that pertain to the City/ State
• 10-15 days of paid vacation time
• 6 paid holidays and 1 floating holiday per calendar year