Senior Program Manager

Jobtailor; Illinois; On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Illinois seeks a Program Manager to lead one or more enterprise-wide initiatives in health care IT. You will own end-to-end delivery, scope, budget, schedule, dependencies, risks, and quality across multiple projects, while aligning with business strategy and stakeholders.

You will develop program strategy, support business cases, and drive execution by removing obstacles, guiding decisions, and building cross-functional consensus in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 6+ years in Health Care or IT project/ program management
• Experience leading enterprise-wide programs with multiple projects
• Experience in budgeting and cost management for programs
• Experience in negotiations and conflict management; organizational savvy
• Experience in facilitation and strong verbal/written communication
• Experience with project/program management methodologies and tools

Responsibilities

• Manage complex or enterprise-wide programs spanning multiple projects
• Own end-to-end delivery including budget, schedule, scope, and risk
• Develop program strategy and support business case development
• Drive design, development, and implementation of strategic programs with HR/business acumen
• Remove barriers, escalate risks, build consensus, and drive decisions
• Track milestones and adjust plans with program leadership

Skills

Leadership experience

Stakeholder management

Communication (verbal & written)

Facilitation skills

Problem solving

Project management expertise

Independent / team work

Negotiation

Agile/PM methodologies

Matrix organization experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Tools

Clarity PPM

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Project

Job description

Responsibilities

• This position is responsible managing one or more highly complex or enterprise-wide programs consisting of multiple projects
• Being accountable for end-to-end delivery of a complex program (could include multiple projects), including managing the cost / budget, schedule & dependencies, resources, scope, quality, and risk
• Developing the program strategy, supporting business case and various enterprise-wide high-level project plans
• Providing a strong blend of HR and business acumen to drive the design, development and implementation of strategic programs
• Responsible for driving deliverables and activities by removing barriers, escalating risk/issues, building consensus, and driving decisions
• Tracking key program milestones and recommending adjustments to program leadership and team

Requirements

• Bachelor degree and 6 years of Health Care industry and/or IT work experience OR 10 years managing projects and some experience managing complex programs
• In-depth knowledge of business area and/or industry/technology included in scope
• Leadership experience in multi-discipline, high-performance work teams/groups
• Ability to work both independently or in a team environment on multiple initiatives in a fast paced environment
• Experience in developing and reviewing program/project budgets and cost/expense information
• Experience delivering action plans to allocate resources across programs
• Experience in negotiations and managing conflict; organizational / political savvy
• Experience in facilitation skills, with strong verbal and written communication
• Experience in project management lifecycle, project/program management and portfolio management methodologies and tools
• Good judgment and quick business decisions
• Ability to influence (direct / indirect reports, project stakeholders, and leaders) and manage in a matrix organization
• Ability to handle ambiguity, with the agility and flexibility to adapt to constantly changing priorities
• Structured, organized and methodical in execution; takes ownership and accountability for outcomes, drives for results and drives certainty in delivery
• Develops trusted relationships and demonstrates deep Interpersonal skills
• Experience with the entire software development lifecycle from inception to development to testing to production deployment and maintenance; deep understanding of common software delivery models – OWF, Scrum, XP
• Knowledge of Clarity PPM system and expertise in Microsoft Suite, including Excel, PPT, Word, Project