Sr Program Manager Machine Learning Operations (Remote)

US FOODS; United States; Remote; USD 95,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

US FOODS seeks a Sr Program Manager to oversee complex programs involving multiple projects across departments. This fully remote role requires strong project management skills, a minimum of 7-10 years of experience, and a Bachelor's degree. The position offers a competitive salary range and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Annual bonus up to 25% above base salary

Health insurance

Retirement benefits

Paid time off

Qualifications

• Minimum 7-10 years of relevant experience required.
• Experience in project delivery and managing complex programs necessary.
• PMP and Scrum Master Certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manages multiple work streams into one cohesive program.
• Tracks issues and risks at the program level.
• Communicates program issues to stakeholders and management.

Skills

Project Management

Communication

Collaboration

Risk Management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Project Portfolio Management tool

Job description

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The Sr Program Manager is responsible for managing one or more highly complex enterprise-wide program(s) consisting of multiple projects; being accountable for end-to-end delivery of a complex program, including managing the cost/ budget, schedule & dependencies, resources, scope, quality, risks and adoption/change management. This role is responsible for driving deliverables and activities with Commercial, Supply Chain, and Enterprise teams, business leadership, external vendors, and Project Managers by removing barriers, escalating risks/issues, building consensus, and driving decisions, as well as tracking key program milestones and recommending adjustments to leadership and the program team.

This position is remote which means the work is completed from anywhere in the United States except Hawaii or United States Territories.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Drives consolidation and manages multiple work streams into one cohesive program

• Effectively communicates program issues, their remediation and status to program stakeholders and upper management

• Provides support for program planning, execution, tracking, communications and reporting for multiple high priority cross-functional projects

• Reviews high-level deliverables across multiple projects

• Provides a program level RACI and Organization chart for the Program

• Manages time, budget and scope across multiple projects; uses appropriate techniques to manage changes in scope,schedule and costs

• Tracks issues and risks at the program

• Integrates financial data and KPIs for multiple projects

• Schedules and facilitates US Foods project delivery Toll Gates

• Ensures defects affecting the success of the program are tracked & managed to resolution

• Conducts and documents lessons learned

• Other duties as assigned by manager

SUPERVISION :

• No direct reports. Provides input for performance appraisal of program/project team members

RELATIONSHIPS

• Internal: Machine Learning Ops leaders and associates; Commercial, Supply Chain, and other function leaders and associates; Transformation Office

• External: Vendors and Consultants

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Remote: This role is fully remote, and the associate is expected to perform assigned responsibilities from a home-based environment.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Must possess a minimum of 7-10 years of relevant experience

• Prior experience in applying proven project management methodologies to large mission critical projects

• Prior experience with enterprise adoption and change management techniques

• Prior experience in a PMO and use of Project Portfolio Management tool

• Extensive experience in project delivery and working in complex programs

• Demonstrated experience employing established project methodologies – agile, waterfall

• Strong communication skills – collaboration, facilitation, verbal & written skills required

• Up to 5% of travel required, depending on business needs.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required

CERTIFICATIONS/TRAINING

• PMP Certification preferred

• Scrum Master Certification preferred

LICENSES

• N/A

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree or MBA preferred

• PMP Certification preferred

• Scrum Master Certification preferred

This role is also eligible for Benefits for this role include annual bonus of up to 25% above base salary, health insurance, pre-tax spending accounts, retirement benefits, paid time off, short-term and long-term disability, employee stock purchase plan, and life insurance. To review available benefits, please click here: https://www.usfoods.com/careers/benefits.html .

Compensation depends on relevant experience and/or education, specific skills, function, geographic location, and other factors as applicable by law (for example: state minimum wage thresholds). The expected base rate for this role is between

$95,000 - $155,000

***EOE – Race/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/ Age/Genetic Information /Protected Veteran/Disability Status***