Technical Program & Project Management Specialist

FastTek Global; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & Dental

Vision

PTO

Long-term disability

Life Insurance

401(k) match

Job summary

FastTek Global is seeking an experienced IT Program Manager to oversee technology implementation and upgrade projects. You will lead cross-functional teams, coordinate with vendors, and ensure delivery within scope, time, and budget while applying agile and other development lifecycles.

The role emphasizes Scrum/Agile practices, reporting, and stakeholder communication, with hybrid onsite work 4 days a week in Michigan. Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s preferred.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in IT with 3+ years in program management.
• Proven track record delivering complex projects.
• Strong proficiency with Agile/Scrum and Jira.

Responsibilities

• Develop project plans and define scope, goals, and deliverables for enterprise tech initiatives.
• Drive problem solving and continuous improvement with IT teams and vendors.
• Facilitate development by coordinating internal teams and external providers.
• Communicate status updates to stakeholders with clear metrics.
• Identify risks and create mitigation plans to meet scope, timeline, and budget.
• Translate long-term objectives into actionable roadmaps with engineering teams.
• Guide execution by applying Agile/Waterfall and other lifecycles.

Skills

PM's & Projects

Cyber Security

Application Testing

Jira

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Job description

Employees in this job function plan and oversees the execution of projects and/or programs that are focused on technology implementation or upgrade of technology applications capabilities and solutions (e.g., enterprise applications, SAAS, internal infrastructure, networking, data centers, labs, etc.). They could also act as Scrum Masters or Agile Coaches to ensure team lives by the values and practices of scrum by embracing Agile/scrum/Kanban/Lean principles

Key Responsibilities

• Develop project plans, define the project/program scope, goals and deliverables for areas of technology application development and implementation for the enterprise
• Drive problem-solving and continuous improvement initiatives by collaborating with IT teams, technology vendors, etc.
• Facilitate the development effort by creating and monitoring an efficient, streamlined process between the internal teams and external technology providers
• Effectively communicate status updates to all stakeholders across multiple organizations/ teams, with reinforcing quantitative measurements
• Ensure project and program objectives, deliverables and results are completed within the agreed scope, timeline, budget and allocated resources
• Provide accurate and insightful analysis and reporting, presenting the data in a clear format for presentations and reviews
• Identify risks and create risk mitigation plans to ensure timely completion of the projects/programs
• Manage technology product goals and forecasts. Collaborate with technical development team(s) to translate the long-term objectives into actionable technology strategy and an implementation roadmap
• Guide execution by applying standard frameworks and development lifecycle methodologies like agile, waterfall etc.

Skills Required

• Program Manage PM's & Projects, Cyber Security, Application Testing, Jira

Skills Preferred

• Product Management

Experience Required

• Specialist Exp: 6 years in IT; 3 years in Program Mgmt., Expert in Proj Mgr

Experience Preferred

• TPM/Agile Project Management Archer Tooling Service Now Experience working with AI

Education Required

• Bachelor's Degree Hybrid 4 days a week onsite

Education Preferred

• Master's Degree

Additional Information

• Managing agile ceremonies and cadences (sprint planning, backlog grooming, retrospectives, stand-ups) using for a technical tooling team supporting multiple global stakeholder groups
• Standing up new agile/iteration cadences as team structure, scope, or stakeholder needs evolve
• Building and maintaining reporting out of Jira and other tools (e.g., ALM, X-Ray]) to track velocity, throughput, capacity, and delivery risk
• Defining and tracking team health and delivery metrics (velocity, cycle time, sprint predictability, defect escape rate) to drive continuous improvement
• Producing and delivering management-level status updates, including risks, scope changes, and escalations
• Identifying and driving removal of obstacles/blockers impacting the team's ability to deliver
• Balancing and t-shirt sizing workload across technical staff to ensure sustainable, realistic capacity planning
• Ensuring requirements are well written to meet the needs of the stakeholders
• Coordinating testing, QA, and UAT activities across the SDLC in partnership with engineering and business stakeholders
• Partnering closely with GRC platform, data analytics, and various cyber, compliance, risk, and business teams to solve problems and deliver enterprise value
• Ensuring quality of project deliverables and managing scope across a large, complex, multi-stakeholder iteration
• Building strong stakeholder relationships to ensure requirements are understood and issues resolved efficiently
• Supporting vendor coordination and integration efforts where applicable

Additional Info

At FastTek Global, Our Purpose is Our People and Our Planet . We come to work each day and are reminded we are helping people find their success stories . Also, Doing the right thing is our mantra . We act responsibly, give back to the communities we serve and have a little fun along the way.

We have been doing this with pride, dedication and plain, old-fashioned hard work for 24 years !

FastTek Global is financially strong, privately held company that is 100% consultant and client focused.

We've differentiated ourselves by being fast, flexible, creative and honest . Throw out everything you've heard, seen, or felt about every other IT Consulting company. We do unique things and we do them for Fortune 10, Fortune 500, and technology start-up companies.

Benefits

• Medical and Dental (FastTek pays majority of the medical program)
• Vision
• Personal Time Off (PTO) Program
• Long Term Disability (100% paid)
• Life Insurance (100% paid)
• 401(k) with immediate vesting and 3% (of salary) dollar-for-dollar match

Plus, we have a lucrative employee referral program and an employee recognition culture.

FastTek Global was named one of the Top Work Places in Michigan by the Detroit Free Press in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 , 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023!

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