Program Manager

Irving, TX

Onsite

Contract

$55.99/hr - $60.99/hr

Our client is seeking a Program Manager for a 6-month contract in Irving, TX. You will be working an onsite schedule. We are seeking for an experienced Program Manager to lead the implementation of an important initiative within our digital product portfolio. The ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies and proven experience in managing cross-functional teams to deliver large-scale digital (hardware) projects. The Program Manager will be responsible for defining and executing the project plan, managing stakeholders, and ensuring successful delivery of the Initiative in alignment with business objectives

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelors/4 Year Degree (minimum); Master’s degree a plus 3-6 years of experience

• Advanced skills in MS PowerPoint, Excel

• Strong leadership and management skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills

• Strong relationship building skills and ability to drive a project forward

• The ability to find innovative ways to resolve problems.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Organization is critical for full scale management

• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills

• Experience working with cross-functional teams and managing stakeholders

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment

Day to day

• Work closely with the product and technical teams to develop a detailed project plan of all milestones, dependencies, etc. to ensure on-time delivery of product (includes development, operations, hardware, etc.)

• Work with Cross-functional teams and vendors as additional inputs into the plan

• Maintain and drive the E2E Plan with the team – driving accountability across all parties to meet deliverables

• Maintain Dependencies between work streams, other programs and manage them

• Re-plan (if needed) as team pivot strategy or when priorities change based on learnings (from tests)

• Maintain/Update Visual detailed program plan, refresh command center on a regular basis

• Ensure product, tech & UX teams are on track and meeting needs, escalate as needed

• Work with product and technical leads and report on release plan progress

• Manage ongoing status reports

• Coordinate and manage the roll-out of self checkout across both banner stores, including verification of installation, status updates, and coordinating any issues

• Coordinate and manage any technical issues that may arise in the field – reviewing dashboards and ensuring that stores are receiving the right level of support

• Risks/Issue Management - Build/Maintain Risk/issue logs specifically for product development,

• Action items: Maintain action items log, follow-up on action items

• Resource planning : Work with product and Tech leaders, Maintain the resource plan

• Help product leaders with budget management

You will receive the following benefits:

• Medical Insurance - Four medical plans to choose from for you and your family

• Dental & Orthodontia Benefits

• Vision Benefits

• Health Savings Account (HSA)

• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

• Voluntary Life Insurance, Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance

• Hospital Indemnity Insurance

• 401(k) including match with pre and post-tax options

• Paid Sick Time Leave

• Legal and Identity Protection Plans

• Pre-tax Commuter Benefit

• 529 College Saver Plan

Motion Recruitment Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans/Disability/Women. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under Motion Recruitment Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.

Posted by: Jamie Prater

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