Principal IT Program Manager- PMO experience

Hybrid in San Jose, CA, US • Posted 1 hour ago • Updated 1 hour ago
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Skills

  • WHAT YOU BRING TO US:710+ years of experience in IT program management
  • enterprise applications delivery
  • business transformation
  • technology implementation
  • or related senior delivery roles.Experience leading complex
  • cross-functional enterprise programs across multiple systems
  • vendors
  • business functions
  • and executive stakeholders.Bachelors degree in Information Technology
  • Computer Science
  • Business
  • Engineering
  • or related discipline preferred; Masters degree or MBA a plus.PMP
  • PgMP
  • Agile
  • Scrum
  • Prosci/Change Management
  • ITIL
  • Lean
  • or related certifications preferred.PERFORMANCE GOALS / SUCCESS MEASURES:Lead complex
  • cross-functional programs to defined outcomes by managing integrated plans
  • dependencies
  • risks
  • decisions
  • and executive alignment.Provide clear executive-level communications that frame program health
  • trade-offs
  • and recommendations.Improve delivery predictability by identifying systemic constraints
  • dependency conflicts
  • or governance gaps and driving practical resolution plans.Mentor program managers
  • project managers
  • or workstream leads by improving their planning
  • reporting
  • stakeholder management
  • and escalation practices.Drive program recovery
  • stabilization
  • or risk mitigation plans when initiatives are off track or require senior-level intervention.Advance PMO maturity through improved governance models
  • templates
  • reporting standards
  • playbooks
  • or lessons learned that can be reused across programs.

Summary

Principal IT Program Manager- PMO experience,
Location: San Jose, CA
Duration: 6-12 months
Type: Contract
ROLE OVERVIEW: The Principal IT Program Manager leads complex enterprise programs, shapes program strategy, guides executive decision-making, mentors delivery teams, and improves PMO standards. This role influences delivery outcomes across teams and prepares the progression toward people leadership and portfolio ownership.
  • Leads complex, high-impact, cross-functional IT programs by providing program strategy, executive decision support, delivery recovery, and mentorship that prepares the next step toward people leadership and portfolio ownership.
  • Owns integrated planning and execution across multiple workstreams, platforms, business functions, vendors, and leadership stakeholders.
  • Shapes program strategy, governance, roadmap sequencing, dependency management, risk mitigation, and executive decision support.
  • Partners with senior business and IT leaders to clarify objectives, define outcomes, align priorities, and resolve competing demands.
  • Provides expert-level guidance to program managers, project managers, business analysts, and workstream leads on delivery discipline and stakeholder management.
  • Develops executive-ready communications that clearly frame decisions, risks, options, trade-offs, and recommendations.
  • Drives program recovery, stabilization, and escalation management when initiatives are at risk or require cross-functional executive alignment.
  • Improves PMO standards, governance models, templates, reporting practices, and delivery playbooks based on lessons learned and business needs.
WHAT YOU LL NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL:
  • Deep experience leading complex enterprise IT programs involving multiple systems, business functions, vendors, and executive stakeholders, especially enterprise application platforms such as Oracle Fusion, Workday, ServiceNow, Salesforce, or comparable business systems.
  • Advanced understanding of program governance, integrated planning, dependency management, risk management, budget awareness, and benefits realization.
  • Strong executive presence with the ability to influence without authority and guide decisions in ambiguous or high-pressure situations.
  • Proven ability to mentor others and raise the delivery capability of the broader PMO team.
  • Ability to connect program execution to business value, operational readiness, adoption, and long-term sustainability across complex enterprise application and business transformation efforts.
COMPETENCIES:
  • Enterprise program strategy
  • Executive communication and influence
  • Integrated planning and governance
  • Mentorship and delivery leadership
  • Program recovery and continuous improvement
WHAT YOU BRING TO US:
  • 7 10+ years of experience in IT program management, enterprise applications delivery, business transformation, technology implementation, or related senior delivery roles.
  • Experience leading complex, cross-functional enterprise programs across multiple systems, vendors, business functions, and executive stakeholders.
  • Bachelor s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, Engineering, or related discipline preferred; Master s degree or MBA a plus.
  • PMP, PgMP, Agile, Scrum, Prosci/Change Management, ITIL, Lean, or related certifications preferred.
PERFORMANCE GOALS / SUCCESS MEASURES:
  • Lead complex, cross-functional programs to defined outcomes by managing integrated plans, dependencies, risks, decisions, and executive alignment.
  • Provide clear executive-level communications that frame program health, risks, trade-offs, decisions, and recommendations.
  • Improve delivery predictability by identifying systemic constraints, dependency conflicts, or governance gaps and driving practical resolution plans.
  • Mentor program managers, project managers, or workstream leads by improving their planning, reporting, stakeholder management, and escalation practices.
  • Drive program recovery, stabilization, or risk mitigation plans when initiatives are off track or require senior-level intervention.
  • Advance PMO maturity through improved governance models, templates, reporting standards, playbooks, or lessons learned that can be reused across programs.
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  • Dice Id: 91093695
  • Position Id: 9113015
  • Posted 1 hour ago

Company Info

About StoneGate-Technologies LLC

With more than 100+ IT Professionals, we have transactions with 30+ clients. We placed professionals, with expertise in fields such as information systems, and IT infrastructure, enabling us to deliver one-stop solutions addressing virtually the full spectrum of technical needs in the industry in the USA.
In terms of the number of IT professionals and the extensiveness of the fields covered, Stone gate Technologies LLC is one of the USA's best providers of technical human resources services.
Intensifying global competition means that power relationships in IT/ITES circles are shifting rapidly. Along with this, USA's IT structure is faced with the need to transform significantly. Our role is to keep up with USA’s ever-changing industry and capture client needs so as to be the fastest in our industry at providing clients with the human resources and best technical services.
The vision of the SGT is to help engineers realize their dreams, provide clients with high-quality services that surpass their expectations, and consequently contribute to a better society for our clients.

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