Job Title: Program Manager
Worksite Address: Columbus Ohio
Position Description:
Onsite
Key Responsibilities
1. Stakeholder Engagement &Business Requirements Gathering
Identify and analyze stakeholders needs, expectations, and influence.
- Conduct discovery meetings, interviews, or workshops to gather business requirements.
- Document and validate project objectives, business processes, and requirements.
- Ensure alignment between business goals, requirements, and project scope.
- Maintain a stakeholder engagement plan throughout the project lifecycle.
2. Project Planning
Develop comprehensive project plans including timeline, milestones, resource needs, budget, quality standards, and communication plans.
- Create Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and RACI matrices.
- Coordinate with business leaders, SMEs, IT teams, and vendors to define and plan project tasks.
3. Execution & Monitoring
Oversee project execution and track progress against the project plan.
- Provide regular status updates using dashboards, reports, and meetings.
- Address issues, deviations, or bottlenecks promptly.
- Facilitate effective communication among project team members and stakeholders.
4. Risk & Change Management
Identify, assess, and document project risks using risk workshops and analysis tools.
- Maintain a risk register and implement mitigation plans.
- Manage scope, schedule, and budget changes through a formal change control process.
5. Resource & Vendor Management
Plan and coordinate business and IT resource allocation.
- Support vendor onboarding, technical requirement definition, and compliance activities.
- Ensure seamless collaboration with quality, security, and architecture teams.
6. Communication & Reporting
Develop and maintain communication plans tailored to each stakeholder group.
- Lead status meetings, steering committees, risk reviews, and quality meetings.
- Present clear, concise project updates and decisions.
7. Quality Assurance & Delivery
Ensure project deliverables meet quality expectations.
- Support user acceptance testing (UAT), golive strategies, and rollout readiness.
Conduct lessonslearned and project closure activities.
Skills Table:
Project planning, scheduling, and resource management
Required
5
Years
Risk mitigation and issue resolution
Required
Business requirements gathering and documentation
Required
Data analysis and decision making
Required
Prior experience in PMO driven environments
Highly desired
Experience coordinating business and IT stakeholders
Highly desired
Experience with vendor management and contract oversight
Required
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