Sr. Project/Program Manager P3?(Enterprise ComPass Appian project) Los Angeles on-site

Project Focus: ComPass Appian project to improve and enhance applications (5+ years of applicable project/program management experience within the Appian platform, preferably for a large company)

Manages projects, multiple projects, or a program with Appian Engineering teams on the development and implementation of products or solutions. Projects have a distinct beginning and end. Influences product solutions/development process. Works with clients to understand business objectives and translate them into technical execution plans. Collaborates on the configuration/development of system processes. Suggest/evaluate system architecture options for the APPIAN Platform. Frame problems, design solutions, alternatives, and product strategy for development teams. Has technical depth/domain expertise to drive project milestones. This role does not have responsibility over product development but requires a technical background (understanding of software lifecycle, engineering, and product development) to complete its overall project management responsibility. Manages engineering, technical, and procurement activities related to planning, executing, supervising, control of technical and operational. Monitors the project from initiation through delivery, including planning and directing schedules and resources. A technical program is a group of projects that may span over a year(s).
Technical Management

• Oversees project delivery processes and partners with Solutions Engineers and Platform Architects, and Product Owners to ensure the technical delivery teams are collaborating on the capabilities of Appian and the associated products and tools
• Experience in systems analysis, gathering business requirements, user/development coordination or as a liaison, design, planning, test case creation/UAT, knowledge management, and pre/post implementation analysis would be highly desirable.
• Vendor and International Team Management
• Oversees project delivery processes and partners with Solutions Engineers and Platform Architects, and Product Owners to ensure the technical delivery teams are collaborating on the capabilities of Appian and the associated products and tools
• Experience in systems analysis, gathering business requirements, user/development coordination or as a liaison, design, planning, test case creation/UAT, knowledge management, and pre/post implementation analysis would be highly desirable.

• Responsible for finance/budget responsibilities for programs of high complexity and large budgets (<***M).
• Analyzes, measures, and recognizes the financial impact of various project actions, participates in analyzing and using financial data to identify key project issues, and maintains budget tracking and monitors budget expenditures.

• Prepares program/project status reports to demonstrate project overall health, key performance indicators (KPI), risk, issues, accomplishments, next steps, and escalation requests
• Proactively identifies and resolves issues and risks on programs/projects to meet program commitments
• Supports executive-level project status presentations and dashboards
• Creates data visualization elements to provide a graphic demonstration of project analytics and metrics

• Leads with practicality and wisdom amid competing priorities and diverse personalities. Operates as an independent and dynamic program leader. Highly adept at influencing without direct authority
• Facilitates Program updates and project team meetings effectively, ensuring the desired outcomes are achieved
• Distributes timely and effective Program or project meeting updates and call-to-action updates across project teams
• Demonstrates effective communication skills to facilitate project-related conversations with technology senior leaders/managers/directors and service owners alike, and driving tasks and project dependencies to completion across multiple supporting teams

• Project Management Lifecycle Disciplines
• Working knowledge of the integrated systems lifecycle development utilizing different - and sometimes multiple development models (e.g., agile, waterfall, hybrid, etc.)
• Demonstrated understanding of product and software development lifecycle processes, procedures, and tools, and/or thorough understanding of network infrastructure deployment.
• 5+ years of applicable program management experience in a technology environment, preferably for a large company.
• 1+ years of experience serving in a leadership role on a small to mid-sized Agile development team that was diligently applying Scrum principles, practices, and theory.
• 3+ years of experience in leading technology, multidisciplinary efforts across a large-scale matrix organization
• Proven program-level experience in leading technology projects or multi-threaded efforts
• Exposure to modern software development and infrastructure tools, processes, and practices, including Jira/Confluence, Agile Development, Cloud, DevOps, Data Management, and SaaS/PaaS.
• End-user experience and a moderate level of competency in the use of modern program and project management tools, such as Appian, PPM, Clarity, Smartsheet, MS Project Online, etc.
• Demonstrates organizing teams through Agile ceremonies, e.g. product backlog refinement, preplanning, planning, daily standups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Proficiency with a wide range of productivity tools, including collaboration software (e.g., Slack, MS Teams), and standard MS Office tools (e.g., Outlook Online, OneDrive).
• 5+ years of applicable program management experience within the Appian platform, preferably for a large company
• 1+ years of experience serving in a leadership role on a mid to large-sized Agile development team that was diligently applying Scrum principles, practices, and theory.
• 3+ years of experience in leading technology, multidisciplinary efforts across a large-scale matrix organization
• Required Education: BA/BS in business, computer science preferred, or other similar disciplines.

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