Senior Program Manager

Seeking a Program Manager to Identify and analyze stakeholders’ needs, expectations, and influence and drive the project from initiation to implementation.

Interview: Teams

Location: Columbus, OH

Posting: 811902

Work: ON-SITE

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.

. 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), go‑live strategies, and rollout readiness.

·         Conduct lessons‑learned and project closure activities.