Program Management

Program Management - Contract - Vienna, VA - $70.00 - $80.00/hr.

The final salary or hourly wage, as applicable, paid to each candidate/applicant for this position is ultimately dependent on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate's/applicant's qualifications, skills, and level of experience as well as the geographical location of the position.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Sponsorship not available.

Our client is seeking an Program Management in Vienna, VA.

Role Description

Both Program Management & Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) experience are required for consideration. Enterprise Portfolio & Value Manager sought to facilitate and strengthen lean portfolio management for strategic enterprise portfolios. Seeking a collaborative agile champion to implement and oversee a portfolio of initiatives, including lean governance, funding and portfolio operations while learning and navigating corporate culture. Experience in managing portfolios and agile enterprise transformation required.

Understand and analyze portfolio needs to create and implement portfolio maturity plans
Oversee framework to govern the intake, prioritization and decisioning of investments to maximize value flow
Oversee the portfolio Kanban and ensure stop/pivot/persevere portfolio governance decisions are made to ensure prioritized value is delivered
Engage in active Portfolio Management for budget, scope and execution
Monitor Lean Budgeting guardrails to govern the funding of strategic work
Ensure portfolio roadmaps for planned work are created and maintained
Oversee portfolio reporting of metrics, objectives & key results, advocating for the inclusion of value metrics
Work closely with executive stakeholders and provide key information to support decision making and align prioritization of projects with strategic objectives.
Serve as an Agile Coach to identify gaps in existing lean portfolio management; advocate for and implement improvements
Coordinate adjustments to the portfolio as necessary when strategic demands necessitate a change in delivery and/or scope of work
Serve as primary point of contact to strategic goal owners and enterprise initiative owners for initiatives and related dependencies and risks
Build and maintain relationships with lines of business, team members, management, key stakeholders and/or external contacts (e.g., vendors, etc.)

Skills & Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Computer Science or related field, or the equivalent combination of education, training and experience
Prior consulting experience
Advanced knowledge of Scaled Agile (SAFe) and Lean Portfolio Management (LPM)
Advanced knowledge of project management best practices, including change management, risk management, dependency management, executive reporting, and aggregation of project data
Advanced skills to track and monitor Initiative, program and project progress, identify project and process gaps, recommend controls and communicate progress to business leaders
Significant experience in managing multiple priorities independently and/or in a team environment to achieve goals
Extensive experience in working with all levels of executive leadership, management, stakeholders, vendors
Advanced consultative, conflict resolution, negotiation and facilitation skills to gain consensus and ensure delivery of initiatives
Significant experience in creating and delivering presentations to virtual and in person teams
Advanced thought leadership, critical thinking, analytical, and problem solving skills
Experience with launching value streams and enterprise level Lean Portfolio Management (LPM)

Benefits/Other Compensation

This position is a contract/temporary role where Hays offers you the opportunity to enroll in full medical benefits, dental benefits, vision benefits, 401K and Life Insurance ($20,000 benefit).

Why Hays?

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