Project Manager IV IT

Role: SolarWinds Architect 
Location: Remote.

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About The AES Group:
The AES Group is a premier technology and engineering consulting company that has been bringing businesses and talent together for over 20 years to deliver innovative solutions that have the greatest positive impact on society. AES has helped over 40 business enterprises, including Fortune 500 companies, engage their customers, empower their employees, and transform their business operations with the power of cloud, data, AI, engineering, and other emerging technologies.

Overview:
Seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead the Schedule A Analytics Program, a strategic enterprise initiative focused on transforming contract data into actionable business intelligence. This role will oversee the successful delivery of a cross-functional analytics transformation program involving data engineering, AI, analytics, contract intelligence, and enterprise system integrations.
The Program Manager will lead planning, execution, governance, stakeholder engagement, financial oversight, and change management while ensuring delivery of scalable analytics capabilities that support Legal, Sales, Product Delivery, Market Planning, Consulting, Implementation, and Business Transformation teams.

Education
Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Engineering, Data Analytics, or a related field.
Equivalent experience will be considered.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Strong preference:

• PMP, PgMP, Agile, Scrum, or equivalent certification.
• Experience with Databricks or enterprise analytics platforms.
• Experience with AI/ML, Business Intelligence, or Data Modernization initiatives.
• Salesforce integration experience.
• Experience with Contract Analytics, Legal Technology, or Document Intelligence solutions.
• Program Manager – Schedule A Analytics Transformation

Key Responsibilities

• Program Leadership
• Lead end-to-end delivery of the Schedule A Analytics Program.
• Develop and maintain integrated program plans, milestones, dependencies, and critical paths.
• Manage program scope, schedule, budget, risks, issues, assumptions, and decision logs.
• Establish governance processes, executive reporting, and steering committee communications.
• Coordinate multiple workstreams across technology, analytics, business, legal, and operations teams.
• Ensure program deliverables align with strategic business objectives.
• Stakeholder Management
• Partner with executive sponsors, business leaders, technology teams, and external vendors.
• Facilitate executive steering committee meetings and stakeholder workshops.
• Drive alignment across cross-functional teams with competing priorities.
• Gather, prioritize, and manage business requirements throughout the program lifecycle.
• Data & Analytics Delivery
• Lead delivery of enterprise analytics capabilities including:
• Contract Analytics Platform
• AI-enabled Contract Search & Comparison
• Contract Data Repository
• Document Traceability Framework
• Pricing Analytics & Normalization
• Salesforce Contract Enrichment
• Cross-System Data Integrations
• Contract Lifecycle Analytics
• Business Intelligence & Reporting
• Financial & Resource Management
• Manage program budgets, forecasts, and financial reporting.
• Track resource utilization and capacity planning.
• Coordinate internal teams, vendors, and external contractors.
• Monitor program performance against approved business objectives.
• Change Management
• Develop adoption strategies across business organizations.
• Coordinate communications, training, and rollout activities.
• Define success metrics and benefit realization plans.
• Drive enterprise adoption of analytics capabilities.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of Program or Project Management experience.
• 5+ years leading enterprise technology, analytics, or digital transformation programs.
• Experience managing cross-functional business and technology teams.
• Experience delivering large-scale enterprise programs with executive visibility.
• Experience managing budgets, vendors, and external contractors.
• Strong executive presentation and stakeholder management experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP, PgMP, Agile, Scrum, or equivalent certification.
• Experience with Databricks or enterprise analytics platforms.
• Experience with AI/ML, Business Intelligence, or Data Modernization initiatives.
• Salesforce integration experience.
• Experience with Contract Analytics, Legal Technology, or Document Intelligence solutions.

Required Skills

• Enterprise Program Management
• Executive Stakeholder Management
• Program Governance
• Risk & Dependency Management
• Financial Planning & Forecasting
• Cross-functional Leadership
• Change Management
• Vendor Management
• Data & Analytics Delivery
• Business Transformation

Technical Environment

• Databricks
• Salesforce
• Enterprise Analytics Platforms
• AI / Machine Learning Solutions
• Data Engineering
• Business Intelligence
• Enterprise Data Integration