Program Manager

Oversee all phases of one or more projects and actively manage project execution, coordinating with team members and vendors
Develop project charters, resource plans, project schedule, budget and other project management deliverables as required by project lifecycle methodology
Set up project team structure, defining project governance and processes
Actively manage the execution of projects, assigning tasks to project resources,
managing project scope, tasks, budget, and quality to meet deliverables and
commitments
Oversee RFP/RFI processes and procuring of external resources and services
Ensure completion of risk, security, architecture, disaster recovery, ROI, and other mandated assessments
Conduct project team and steering committee meetings with documented minutes and follow up actions
Collaborate with product owners to ensure the product backlog is well-groomed and ready for the next sprint
Run Agile ceremonies, sessions, and workshops
Assist scrum teams, through coaching & mentoring, to be self-directed with strong decision making, conflict resolution, and transparency
Proactively manage risk, issues and dependencies, executing risk mitigation and
taking corrective measures
Manage and maintain centralized project document repository
Ensure all deliverables and commitments are compliant with relevant standards and methodology
Prepare for and ensure projects pass applicable stage gate reviews
Track and provide product or program dashboard and metrics
Execute project communications and reporting
Provide accurate, timely and transparent project updates to all appropriate levels of management.

Requirements

Understand HR systems and specifically how Workday configuration and Workday
Integrations are managed
Understand the HR domain and functioning of HR organizations- Talent Mgmt, Compensation, Recruiting, HR Business partners, HR Operations
Understand the Business dynamics between HR and IT organization.
Bachelor's degree in computer science, information sciences or related field or equivalent experience
Must have 4+ years of meaningful experience in project management experience with proven track record in delivering complex, enterprise, or cross-functional IT or technology projects
Must have agile or hybrid waterfall/agile experience
Experience with cloud technologies strongly preferred
Hands-on experience with Atlassian and other project management tooling (JIRA, Confluence, JQL, Dashboards, Smartsheets)
Desirable SAFe certified, or Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM) desirable

Other Qualifications

Hands-on experience working on complex projects touching various components across applications and stack layers