Senior Program Manager

We are seeking a highly skilled and adaptable Senior Program Manager to drive large-scale, complex, and high-risk I&IT initiatives. This is a hands-on technical role that requires a deep understanding of how technical products are built and the ability to engage directly with engineering teams to resolve challenges. You will navigate ambiguity, keep cross-functional teams focused, and excel at managing high-stakes stakeholder relationships.

Pay Rate: $692.4- $725.61/Diem


Advantages
- High-Impact Leadership: Direct the delivery of high-profile, high-risk technical initiatives that have significant organizational reach.

- Technical Engagement: Stay close to the technology by working directly with engineers to solve architectural and development hurdles.

- Operational Excellence: Use your expertise in metrics and KPIs to define what success looks like and continuously improve team output.

- Professional Stability: Secure a long-term contract in a structured environment that values technical rigor and agile maturity.

Responsibilities
- Technical SDLC Oversight: Monitor and track the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) from planning and development through to testing, deployment, and maintenance, ensuring all technical dependencies are managed.

- Agile Leadership: Facilitate all agile ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Retrospectives) and ensure strict adherence to Scrum or Kanban principles using tools like JIRA.

- Roadmapping & Planning: Collaborate with technical leads to develop and maintain project roadmaps that align with overarching business goals.
Bottleneck Resolution: Proactively identify technical risks and resource bottlenecks, proposing actionable solutions to maintain project velocity.

- Task Decomposition: Break down complex, high-level technical requirements into smaller, manageable work items for development teams.

- Metrics & KPIs: Define and track performance metrics to measure team throughput and optimize process efficiency.

- Stakeholder Management: Act as the primary liaison for client relationships, managing expectations, resolving conflicts between functional areas, and providing clear progress updates.

Qualifications
- Technical Depth: A strong grasp of modern software architecture and engineering practices. Proven experience guiding projects through every phase of the SDLC.

- Agile & PM Mastery: Extensive experience in Scrum and Kanban methodologies with advanced proficiency in JIRA. Ability to manage projects with minimal initial definition.

- Strategic Communication: Exceptional ability to translate complex technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders and manage sensitive client relationships.

- Problem-Solving & Optimization: Expert analytical skills focused on process improvement and identifying efficient paths to delivery.

- Leadership & Adaptability: An empowering leadership style capable of motivating teams in fast-paced, ever-changing environments.

Summary
If you are a Senior Program Manager who thrives at the intersection of complex engineering and strategic project leadership, we encourage you to apply today!

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