IT Program Manager

Duties :

The Program Manager will manage the program on a day-to-day basis to ensure that program resources produce the planned deliverables on time and within the approved budget while meeting the needs of program stakeholders.

• The responsibilities are but not limited to;
• Ensure that the program meets Business goals and objectives
• Monitor and manage program business objectives, scope, quality, schedule and costs. Where necessary provide the recommendations for corrective action
• Create and manage program governance and frame-work
• Mange and monitor the program health
• Developing progress reports for the program
• Managing the budget of a program, writing funding proposals and allocating company resources
• Provide program status, financials and escalate program risks, issues and / or other constraints that has an impact on program to the Service Owner as the first level of escalation to seek direction and resolution
• Provide program updates to Service Owner, Product Director, Steering Committee and other Program stakeholder on agreed frequency and / or on-demand
• Escalate the program risks, issues and / or other constraints that has an impact on program that needs the Steering Committee for direction and resolution
• Ensure Program artifacts are created, circulated, reviewed and signed off as needed
• Engage internal and external stakeholders; vendors, technical and business SME as per the need of the program
• Manage change control process for changes to the scope, schedule, budget or deliverables
• Attend Steering Committee meetings, provide program updates
• Provide guidance to PM and leads on the project artifacts and reporting needed for the program
• Support Director, Product and Delivery in providing input into meetings with the Program Sponsor and Executive Sponsors
• Manage, review and report program status and financials mandated Technology and Innovation
• Define and communicate the program’s objectives and strategies, ensuring alignment with the organization’s overall strategic plan
• Defining program controls, such as procedures and reporting
• Organizing programs and activities in accordance with the mission and goals of the organization

Also accountable for Project Delivery. Project Management Responsibilities

• Compile project charters and business / project plans to support activities, including the most suitable approach to be used in the development of each applicable project, to ensure business objectives and data integrity are achieved.
• Assist with the development of recommendations including providing details of resource requirements, dependencies, interdependencies, policy implications pertaining to internal / external influences and the methodology to be applied.
• Produce and package deliverables for presentation to various internal support teams, steering committee, and other project stakeholders.
• Work with project sponsors to ensure that effective project communication exists through the duration of the project including escalation of risks as required.
• Collaborate with business and IT leadership to develop a well-defined project plan that clearly states the project’s objectives, scope, assumptions, timeline, resource requirements, risks, benefits and budget.
• Document and report project status against established objectives, milestones, budget and resources and facilitate tracking and closure of issues and risks.
• In collaboration with project sponsors, assess whether the project achieved stated outcomes and identify opportunities for improvement for future similar projects.
• Work within the standards defined by the project management office and in the absence of standards work with the project management office to define new standards
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