*Remote Contract Opportunity*

Lighthouse Technology Services is partnering with our client to fill their Senior Program Manager position! This is a 12+ month contract opportunity and can be remote in the United States. This role will be a W2 employee of Lighthouse Technology Services.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Manage multiple related projects and ongoing operations impacting three or more businesses or functions. Ensure familiarity with scope and project objectives and establish clear roles and responsibilities for project team members. Work with constituent project managers to monitor cost, schedule and technical performance.
• Develop Project Plan, forecast and schedule. Work with stakeholders to record detailed project requirements, constraints and assumptions to establish project deliverables, using requirement-gathering techniques (e.g. planning sessions, brainstorming, focus groups) and the project charter.
• Ensure plans for assigned projects include work breakdown, project organization chart, cost/budget and communication, risk, quality and resource plans.
• Ensure execution of tasks defined in the project plan to achieve the project goals. Execute all parts of the project plan and manage the budget/forecast. Monitor and control project work including change controls.
• Measure project performance utilizing appropriate tools and techniques to monitor progress; identify and quantify variances, complete any required corrective actions, and communicate to all stakeholders. Address program issues by identifying and selecting a course of action by taking into account program constraints and objectives to enable continued program success.
• Implement approved actions and workarounds required to mitigate project risk events.
• Improve project team performance by building team cohesiveness, leading, mentoring, training and motivating to facilitate cooperation, ensure project efficiency and boost morale. Determine and coordinate sharing of resources among constituent projects for overall program benefit.

What You'll Need to Have:

• Bachelors degree and a minimum of 10 years proven project management experience, OR in lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of 14 years higher education and/or work experience, including a minimum of 10 years proven project management experience.
• Previous direct report management.
• Proven ability to manage complex projects with changing business processes, tight timelines, significant customization, and multiple interfaces.
• Must have experience in integrating both internal and external systems.
• Regularly communicates verbally and in writing with executive management on status of initiatives, in a professional and understandable manner.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred.
• Program Management Professional (PgMP) certification preferred.
• Masters degree preferred.

Pay Range: $70-$90/hr +

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