Program Manager III

Location: Hybrid Work Model Reporting to Vienna, VA

Pay Rate: Open to Both C2C and W2 options

Position Type: Multiyear Contract

Responsibilities:

• Provide overall leadership to large strategic projects or programs

• Ensure effective management of projects from inception through implementation

• Lead and coordinate the planning, scheduling, budgeting, and resourcing of projects to scope, identify risk exposure and remediation of non-compliance to standards

• Consult with leadership and business partners to effectively define KPIs and short/long-term goals and objectives, initiatives, and actions plans

• Proactively work with internal teams and other business areas to create project plans with clear objectives, detailed tasks, accountabilities, timelines, and estimated budgets/corporate

• Identify, scope, document, coordinate, and implement business solution requirements in accordance with program/channel and project goals

• Lead large, advanced multidisciplinary projects & initiatives of considerable business risk & impact in accordance with the organization's PPM standards

• Review project deliverables for quality, accuracy and compliance with the organization's policies and procedures

• Analyze overall program effectiveness; identify and address areas of opportunity and make recommendations

• Ensure project deliverables are met in accordance with customers' expectations, timelines & budget constraints

• Direct and lead work by developing and coordinating work plans, schedules, milestones, deliverables, and training

• Monitor key performance indicators, determine gaps in performance metrics, and recommend/execute change management techniques for efficiency/quality improvements

• Develop critical relationships with key technical/non-technical stakeholders to gain concurrence, input, execution and change management decisions

• Direct discovery and analysis of existing processes and key controls, and identifies future internal control trends or new standards

• Identify and resolve operational and performance gaps and obstacles; implement changes and improvements

• Stay abreast of and ensure compliance with applicable federal, state and industry laws, regulations and guidelines

• Ensure program deliverables are met in accordance with expectations

• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Extensive experience in project leadership and execution, including initiatives with technology, processes, cross-functional teams and external partner team members

• Expertise within specialization to highly complex assignments through extensive experience of industry and subject area providing recommendations to business practices/processes and related technologies

• Significant experience in working effectively with diverse internal and external contacts

• Extensive experience leading, guiding and coaching professional staff

• Extensive experience in client/vendor management to achieve strategic/tactical goals and implementation

• Expert knowledge of project lifecycles and management methodologies

• Significant experience in workflow and program development including development of requirements documents, procedures, and implementation plans

• Extensive experience in managing multiple initiatives, and meet changing requirements and priorities to accomplish objectives and goals, independently or in a team environment

• Extensive experience in collaborating across organizational boundaries and building partnerships across various functions

• Desired - the organization's Project Portfolio Management (PPM) knowledge

• Desired - PPM Certification or the equivalent experience

• Expert skill in building strategic and execution-focused plans and alliances with partner leadership

• Expert analytical thinking skills to include summarizing information and clearly identifying key elements, patterns, results, or relationships

• Expert verbal and written communication skills

• Advanced analytical thinking skills to include summarizing information and clearly identifying key elements, patterns, results or relationships

• Expert skill resolving conflicting requests and meeting changing requirements

• Expert skill in project management to include establishing and leading project teams; managing timelines/deadlines/resources; ensuring successful project implementation

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Management, or the equivalent combination of training, education, and experience

System One, and its subsidiaries including Joulé, ALTA IT Services, CM Access, TPGS, and MOUNTAIN, LTD., are leaders in delivering workforce solutions and integrated services across North America. We help clients get work done more efficiently and economically, without compromising quality. System One not only serves as a valued partner for our clients, but we offer eligible full-time employees health and welfare benefits coverage options including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans, as well as participation in a 401(k) plan.

System One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, family care or medical leave status, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.