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Elk Grove Village, IL
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RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Follows Program Management disciplines in the following areas: Scope Management, Schedule Management, Cost Management, Issue Management, Risk Management, Quality Management, Human Resource Management, Communication Management and Contract Management.
- Establishes, manages and publishes a comprehensive overall project plan, including the development schedule, resource requirements and integration efforts of third party products.
- Establishes project structure and staffing plans, and participates in staffing process, which may include selection of personnel from third party vendors.
- The Program Manager is ultimately responsible for obtaining approvals on Program scope changes, escalating critical path issues and resolving team resource conflicts.
- Motivates and directs the project team; sets goals, objectives and priorities; assigns and reviews project tasks and performance on a regular basis, benchmarking against key milestone deliverables.
- May be asked to provide input into the performance reviews of team members.
- Approves additions and deletions to staff over the life of the project.
- The Program Manager is ultimately responsible for obtaining approvals on Program scope changes, escalating critical path issues and resolving team resource conflicts.
- The Program Manager establishes comprehensive cross functional written and verbal communications evaluating Program tasks, milestones, dependencies, issues and escalations.
- Includes program meetings, minutes, executive briefings and issue management tracking.
- Collaborates with cross functional Product and Project Managers on all Program management deliverables.
- Acts as primary interface with the project sponsor(s) as well as the Product Manager.
- Ensures quality reviews are held with the project team and obtains sign off on status and requirements.
- Acts as primary interface to subcontractors supplying either product or service.
- Ensures that the methodology, processes and tools are consistently used as dictated through Program Management Office (PMO).
- Accountable for meeting project schedule and results, client satisfaction and the quality of the deliverables.
- Responsible for determining success criteria of overall project. This includes gathering information of client feedback, project team feedback and senior management direction.
- Manages the overall program budget.
- Coordinates requests for incremental funding if deemed necessary.
- Bachelor’s degree required preferably in Business Administration, HR or Information System.
- Experience in managing large project teams of 10-20 associates across multiple functions in the company
- Must have 3-7 years of proven Project Management experience
- Master’s degree preferred.
- PMP or equivalent Professional Project Management certification is a plus
- Prior Program management experience is a plus.
- Extensive knowledge and understanding of MAS products, service, implementation, technical, training, financial and sales organizational operations would also be a plus
- Large, complex projects that include integration across the Major Accounts enterprise
- This may include existing programs that require attention in sales, implementation, service or operations
- Demonstrated success in managing multi-line product projects. Experience in leading and directing multiple Project Managers across the Major Accounts enterprise.
- Proven track record of maintaining effective Project Team relationships in a highly matrixed environment.
- Must possess a proven ability to work effectively with an aggressive, demanding client and ADP project teams. Must be able to work well under pressure and have a high tolerance for stress.
- Must possess excellent organizational and time management skills for managing multiple, diverse and conflicting projects.
- Must possess excellent communication, presentation, facilitation and team leadership skills.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with executive level managers in a project-oriented setting where project risk is substantial and communication requirements are highly complex.
- Demonstrated ability to build effective teams in a project-oriented setting where the team is large, geographically dispersed, and may have conflicting priorities and/or goals.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain highly complex, leveled and balanced Project Plans using MicroSoft Project, or other comparable Project Management tools.
- Demonstrated ability to identify and mitigate project risks in order to successfully meet project objectives.
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