Role: Program Manager
Duration: 6 Months Contract
Location: Saint Paul, MN 55101 – Hybrid (1 day a week)
Local candidates are highly desired and will be given first preference
Prior state experience is desired
Job description:
- Develop comprehensive program, portfolio, and project plans using Waterfall, Agile, and Hybrid delivery methodologies.
- Define scope, goals, deliverables, and timelines.
- Apply extensive vendor management experience to ensure delivery of contractual scope within agreed upon constraints.
- Leverage experience to actively manage testing activities and resources to ensure unit, performance, functionality, and user testing objectives are met.
- Utilize departmental tools for program and project management, tracking, and reporting.
Minimum Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED AND nine (9) years of experience managing multiple IT and business projects
- Note: Highest completed degree in the following majors: Computer Science, Business Management, or Project Management will count towards the minimum nine (9) years of required work experience.
- Associates degree counts as two years of experience
- Bachelor's degree or higher counts as four years of experience
- Two (2) or more years in a lead role that required collaboration across multiple divisions with stakeholders from varying organizational levels.
- Active PMP or PgMP Certification
- Active CSM or SAFe Certification
- 2 years’ experience with MS Project
- 1 years’ experience with Azure Dev Ops or Jira
Desired Skills
- Experience program managing large, complex SaaS vendor implementations
- Experience program managing transit initiatives
- Exceptional soft skills and emotional intelligence to navigate at multiple levels across the organization
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Proven track record of delivering large initiatives within challenging constraints
- Experience with PPM Tools