[Remote] Program Manager

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Data Based Development Systems is seeking a remote Program Manager to support its Aerospace and Defense Digital Technologies organization. The role will lead large and complex projects involving application development, integrations, modernization, SaaS implementations, infrastructure, and business process improvements across Supply Chain and Quality, while managing schedules, resources, financials, risks, governance, and executive communications.

Responsibilities

• Lead & drive large-scale, complex DT projects, showing up with a proactive, entrepreneurial, demonstrating a strong sense of urgency and ownership, as if you were investing your own money in the project’s results
• Understand and support the Strategic Vision of the organization and ensure strategic alignment as a trusted advisor
• Foster trust and build collaborative relationships with digital and functional executive sponsors, ensuring a deep understanding of their strategic interests & viewpoints
• Ability to seamlessly navigate the political landscape amongst senior leaders in the function and DT
• Oversee all the normal PM fundamentals: project schedule, key decisions, resources, financials, requirements, issues, risks, dependencies
• Drive the project’s delivery cadence and maintain momentum and accountability, blending agile & waterfall techniques as needed
• Continuously demonstrate progress, provide status reports/briefings. Create compelling materials to effectively communicate with senior/executive leaders the value delivery story for the project
• Efficiently shepherd your projects through our phase-gated project governance framework. Maintain the team’s focus on critical cyber, architecture, and compliance artifacts and secure relevant approvals at each gate

Skills

• Typically a university degree and 10 years prior relevant experience OR an Advanced Degree in related field and minimum 7 years' experience OR in absence of a degree, 14+ years of relevant experience is required
• 5+ years of experience with Program Management oversight of DT software development or infrastructure initiatives
• 5+ years of proven experience managing large scale projects involving complex enterprise systems, such as ERP, SAP, Data Repository, or Engineering systems
• 5+ years of a demonstrated ability to interface and collaborate with concurrent Enterprise projects, managing dependencies, resources, and schedule
• 5+ years of experience building and managing schedules in Planview
• Experience working in a government and/or large, complex corporate/industrial environment
• Expert in creating visually appealing, executive-level PowerPoint presentations
• Experience developing & managing SAP Integration projects
• Experience with integrating multiple project methodologies including waterfall & Agile frameworks like SAFe
• Project Management certification (PMP, etc.), Scrum Certification and SAFe Certification preferred

Benefits

• Remote work arrangement
• Part-time schedule of 20 hours per week through October, before transitioning to full-time at 40 hours per week
• Long-term opportunity

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