Remote Program Manager

Summary

The job is for a Program Manager at Kellton, a global technology company. The role involves managing multiple projects and programs simultaneously, defining project scope, goals, and deliverables, managing contracts and agreements with clients, creating and developing control deadlines, budgets, and activities, analyzing program risk and change, preparing reports, and aligning deliverables across projects and programs.

Requirements

• Strong experience as a project or program manager of large and complex initiatives
• Knowledge of program and project management methodologies
• Ability to work with a wide range of individuals
• Strong leadership and managerial skills with appropriate experience
• Strong knowledge of budgeting and resource allocation procedures
• 2+ years' experience in managing teams and programs across several time zones (preferably in software development-based companies)
• Proven ability to successfully manage projects
• Strong project management, leadership and organizational skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Close attention to detail and a high level of accuracy
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience working in scrum agile and tools such as Pivotal, Confluence, Clubhouse etc

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage 4 or more major program initiatives
• Ability to manage multiple projects and/or programs simultaneously while interacting with multiple project teams and stakeholders
• Responsible for the development delivery of multiple products/projects within the overall program
• Coordinate the teams for the collection of projects while working directly with the project and product managers who run each individual project or program
• Coordinate projects/programs and interdependencies between them
• Plan the overall program & monitor progress to make sure that milestones are being met across the various projects and programs
• Manage the program budget
• Manage and utilize resources across the projects/programs
• Work with and manage stakeholders across the projects and programs
• Align deliverables across projects and programs within the overall program
• Manage risks and issues and take corrective actions as needed
• Defining project scope, goals, and deliverables that support business objectives
• Developing new programs to support the strategic goals of the organization

Preferred Qualifications

• A confident presence within senior leadership
• Attainment of Program or Project Management Certification (ex. PMP, PSM, SAFe, etc.)

Benefits

• Comprehensive health and life insurance benefits
• Competitive salary and bonuses
• Personal Innovation fund (training)
• Mobile phone reimbursement
• Opportunities for international travel