Program Manager

Responsibilities

• Create communications and presentation materials relevant to stakeholder audiences of all levels.
• Keep a pulse on status, risks, and issues across multiple projects within the program.
• Collaborate on prioritization decisions with the Program team and the Director of Derivatives Platform.
• Assist with annual budget planning cycle and tracking spend and progress against the program budget and goals.
• Facilitate cross-functional project delivery which span multiple teams with myriad dependencies and risks.
• Responsible for project development and proposals writing for the country program.
• Take lead in information collections and compilation of narrative proposals.
• Liaise closely with other Business Systems Analysts for developing solution design and requirements.
• Identify cross-team risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Collaborate with several development teams for project delivery.

Required Skills

• Excellent analytical skills in working with both business and IT stakeholders for devising solutions to meet business needs.
• Self-starter who can largely operate independently.
• Strong working knowledge of software development lifecycle including agile practices.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills adaptive to diverse stakeholder groups.

Required Experience

• 3+ years of project leadership in a cross-functional environment.
• 2+ years hands-on experience working in a key software development lifecycle role.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum, RUP, and other modern development methodologies – preferably serving as a Scrum Master.
• Demonstrated progressive work experience in a lead role.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a closely related field.