Lead Program Manager

$55 - $65 per hour

Strategic Staffing Solutions

Richmond, VA

Job Description

Job Title: Lead Program Manager

Location: Richmond, VA - Hybrid (3 days onsite per week)

Duration: 12 months + Possibility to Extend and/or Convert to FTE

Pay Rate: $55 - $65/HR (W2 Only)

Job/Role Description:

Lead and manage complex, cross-functional business initiatives involving multiple stakeholders, dependencies, risks, and workstreams.
Support a major acquisition and integration initiative, partnering across business functions including Enterprise Supplier Management, Human Resources, Finance, Cybersecurity, Technology, and other internal teams.
Develop and manage detailed project plans, schedules, milestones, dependencies, risks, and action items to ensure successful project delivery.
Lead project meetings, facilitate cross-functional collaboration, and ensure teams remain aligned on responsibilities, timelines, priorities, and deliverables.
Identify and manage dependencies between business teams and proactively escalate risks, issues, and gaps that could impact project delivery.
Quickly understand complex business initiatives, connect information across workstreams, and develop recommendations to move projects forward.
Independently lead projects with minimal oversight and take ownership of driving work through completion.
Apply both traditional project management and Agile methodologies as appropriate to support project execution.
Analyze project and business data to identify trends, discrepancies, risks, and areas requiring additional attention.
Prepare and present project updates, status reports, risks, recommendations, and other information to senior management and key stakeholders.
Build and maintain strong relationships with cross-functional business partners and serve as a central point of coordination across project teams.
Ensure project documentation, reporting, plans, and deliverables are accurate, organized, and completed with a high level of attention to detail.
Influence project plans and stakeholder decisions to help ensure business objectives and project outcomes are achieved.

Required Qualifications

7+ years of demonstrated project management experience leading and driving complex business initiatives.
Strong background managing cross-functional projects involving multiple teams, stakeholders, dependencies, and competing priorities.
Demonstrated experience independently leading projects and driving work forward with limited oversight.
Experience developing and maintaining project plans, schedules, milestones, risks, dependencies, and status reporting.
Experience working in both traditional project management and Agile environments.
Strong ability to quickly understand complex projects, connect information across workstreams, identify risks, and make recommendations.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify discrepancies and project risks.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Strong presentation skills with experience communicating project updates to senior management and executive-level stakeholders.
Strong relationship-building, collaboration, and stakeholder-management skills.
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
Ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive accountability without direct authority.
Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word and/or Google Sheets, Slides, and Docs.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience managing merger, acquisition, or business integration initiatives.
Project management experience within financial services.
Experience supporting procurement, supplier management, supply chain, or related business functions.
PMP or other recognized project management certification.
Previous experience working within a large, complex enterprise environment.

Additional Information

This is a business-focused program/project management role rather than a highly technical Project Manager position.
The role will not primarily focus on software requirements, technical testing, platform convergence, or technical implementation management.
Candidates should demonstrate substantial experience directly leading projects rather than primarily working in Project Coordinator or junior project support positions.
Candidates must be local to the Richmond, VA area and able to work onsite approximately three days per week.

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