IT Program Manager

IT PMOSalary 135K (Max)Location: New York, NY/Atlanta, GAEssential Job Functions:Define project scope, goals, milestones, deliverables, detailed tasks, and resource requirements from concept creation through implementation.Ability to meet deadlines, manage time, and complete tasks; ability to get things done independently and collaboratively; ability to stay levelheaded and composed during busy periods.Creates and delivers weekly project status reports.Follow up with project owners and stakeholders on pending action items from weekly/monthly meetings.Analyses and establishes critical path and proactively work with stakeholders on all aspects specially remediation for off target activities.Assist in the development and maintenance of policies, plans, and procedures for executing integrity across a diverse portfolio of applications and technologies.Establish, schedule, coordinate, supervise, and document testing and corrective actions.Collaborates with Program Managers to assist in completing projects through mentoring the product lifecycle with the objective of delivering high quality results.Collaborate with the enterprise Vendor Services team on due diligence processes related to IT and establish risk parameters.Manage the maturity of our current Vendor Management capabilities and building out other core competencies to include performance and risk management.Perform risk assessments for all active IT 3rd party vendors to maintain a culture of compliance; periodically request and maintain due diligence documentation.Take ownership of Audit requirements requested by various internal teams including regulatory inquiries. From analysis to providing artifacts and documentation to meet these in a satisfactory level.Qualifications:Five (5) years of IT Project Management experience supporting or leading projects or key business initiatives in a technical environment.Five (5) years of relevant IT experience.Agile methodology (SCRUM) training and experience, especially hybrid Agile and experience with organizations that made a transition from water fall development to some level of agile use.Excellent relationship management, communication, and leadership/influence skills required.Excellent organizational skills with ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, professional environment.Advanced skills in Microsoft Project required.Advanced skills in Microsoft Office Suite (Visio, Excel, and Project) required Staffing the Universe