Program Manager

This range is provided by TekWissen . Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more. Base pay range $60.00/hr - $60.00/hr Direct message the job poster from TekWissen Job Title: Program Manager Location: New York, NY 10020 Duration: 5 Months Job Type: Contract Work Type: Onsite Shift: Monday-Friday 9.00AM-6.00PM Overview: TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is a media and entertainment company that develops, produces, and markets entertainment, news, and information. It owns and operates a portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a motion picture company, television production operations, a television stations group, theme parks, and a suite of Internet-based businesses. Job Description: Global Controllership – Business Process Excellence The Global Controllership – Business Process Excellence team is responsible for the roll out and the day-to-day management of our internal Business Process Excellence program (). The Business Process Excellence team facilitates kaizens and provides coaching and guidance to the Global Controllership team on continuous improvement. Our geographical scope spans four main locations; Amsterdam, London, New York and Los Angeles. Overview The Business Process Excellence Program manager will be accountable for: Executing and evaluating the Business Process Excellence Program providing training, coaching and guidance to the Global controllership team facilitation and management of process improvement initiatives This includes engaging with employees across all levels of the organization to identify and scope Business Process Excellence related improvement opportunities, conduct fact-based analyses and problem solving, and develop actionable recommendations to drive business impact through improvement in cost, customer and employee experience. The successful candidate will be a fast, clear and independent thinker who is naturally curious about end-to-end processes, is metrics and number savvy with an analytical mindset, has proven change management experience and has the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, customer-centric and ever-changing environment. Responsibilities: Business Process Excellence Program execution Design, plan, organize, facilitate and follow-up on trainings, projects and events with the ability to switch back and forth between facilitative leader and driver as situations dictate Coaching of cross functional teams to ensure delivery of disciplined, data-driven, well-documented improvement initiatives Train and coach teams on KPI selection and design Encourage, motivate & foster an environment for teams to be receptive to change Global tracking of strategic goals and projects and facilitation of annual strategy planning Recognize and address improvement roadblocks for teams and organization Other duties and projects as assigned Qualifications/Requirements Bachelor’s degree level and a minimum of 5 years’ experience in a program or project role or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Lean Six Sigma certification (e.g. green belt, black belt, master black belt or other) Experience in change & project management, stakeholder management and influencing people without authority Excellent written and verbal communications Ability to communicate with all levels of staff, management and senior leadership Capacity to think strategically and innovatively Desired Characteristics Strong self-starter, able to consistently deliver without requiring significant oversight and direction. Strong political acumen, able to tailor style and approach to influence teams and individuals to gain the commitment and performance required to deliver on our strategic goals. Pro-active approach to delivery, identifying and neutralizing threats to success; positive approach to addressing conflict. Previous experience working with remote teams, international experience a considerable plus TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity Seniority level Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type Employment type Contract Job function Job function Project Management Industries Broadcast Media Production and Distribution Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at TekWissen by 2x Project Manager for the Division of Special Needs Housing New York, NY $77,500 - $77,500 19 hours ago New York, NY $50,000 - $50,000 19 hours ago New York, NY $130,000 - $183,600 19 hours ago We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI. #J-18808-Ljbffr