Job Title: Program Manager IV

Location: Chicago, IL

Duration: 10+ Months

Job Type: Contract

Job Description:

Program managers are responsible for overseeing the achievement of larger organizational goals. They coordinate efforts between different projects without managing any one of them. Instead, they lead the overall program with strong attention to strategy, implementation, and delegation. Program managers are highly skilled professionals who help organizations stay on schedule, on spec, and ultimately on an upward trajectory of success and growth.

Primary Responsibilities:

Strategize, implement, and maintain program initiatives that adhere to organizational objectives

Develop program assessment protocols for evaluation and improvement

Maintain organizational standards of satisfaction, quality, and performance

Oversee multiple project teams, ensuring program goals are reached

Manage budget and funding channels for maximum productivity

Work closely with project sponsor, cross-functional teams, and assigned project managers to plan and develop scope, deliverables, required resources, work plan, budget, and timing for new initiatives

Manage program and project teams for optimal return-on-investment, and coordinate and delegate cross-project initiatives

Identify key requirements needed from cross-functional teams and external vendors

Develop and manage budget for projects and be accountable for delivering against established business goals/objectives Work with other program managers to identify risks and opportunities across multiple projects within the department

Analyze, evaluate, and overcome program risks, and produce program reports for management and stakeholders

Qualifications:

Degree in related discipline (Business Management, Business Administration, ect) or equivalent work experience

Project Management Professional (PMP)

Significant experience in an advanced management role

Exceptional leadership, time management, facilitation, and organizational skills

Outstanding working knowledge of change management principles and performance evaluation processes