[Hiring] IT Program Manager @BAE Systems

Role Description

We are looking for an IT Program/Project Manager to oversee and execute complex projects. This role ensures successful delivery of professional services engagements, while maintaining high client satisfaction and meeting business objectives. Specific duties/skills may include the following:

• Lead end-to-end planning, execution and delivery for customer projects.
• Manage the full lifecycle of projects, ensuring alignment with customer needs.
• Create and update comprehensive project plans, including schedules, budgets, and resource assignments, to guide project execution.
• Proactively identify and mitigate project risks, issues and dependencies, using tools such as risk registers and dependency matrices.
• Lead and collaborate with diverse project teams to deliver high-quality products and services on time and within budget.
• Facilitate regular project status meetings, document key discussions and decisions, and distribute meeting minutes to stakeholders for review and approval.
• Deliver timely and informative project status updates to stakeholders at various levels, using standardized reporting templates and methods.
• Act as the single point of contact for assigned projects, ensuring seamless communication and issue resolution.
• Establish and manage clear expectations for project team members, ensuring everyone is aligned and working towards common goals.
• Engage with Government customers in a manner that respects the chain of command, ensuring alignment and promoting project success.
• Foster strong, collaborative relationships with Government customers, stakeholders and project team members to drive project success.
• Collaborate with technical team members to develop a project plan that accurately reflects the time and resources required to deliver customer-requested projects or services.
• Create high-quality project documentation that is well-formatted, easy to understand and effectively communicates project information to stakeholders.
• Participate in Government customer meetings as needed, providing project updates and insights to support informed decision-making.
• Capture and document project management methodologies and best practices used on dashboard, analytics and reporting projects, to inform future project planning and execution.
• Develop and maintain a lessons-learned repository to capture knowledge and insights from project experiences, and share with the team to drive continuous improvement.
• Develop, refine and maintain processes and standard operating procedures to support the efficient delivery of products and services.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience is required.
• Familiarity with Cloud services (AWS, MS Azure, Oracle Cloud or Google Cloud).
• Experience using customer tools (Jira, Confluence, Hive, ServiceNow) to document and manage project requirements and deliverables.
• Knowledge of Project Management software, tools and best practices.
• MS Office Suite advanced skills (PowerPoint, Excel).
• MS Project advanced proficiency.

Requirements

• PMP, Agile, ITIL, or other related certifications.
• Cloud certification(s).

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Health savings accounts.
• 401(k) savings plan.
• Disability coverage.
• Life and accident insurance.
• Employee assistance program.
• Legal plan.
• Discounts on home, auto, and pet insurance.
• Paid time off and paid holidays.
• Paid parental, military, bereavement, and applicable federal and state sick leave.
• Company recognition program for monetary or non-monetary awards.