IT Program Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Lead IT and Cyber due diligence as well as integration activities throughout the entire integration lifecycle.

• Implement and uphold the comprehensive IT IMO governance model.

• Conduct and facilitate weekly IMO all-hands meetings to foster alignment and accountability.

• Prepare and organize bi-weekly Steering Committee (SteerCo) meetings, which include materials, status reports, risk assessments, and decision support documentation.

• Oversee cross-functional coordination, issue resolution, and escalation management across various integration workstreams.

• Supervise multiple concurrent IT and cybersecurity workstreams to guarantee progress towards integration objectives, timelines, and deliverables.

• Identify the need for external resources for upcoming project phases and manage staffing requirements to enhance project cost-effectiveness and delivery.

• Utilize and manage the Smartsheet Integration framework to facilitate overall program execution and reporting.

• Collaborate with business leaders, technical teams, vendors, and integration partners to ensure successful execution of initiatives.

• Advocate for integration priorities at all organizational levels and with external partners.

• Partner with the IMO team to drive prioritization, resource allocation, optimization efforts, and strategic decision-making.

• Proactively identify, monitor, and mitigate program risks, dependencies, and integration challenges.

• Support the development of one-time integration cost estimates and budget tracking activities.

• Deliver executive-level communication, reporting, dashboards, and status updates throughout the engagement.

⛳️ Requirements

• 7+ years of program or project management experience leading large-scale IT initiatives.

• Experience in supporting mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, or enterprise integration programs.

• Strong knowledge of IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, enterprise applications, and integration governance.

• Proven capability to manage complex cross-functional programs involving multiple stakeholders and workstreams.

• Experience in facilitating executive governance forums, Steering Committees, and operational reviews.

• Strong skills in risk management, escalation management, and issue resolution.

• Experience in developing integrated project plans, status reports, and executive dashboards.

• Excellent communication, organizational, and stakeholder management abilities.

• Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, highly matrixed environments.

• Experience in leading IT IMO or PMO functions during post-merger integration efforts is preferred.

• Hands-on experience with Smartsheet or similar program management platforms is preferred.

• Experience in supporting Cybersecurity integration and due diligence activities is preferred.

• PMP, PgMP, Scrum Master, or related certification is preferred.

• A background in energy, oil & gas, utilities, or asset-intensive industries is a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Our team is distinctive — we are passionate about our work.

• We acknowledge our employees for their valuable contributions.

• Our culture is one of the most friendly and communicative in the consulting sector.

• Sand Cherry operates without a top-heavy organizational structure.

• We provide the opportunity to be a part of a digital workforce.

• Experience the empowerment that comes from self-responsibility in the workplace.

• Our team members manage their own workloads and are expected to deliver outstanding results for our clients.

• Professional career development is a key priority, as we believe that investing in our Consultants and empowering our people will yield the best results and value for our clients.