IT Program Manager – IT Governance

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Alabama, +32 more states.

📋 Description

• Act as the operational lead and advocate for the enterprise IT Governance process.

• Supervise the lifecycle of enterprise IT Governance.

• Set common standards for the operations of the Leadership Council.

• Provide guidance and support to Council Coordinators.

• Ensure that technology requests progress through governance with definitive ownership, comprehensive information, and efficient decision-making support.

• Act as the primary Council Coordinator for the IT Executive Steering Committee.

• Manage intake readiness, agendas, decision-making materials, action tracking, governance communications, and follow-up.

• Foster awareness, understanding, and adoption of IT Governance through communication, education, stakeholder engagement, practical guidance, and showcasing governance outcomes.

• Manage the delivery of the largest and most intricate strategic IT projects, ensuring they are completed on time and within budget.

• Report on project progress, achievement of business objectives, issues, risks, and corrective actions to senior leadership and steering committees.

• Contribute to the IT project management methodology, encompassing waterfall, RAD, and package implementation approaches.

• Set project delivery targets, benchmarks, and performance measures.

• Develop, update, and re-baseline project plans.

• Mentor project managers on methodologies and tools.

• Lead the daily work efforts of project teams consisting of 10 to 40 staff members in a matrix organization.

• Ensure that business requirements, project scope, budget, estimates, resources, and project tolerances are effectively managed.

• Track post-implementation benefits and conduct post-implementation analyses, including lessons learned.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology or a related discipline.

• Typically requires 7 years of experience in project management.

• At least five years of experience overseeing large, complex projects exceeding $1M.

• Demonstrated history of successful project delivery using contemporary project management methodologies.

• Expertise in industry-standard program management methodologies and tools.

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to decompose projects into manageable sub-components.

• Ability to outline detailed project work breakdown structures and integrate them into project plans.

• Capability to lead diverse technical resources across various domains.

• Strong influencing and persuasion abilities.

• Excellent communication skills, with a proven ability to convey information succinctly to senior leaders.

• No sponsorship or transfer of visa is available for this position now or in the future.

• Must reside in one of the listed eligible remote states.

🏝️ Benefits

• Eligible for benefits.

• Premium pay opportunities such as shift differentials, on-call pay, and more based on job role.

• Incentive pay available for select positions.

• Potential for annual salary increases based on performance.

• Paid Time Off programs.

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits.

• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible healthcare and dependent care expenses.

• Adoption assistance and paid parental leave.

• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer matching.

• Additional financial wellness programs.

• Educational Assistance Program.

• Competitive compensation.

• Career development programs.

• Well-being programs.