CORE RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS (IDENTIFY UP TO 6 CORE RESPONSIBILITIES WITH ASSOCIATED JOB TASKS)? • Devise and maintain project-focused dashboards and reports to communicate status, highlight performance indicators, and monitor financial tracking? • Partake in the formulation, application, and maintenance of program management regulations, procedures, and benchmarks? • Track and report on the progress of various initiatives/projects within the program, and remove impediments/blockages that the team might face for smooth progress? • Act as the single point of contact for designated projects concerning timelines adjustment, and resource allocation? • Facilitate all scrum events in the program such as sprint planning, daily stand-up meetings (daily scrum), sprint review, and sprint retrospective? • Aid in managing the backlog for projects, ensuring backlog items are well-defined, correctly prioritized, and ready for implementation? • Guide regular project reviews and progress meetings, ensuring proper communication and documentation of project performance, potential risks, and problems
POSITION REQUIREMENTS (INFORMATION PROVIDED BELOW WILL BE USED IN THE JOB POSTING PROCESS)
1. FORMAL EDUCATION:
a. Required: • Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, or a related field, or in lieu of related degree, at least 6 years of experience in portfolio, program management and/or project management roles
b. Preferred: • Professional certifications (e.g., PMP, Prince2 or Agile) preferred
2. KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE:
a. Required: • 5+ years of experience in portfolio, program management and/or project management roles? • Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into actionable insights? • Demonstrates communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to establish collaborative relationships and influence across teams and stakeholders? • Knowledge of data management practices and principles and how to incorporate them into project management activities • Technical project lifecycle & phases, SDLC.
• Preferred: • Data Analytics and Visualization Tools (e.g., Tableau and Microstrategy)? • Big Data Concepts (e.g., Hadoop, MapReduce, Spark, NoSQL databases)? • Cloud Infrastructure and Technologies (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform)? • Data Management or Analytics Software (e.g., Informatica, IBM, Oracle)