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Principal Technical Program Manager
Required Education and Experience
* 15 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Management, another related field or its equivalent.
Required Skills
* Minimum 12 years of experience in a global Information Technology organization
* Minimum 12 years of experience as Program Manager on large business transformation Projects and Program(s). This includes demonstrable experience in:
o Subject matter and domain experience in Big Data, Analytics and Reporting.
o Leading multiple concurrent and interdependent projects, for a sustained period, to achieve a successful and measurable outcome.
o Leading and managing cross matrix; multi-functional; and global teams.
Desired Skills
* MBA preferred
* Ability to govern Program(s) and successfully meet goals with tight deadlines/budgets and minimal supervision. Candidate must use one's own initiative to provide robust and timely solutions.
* Strong interpersonal & leadership skills with heavy experience working at an executive level and coordinating other senior level multifunctional global stakeholders to achieve an outcome.
* Strong presentation and communication skills including ability to effectively communicate ideas in both written and spoken form to executive staff, business sponsors, managers, and technical resources in clear concise language that is appropriate to the target audience.
* Strong consulting, facilitation and planning skills including ability to workshop and translate strategy into actionable and resourced plans.
* Significant vendor /software evaluation, selection and RFI/RFP experience.
* Exceptional change management experience in global organizations.
* Line management experience including recruiting, developing, performance management (including offshore teams where required), as well as cohesively managing global teams.
* Strong leadership presence with influential skills when negotiating day to day resolutions/issues and decision-making with key senior stakeholders.
* Accreditation in a formal Project/Program Management and/or the Change Management methodology.
* Experience with various project planning tools JIRA/Confluence, Google, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet.
* Experience with leading data governance projects
* Working knowledge of most-recent data analytics and visualization techniques and tools such as RStudio and Tableau
* Track record creating effective and continuously-updating reporting dashboards
* Experiences need to include: data mapping, ETL development and testing, database design, architecture and system mapping (for operational systems and data warehouses / data lakes)
* Experience with multiple development methodologies, i.e. Waterfall, Agile, DevOps.
* Big 5 consulting experience preferred.
* Proficient in business process optimization, defining success metrics and implementing Program Management best practices and standards.
* Proficient in risk identification and mitigation.
* Experience in the high-tech and / or software industry a plus.