Technical Program Manager

We are looking for an experienced Senior Technical Program Manager (Sr. TPM) to lead program governance, performance management, and execution oversight for a large-scale ERP transformation program at a utility. This role supports a complex, multi-workstream enterprise initiative, providing structure, insight, and leadership across program management, PMO operations, performance reporting, and integrated schedule management.

Key Responsibilities

• Program Governance & PMO Leadership.
• Provide oversight of PMO processes, ensuring alignment to program goals, quality standards, methodologies, and compliance requirements.
• Assess the current PMO operating model and deliver recommendations to strengthen governance, program delivery discipline, and cross-workstream integration.
• Conduct ongoing PMO health evaluations and deliver monthly scorecards highlighting performance trends, risks, issues, and leadership insights.
• Program Performance Tracking & Reporting.
• Design, refine, and operationalize program performance scorecards, dashboards, KPIs, and reporting standards.
• Review and improve executive-level program status communications to ensure accurate, clear, and actionable representation of release-level performance.
• Provide evaluation and recommendations based on reviews of program deliverables, governance processes, and adherence to SDLC or delivery methodologies.
• Tools, Standards, and Best Practices.
• Evaluate existing program/project management tools, templates, standards, and mechanisms.
• Recommend and implement improvements that enhance governance, reporting, performance monitoring, and operational consistency.
• Support continuous improvement of PMO practices, workflows, and delivery frameworks.
• Integrated Program Schedule Management
• Assess the existing integrated program schedule for completeness, clarity, and dependency accuracy.
• Recommend improvements to the scheduling model, level of detail, and mechanisms for tracking program impacts.
• Maintain or, if necessary, develop an enhanced integrated schedule that provides clear visibility across all workstreams and change impacts.
• Program & Project Management Support.
• Provide hands-on delivery leadership in a highly complex, multi-workstream environment.
• Partner closely with business stakeholders, technical teams, and System Integrator resources to ensure program alignment and decision-making acceleration.
• Support risk/issue management, dependency tracking, change control, milestone governance, and program communications.
  

Required Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in Technical Program Management or Enterprise Program Management.
• Proven experience leading PMO operations for large-scale ERP or enterprise platform transformations (SAP, Oracle, Workday, etc.).
• Strong understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and IT delivery methodologies (waterfall, agile, hybrid).
• Deep expertise in integrated project/program schedule development using MS Project, Primavera, or similar tools.
• Strong analytical capabilities and proficiency with MS Excel and reporting tools.
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate PMO health and implement governance and operational improvements.
• Experience working with or overseeing System Integrators in complex enterprise environments.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in regulated industries such as utilities, energy, financial services, or the public sector.
• Exposure to organizational change management (OCM) or enterprise operating model evolution.
• Professional certifications such as PMP, PgMP, SAFe, or equivalent.
  
  

Benefits

• 401(k).
• Dental Insurance.
• Health insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity, equality, inclusion, and respect for people.
• The salary will be determined based on several factors, including, but not limited to, location, relevant education, qualifications, experience, technical skills, and business needs.
  
  

Additional Responsibilities

• Participate in OP monthly team meetings and participate in team-building efforts.
• Contribute to OP technical discussions, peer reviews, etc.
• Contribute content and collaborate via the OP-Wiki/Knowledge Base.
• Provide status reports to OP Account Management as requested.
  
  

About Us

At OP, we help you harness the power of technology for maximum impact. A technology consulting and solutions company, we offer advisory and managed services, innovative platforms, and staffing solutions across a wide range of fields including AI, cyber security, enterprise architecture, and beyond. For nearly two decades, we’ve been challenging the status quo of the consulting industry, serving up fresh, ingenious thinking through a radically lean structure. Together, this strategy delivers unprecedented performance at an unparalleled pace for faster results that propel your business forward.