Senior Program Manager - Digital Marketing, Enterprise I.T.

We are seeking a Senior Program Manager who can run multiple Enterprise Interactive Marketing Web Projects using Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid Agile/Waterfall SDLCs to join our team! You will coordinate activities for Developers, BSAs, QA, Client Resources, and Third Party Resources to ensure that Project workstreams are on track, identify any potential risks and mitigations, operate the JIRA and Confluence tools for each workstream, create weekly status slides for Business Leadership, and update statuses in various project management tools (Jira, Confluence, SmartSheet), among other Program Management duties. This is a hands-on role working that requires collaboration with Digital Agencies and other Service Providers in order to ensure that delivery of projects stays on track and impediments are anticipated and mitigated ahead of time.This is a Contractor Role working normal Pacific Time Business Day Hours with some extra hours here and there where required, with the opportunity of becoming a long-term contract,the depending on the right fit and deliverables output (performance). No Staffing Agencies.Onsite Position, the applicant should be located in Orange County, Southern California. Hybrid-remote is a future possibility, TBD. Responsibilities:Drive execution and delivery of multiple high-profile technical, product or software development projects from start to finish.Manage intra- and inter-team dependencies, highlight project blockers and risks and work with cross-functional teams to resolve them.Track and manage dependencies across multiple projects; leads escalation processes to make issues visible to stakeholders and leadership; drive resolution of dependency issues through the process.Partner with project teams to identify interdependencies, conflicts and risks associated with delivery. Identify and manage all project dependencies and critical path.Complete dedication to the PMO and all the activities within; creating weekly agenda, publishing weekly status, meeting coordination, meeting recaps, RAID Log activities, and assess various projects or task related artifacts.Collaborate with Product Managers on project objectives, provide clear communications to teams and stakeholders on of milestones, deliverables, and success criteria.Develop trusted partnerships with stakeholders by collaborating and delivering on common goals.Ensure that projects and priorities support partner's strategic plans and each project is managed to ensure on-time implementation and flawless execution.Facilitate backlog grooming and story deconstruction.Manage demand by working closely with all constituents to prioritize programs and projects based on business needs, resource capacity, risk exposure and interdependencies.Develop delivery plans of complex projects and programs.Manage project schedules, identify possible issues and clearly communicate them to project stakeholders.Maintain a clear overview of project timelines (Agile/Kanban boards, Gantt charts, spreadsheets, etc.) and progress using project and task management tools (primarily in Jira and Confluence).Provide timely updates on the status of projects to a cross-functional audience in multiple formats.Leverage Agile and SDLC methodologies to lead teams on a daily basis to the successful delivery of software development projects in accordance with the delivery framework and established best practices. Remove impediments; track blockers and report slippages with workable mitigation plans.Manage daily scrums, sprint planning, sprint retrospectives and sprint demos.Frequently communicate program and roadmap status and schedule updates. Create and maintain project documentation (primarily in Confluence) that is the single source of truth about a project to keep teams aligned and informed.Work with senior leadership, stakeholders, partners, and delivery teams to track and maintain a program-level view of initiatives.Work closely with vendors, product managers and engineering teams to get high-quality products and features through various internal and external software project release lifecycles.Lead overall project stage gate review processes, through conducting readiness assessments to identifying gaps in readiness throughout the project life cycle.Identify project risks; analyzes and communicates prioritized mitigation plans to stakeholders. Ensure proper execution of risk, issue and communication management.Own overall project communications, escalate risks and manage the issue resolution process. Continuously monitor projects/programs status and impact on customer relations.Escalate projects risks and constraints to senior management team in a timely manner.Work with the Product Owners, Project Managers, and Specialists to interview, review, analyze, develop and craft business requirements, user stories, wireframes and storyboards for website redesign projects.Participate in User Acceptance Testing and business quality assurance.​Qualifications:5-7 years as a Project or Program Manager working in the Digital world or IT.Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, or IT.Experience in Automotive Digital, Digital Retail, or large-scale eCommerce Programs is a huge plus.Atlassian JIRA and ConfluenceAgile SDLC and associated ceremoniesStatus Slides for Leadership using PowerPointProject Management Tools such as JIRA/Confluence and SmartSheetsStrong Microsoft Office skills (Excel, PPT, Teams, etc)Strong troubleshooting and critical thinking skillsAbility to prioritize and multitaskDeadline and detail-orientedStrong communication skillsProactive communicatorBeing able to work in a fast-paced and high-pressure environment will maintain composureAbility to schedule meetings in Teams, etcUsing a VPN where neededPMP certification is a plusWorking on projects that included Full Stack Development of large-scale Web and Mobile ApplicationsWorking on projects that included Cloud, especially AWS-related implementationsWorking on projects that included DevOps and CI/CDNo babysitting required. Can come in quickly and add impact, and supportMust be accountable, professional, respectful, and punctual Company DescriptionPLEASE READ THIS BEFORE APPLYING: No Visa Sponsorships, No Staffing Companies. No Transfers. No Relocation reimbursements. Interviews will be a combination of phone, video conference/onsite.If you feel you are a good fit... then don't hesitate to APPLY here, however, make sure you meet the minimum requirements first as we are looking for a Rockstar for the long term.This position requires conducting a background check as part of job acceptance.PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE APPLYING: No Visa Sponsorships, No Staffing Companies. No Transfers. No Relocation reimbursements. Interviews will be a combination of phone, video conference/onsite.

Salary : $130,000 - $140,000