Program Manager 1 - IT

Qualification: Education and ExperienceBachelor's degree in a related field and eight to ten years of related experience in management of projects with extensive size/complexity and moderate performance risk, including project planning, scheduling, tracking, and budgeting, or a combination of education and relevant experience. Required Knowledge, Skills, and AbilitiesHighly effective written and oral communication skills to address a wide variety of audiences.Ability to productively assemble, engage, and lead cross-functional teams.Demonstrated project management ability to employ integration, scope time management, cost, quality, human resources, communications, risk, and procurement components.Ability to balance customer expectations with project reality.Demonstrated resilience, diplomacy, influence, relationship building, and problem solving skills in a variety of situations.Keen grasp of interpersonal and impact awareness.Depth of knowledge in technical discipline/domain needed to deliver projects. Desired Knowledge, Skills, and AbilitiesProven experience with Agile, Waterfall and Hybrid project management methodologies strongly desired.Knowledge of project management tools and software development lifecycle (SDLC) strongly desired.Strong analytical skills and attention to details.Proven experience in developing and maintaining complex and integrated project plans with proper work breakdown structure (WBS) strongly desired.Proven experience in people, change, risk, and conflict management is strongly desired.Proven ability to build relationships and motivate cross-functional teams to achieve results in a consensus driven environment strongly desired.Ability to lead and direct a team of internal and external technical and business staff, and align technical needs with business goals strongly desired.Solid leadership, negotiation, persuasion, and facilitation skills strongly desired.Ability to navigate stressful situations and make/negotiate decisions on complex problems strongly desired.Solid experience with MS Office tools (Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Visio), Smartsheet, ServiceNow Project Portfolio Manager (PPM), Zoom, and Slack are strongly desired.Experience with Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle HCM, PeopleSoft Student and HR Administration desired.Experience with managing IT technical infrastructure, application and system integrationsKnowledge of quality assurance and testing practices desired.Knowledge of data integration across different technical platforms desired.Understanding of Web application architecture and the technology tiers that support them, system architectures, application integration, and object oriented languages desired. Certifications and LicensesProject Management Professional (PMP) certified is strongly desired.Company DescriptionSlingShot Connections provides contract staffing, direct hire placement, executive search recruitment, payroll services, and customized staffing solutions for numerous verticals, including accounting & finance, hospitality, human resources, and many more.

Salary : $55 - $58