POSITION SUMMARY:

Program Manager is responsible for the planning, organizing, staffing, leading and controlling of program activities to ensure successful delivery of program’s output and realization of the benefits. Program Manager involves in coordinating activities across projects and overseeing the integration of interim work products and results.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Program management throughout Program lifecycle.
• Defining program governance & monitoring.
• Planning overall program and monitoring the progress.
• Managing program’s financials.
• Managing risks and issues and taking corrective measurements.
• Coordinating projects and their interdependencies, resolving conflicts between projects and negotiating changes in plans.
• Managing and utilizing resources across projects.
• Managing stakeholders’ communication and reporting on programs to senior management.
• PM skill mentoring and team management.
• Value add to PMO in continuous improvement.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience

• Minimum 10 years project management experience in IT industry and experience in managing large scale complex IT project.
• Team management experience.
• Experience in opening of major property is an added advantage.

Education

• Degree with major in Computer Science, Information Technology or relevant disciplines.
• Project Management certification, e.g. PMP

Skills / Competencies

• Outstanding leadership and organizational skills
• Excellent problem-solving ability
• Good knowledge and handling of project and program management methodology and techniques
• A good understanding of the wider objectives of the program
• The ability to work positively with the wide range of individuals involved in program management
• Strong leadership and management skills
• Good knowledge of budgeting and resource allocation procedures
• The ability to find innovative ways to resolve problems
• Strong knowledge and experience in the use of the various tools to aid program management
• Good interpersonal skills & communication skill
• Strong influencing skills managing internal and external stakeholders to drive change across the organization.
• Good command of written and spoken English