Job Description :
Company Overview:
Creating value by bringing together the right people to achieve results is our motto. Our clients and employees say they choose to work with us because of how we work with them - with service that exceeds their expectations and a personal commitment to their success.
Our client, a global Medical technology corporation serving Healthcare industry & technologies, seeks an accomplished Program / Test Manager.
* Candidate must be authorized to work in USA without requiring sponsorship *
Description:
Responsible for providing project and program management services for various types of projects in the Workday Integration and Data Conversion area.
The candidate must be able to work with our internal customers to take projects and programs from project initiation thru project close out.
Establishing and controlling scope, creating and managing project schedules in MS Project, generate scorecards showing progress against plan, plan and control project budgets, create and present management reports, procurement management, communication planning and execution, project integration management, time management, issue/risk management, project quality management, etc.
Responsible for adhering to our established standards for project and program planning, execution and close out.
Responsible for maintaining all active programs and project plans in MS Project (or other similar PPM software) and will be responsible for helping associates to learn and adopt both the standard project process and project technologies.
A key part of this role will be to manage various Workday Testing cycles including to develop the test plans in MS Project, taking a lead role in planning, coordinating and facilitating projects from project initiation through completion.
Managing small to medium sized programs consisting of multiple active projects from project definition thru program governance, monitoring and close out. This includes identifying and aligning resources on integration points.
Managing Workday projects, overseeing program projects from idea to close out and lessons learned.
Provide guidance and support to business partners engaged with projects to ensure business partners are engaged with projects to ensure best practices and project methodologies are followed.
Manage knowledge transfer and transition new processes to centers of excellence. Perform resource management including forecasting resource requirements.
Create management reports and presentations to keep senior leadership up to date on schedule, budget and deliverable status. Collect, organize and escalate project issues and risks.
Aid business units and functional groups in the creation of mitigation plans. Facilitate business case development and track project execution performance against business case expectations.
Ability to communicate effectively across multiple levels of the organization including managing through cross-business area or business unit prioritization processes.
Facilitate integration meetings to drive resolution to program issues and risks. Manage, mentor, and develop assigned direct reports.
Requirements:
PM with Test Experience is preferred, writing test scripts for system implementations would be a nice to have.
Create and maintain collaboration environments using SharePoint or similar software. Facilitates weekly project meetings to collect status and discuss project issues.
Maintain and improve master portfolio plans in MS Project. Train associates on the use of PPM tools and support PPM tool usage.
I''d love to talk to you if you think this position is right up your alley.
If you''re looking for rewarding employment and a company that puts its employees first, we''d like to work with you. We''re driven, people driven.
NOTE: Candidates that are offered a position are required to pass pre-employment drug and background screening. Qualified candidates with criminal histories, are considered in a manner that is consistent with local, state and federal laws.