Senior Program Manager

Job Title:Senior Program Manager

Location: 1 Becton Dr, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417, USA

Duration : 06 Months+

1st Shift: Mon-Fri,
Work Type: Hybrid; in-office 3 days/week
Pay: $115/hr on W2

Note: this is not a traditional PMO/project-management role. The ideal resume should emphasize executive presence, influence without authority, enterprise transformation, ambiguity, cross-functional alignment, stakeholder management, and driving executionnot just project plans, governance, and reporting.

Must have led aMarketing/Branding campaignand demonstrated the ability to identify gaps and implement improvements.

• Excellent communication skills, as they will be meeting withC-level executives.
• PMP certificationrequired; verify that the certification is current and active.
• Familiarity withAgile and Waterfall methodologies.
• Resume must clearly demonstrate the responsibilities and experience expected of aSenior Project Manager (SR. PM).
• At least 10 years of relevant experience is required.

Special Note/Instruction:

This role will interact with large groups of senior executives. Must have impeccable communications and presentation skills. The candidate will work under the guidance of a Senior Director, and must be capable of working independently to drive and orchestrate cross functional activities.

Job Summary

The Senior Project Manager directs all activities across initiating, planning, executing and closing phases, as well as monitoring and controlling of assigned projects, and ensuring projects are delivered according to the delivery standard.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate activities with the project sponsor and project leader to help define the project and finalize the project charter (high-level objectives in terms of scope, schedule, and resources, deliverables/milestones, and success criteria)
• Lead project planning sessions with all project stakeholders, capturing WBS activities into an integrated project schedule
• Monitor & control the day-to-day project activities and reflect progress in the project schedule and RAID log
• Establish and facilitate appropriate project governance, including project status and steering committee meeting cadences; prepare meeting agendas, and track action items
• Capture and summarize meeting notes, actions, decision and action logs and communicate with relevant stakeholders
• Leverage project schedule and RAID log to drive alignment on and communication of status of deliverables and milestones, and key risks/issues affecting progress
• Lead risk mitigation and issue contingency discussions to escalate (as necessary) and address obstacles
• Ensure project artifacts (technical, legal, contract, financial, etc.) are organized, contents are updated timely and accessible to project teams
• Other project related activities as assigned

Qualifications/Requirements

·Excellent presentation, negotiation, and attention to details skills

·Ability to communicate succinctly based on audiences

·Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, or related field

·Experience leading complex projects/program with cross-functional workstreams in highly matrixed organizations

·Active PMP certification

·10+ years of experience in similar roles

·Advanced PPM software experience (e.g., MS Project, Smartsheet, Monday.com, etc.)

Preferences

·Experience leading projects involving marketing, branding

·This role will regularly interact with large groups of senior executives; must have impeccable communications and presentation skills

·The candidate will work under the guidance of a Senior Director, and must be capable of working independently to drive and orchestrate cross functional activities

Work Type & Location Requirements

·Location: Franklin Lakes, NJ area

·Work Type: Hybrid; in-office 3 days/week

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