Program Manager Tech 4

Program Manager Tech 4

BCforward is currently seeking a highly motivated Program Manager Tech 4 Professional Job for an opportunity at Remote

Position Title: Program Manager Tech 4

Location: Remote

Anticipated Start Date: 12/22/2025

Please note this is the target date and it is subject to change. BCforward will send official notice ahead of a confirmed start date.

Expected Duration: 6 Months contract

Job Type: Contract and Remote

Pay Range: $65/hr. - $70/hr.

Please note that actual compensation may vary within this range due to factors such as location, experience, and job responsibilities, and does not encompass additional non-standard compensation (e.g., benefits, paid time off, per diem, etc.).

Candidate Requirements

Hours - Monday -Thursday - 7 hours a day. total 28 hours a week

A typical day involves guiding teams in adopting Agile practices, measuring framework effectiveness, and facilitating improvements. The role requires hands-on work in Azure DevOps - creating and tracking work items, managing dashboards, and designing scalable story-pointing frameworks. Collaboration is key, working with cross-functional teams. The Agile PM creates and maintains data visualizations, delivers DevOps solutions, and provides training on best practices. Flexibility is essential, as priorities shift rapidly and escalations may arise. Strong communication and autonomy are needed to report progress, coach teams, and manage documentation. The role blends technical expertise, organizational skills, and the ability to drive Agile maturity across the organization

Interface with clients on technical and business issues from project initiation through delivery. Drive program/project schedules and status reports. Create and/or review multiple functional specifications that will be used as tools in making decisions as to how the product or service will be implemented. Provide Product Managers & Product Unit Managers with technical and/or analytical information. Organize cross functional activities ensuring the program/project is completed on schedule and within budget constraints. Provide program/project schedules and status reports.

What is the ideal background of a candidate for this role?:

* Project Management Professional (PMP)

* PMI Agile Certified Practitioner

* Microsoft Certified Trainer

* Agile Practitioner: Deep understanding and experience with Agile project management processes, including strong collaboration skills.

* Power user of Azure DevOps (ADO): Adept at tracking work items, running custom queries, tagging, managing complex work item relationships, dashboards, burndown charts, creating work item templates, etc.

* Agile Framework Effectiveness Measurement: Can define Agile effectiveness metrics and implement measurement across multiple teams.

* Facilitation & Guidance: Shadow delivery teams and provide actionable recommendations for improvement or alignment with Agile framework.

* Data Visualization & Reporting: Create and maintain custom ADO dashboards and/or Power BI dashboards using data from Azure DevOps to provide visibility into team performance, delivery metrics, and Agile maturity.

* Agile Story-Pointing / Sizing Practitioner: Create a feasible, scalable story-pointing framework to be implemented across the org facilitating standard work sizing. This includes upskilling and driving implementation across teams.

* Solution Design & Build: Delivering Microsoft DevOps solutions that provide continuous security, integration, testing, delivery, deployment, monitoring, and feedback. Design, implement, and manage flow of work

* Training: Document, publish and provide training for Azure DevOps (ADO) best practices and maintain system documentation and process guides. Act as a resource for colleagues, provide guidance to less experienced team members.

* Experience working at Microsoft (Either as a Vendor or FTE)

* 4+ years Azure DevOps experience

* 4+ years of Agile expertise

* Proven experience coaching multiple teams and stakeholders in Agile adoption

* Power Platform Integration (Power BI, Power Automate)

* Experience configuring and creating solutions in Azure DevOps.

* Experience integrating Azure DevOps with Power Platform Solutions.

* Experience configuring managed connections with other Microsoft products like Exchange, Teams, SharePoint, and Power BI.

Top 3 Must-Have HARD Skills & years of experience for each:

* 4+ years Azure DevOps experience

* 4+ years of Agile expertise

* Proven experience coaching multiple teams and stakeholders in Agile adoption Experience for this role is 8-10 years, with the understanding the ADO and Agile are newer

Benefits:

BCforward offers all eligible employees a comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to major medical, HSA, dental, vision, employer-provided group life, voluntary life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, and 401k.

About BCforward:

Founded in 1998 on the idea that industry leaders needed a professional service, and workforce management expert, to fuel the development and execution of core business and technology strategies, BCforward is a Black-owned firm providing unique solutions supporting value capture and digital product delivery needs for organizations around the world. Headquartered in Indianapolis, IN with an Offshore Development Center in Hyderabad, India, BCforward' s 6,000 consultants support more than 225 clients globally.

BCforward champions the power of human potential to help companies transform, accelerate, and scale. Guided by our core values of People-Centric, Optimism, Excellence, Diversity, and Accountability, our professionals have helped our clients achieve their strategic goals for more than 25 years. Our strong culture and clear values have enabled BCforward to become a market leader and best in class place to work.

BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability.

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Interested candidates please send resume in Word format Please reference job code 247875 when responding to this ad.

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