Program Manager II

Program Manager II

BCForward is currently seeking a highly motivated Project Manager II in the USA.

Position Title: Project Manager II

Location: Remote

Anticipated Start Date: ASAP

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: 12 Months

Job Type: [>%3D40 weeks] [Contract] [Remote].

Pay Range: $55- $60/hr. on W2.

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.).

Job Title: Project Manager II

Duration: 12 - Months contract

Location: Remote

Summary:

Program 1: Privacy Waves

Privacy Waves is a federation program that receives, prioritizes, and distributes privacy-related work across client's product and business engineering teams. Waves operate in monthly sprints, distributing tasks that range from critical compliance requirements to improve the privacy capability of our infra, data, and code.

Within Monetization, when Wave tasks are aligned between Central Privacy and Monetization PPG, we aim to achieve a 90% task action rate of wave tasks. This job comes with the following expectations:

Work with the Mon PPG Privacy Waves program driver (currently Esteban Solis) in establishing communication channels with various product groups within Monetization on each team's privacy wave.

Responsibilities.

• Drive the progress of the privacy wave, and product necessary reports.
• At the beginning of each wave
• Identify the number of tasks in scope
• Identify the number of rewaveable vs. non-rewaveable tasks
• Identify new workstreams, and help PPG driver obtain alignment and commitment from affected teams
• Work with PPG driver to kick off the wave within Monetization (Example)
• During each wave, week over week:
• Identify the current action rate and wave tasks not-yet-completed
• Produce a report for each product group, summarizing the status of the wave thus far (Example)
• Identify product groups that are not meeting the overall goal, proactively reach out, and help drive progress.
• Communicate issues and blockers to PPG and stakeholders
• At the end of each wave:
• Summarize the wave by each product group (Example)
• Work with PPG to develop a plan for teams that underperform on the wave
• Suggest proposals for program improvements

Program 2: Monetization Pilot

• Mon Pilot was created to improve the decision-making speed and process. This program is extremely fast-paced, and we need a seasoned program manager to run this program well. This job comes with the following expectations:
• Manage the MDS and MonRap inventory and program
• Work with Mon Pilot leads to triage decision topics
• Work with Product, Engineering, and PXFN to identify key stakeholders and decision-makers needed for each decision topic
• Manage the office hour cadence and scheduling of each decision topic
• Capture key takeaways from office hours and schedule follow-ups as necessary
• Produce weekly summarization report for the program to key stakeholders

Essential responsibilities

• Program management: Define, plan, and execute programs within complex technical spaces.
• Stakeholder management: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineers, product managers, TPMs, and other stakeholders to ensure program goals are met.
• Communication: Develop and deliver regular program updates to stakeholders, including status updates, risks, change requests, and issues.
• Technical expertise: Able to understand technical discussions, issues, risks, and challenges; able to unblock technical programs that face roadblocks.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in technical program management, preferably in a software development environment.
• Prior experience of managing complex technical programs.
• Prior experience working in a major U.S. technology company is a plus.
• Certification: PMP, Agile, or Scrum certifications is a plus.
• Adept with Google Suite or Microsoft Office.
• Adept with JIRA, Monday, Asana, or similar project management softwares.
• Other skills
• Excellent communication skills. A lot of the work will be async and an ability to reach out to people proactively is imperative for success.
• TC must excel at tracking issues and follow-ups. Being self-organizing is a must-have skill.
• Engineering background or engineering exposure on prior programs is a plus.

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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This posting is not an offer of employment. All applicants applying for positions in the United States must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The submission of intentionally false or fraudulent information in response to this posting may render the applicant ineligible for the position. Any subsequent offer of employment will be considered employment at-will regardless of the anticipated assignment duration.

Interested candidates please send resume in Word format Please reference job code 237575 when responding to this ad.

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