Program Manager V

Program Manager V

BCforward is currently seeking a highly motivated Program Manager V for an Onsite Role at New Jersey and Palo Alto, CA

Position Title: Program Manager V

Location: New Jersey and Palo Alto, CA

Anticipated Start Date: ASAP

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

Expected Duration: 4+ Months

Job Type: Contract - [FULL TIME (40 Hours a week)]

Pay Range: $65.72/hr.-$75.58/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.).

Job Description:

Responsibilities

• Strategy and operations: drive strategic initiatives and operational excellence, partnering with leadership and cross-functional teams to define vendor goals, optimize performance management, and implement cutting-edge tooling to achieve significant business outcomes.
• Workforce operations: resource allocation planning, forecasting and deployment, timelines and workflows, oversight of vendor and Outsourced Partner Management R&Rs
• Operations optimization: lead transformational operational optimization initiatives, leveraging strategic planning to significantly enhance vendor performance and elevate service delivery. Regularly present data-backed results and strategic recommendations to leadership.
• Operations planning and monitoring: support capacity planning, maintenance and monitoring, coordinate participation in business review calls, as well as vendor reporting
• Management of vendor resources and budgets: oversee vendor OpEx spend and footprint optimization, aggregating regional forecasts and actuals, providing quarterly forecasts to finance and leadership and coordinating PO accruals process
• Governance and compliance: ensure compliance with contractual agreements and oversee governance processes related to vendor operations

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Management, Engineering, or Finance
• 10+ Years of progressive experience in strategic consulting, large-scale operations management, program leadership, or global vendor management, ideally within a fast-paced, high-growth technology environment.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving acumen, with a proven ability to dissect complex operational challenges, identify root causes, synthesize data-driven insights, and formulate innovative solutions that drive measurable improvements. Strong collaboration with analytics teams to translate insights into actionable strategies.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, to communicate with internal and external stakeholders
• Demonstrated leadership and stakeholder management capabilities, overseeing global vendor teams, cultivating high performance, and championing continuous improvement and innovation across complex operational landscapes.
• Experience in technology company or startup, particularly managing partners or vendor teams
• Experience with data analysis tools, such as Excel, SQL, or Tableau

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 244074 when responding to this ad.

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