Deputy Chief Manager - Program Management

JOB OVERVIEW:

The purpose of the role is to plan, organize and control activities to set clear expectations regarding deliverables, timelines, and costs. During project planning and execution, it involves negotiating realistic and attainable deadlines and milestones with stakeholders, teams, and management to ensure successful project completion, despite any risks that may arise.

KEY STAKEHOLDERS: INTERNAL

Management, Functional SMEs, Project Team

KEY STAKEHOLDERS: EXTERNAL

Contract Manufacturing Organizations and other Partners, Consultants

REPORTING STRUCTURE: (Reports To/ Direct Reports Y/N) -

General Manager - Program Management

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:

• 7-8 years or more experience in Project Management
• PMP certification preferred.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office tools, Projects, Smartsheet &/or any other project planning software

KEY ROLES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Tracks, reviews, and reports the progress to meet the performance objectives defined in the project management plan.
• Ensures that all elements of projects are coordinated, and priorities are managed to meet stakeholder and project goals.
• Establishes high level and detailed planning of milestones and tasks to guide both project execution and project control.
• Manages reviews at execution level and up to executive levels within the organization to resolve issues and make decisions.
• Schedules and facilitates regular and ad-hoc team meetings, defines agendas, summarizes action items, and maintains minutes.
• Prepares simple, informative and "audience appropriate" presentations, trackers and reports upon requested and/or predicted frequency, to enable project reporting and manageme
• intervention/action, as needed.
• Facilitates a neutral, open, transparent communication, horizontally and vertically to make decisions and resolve conflicts.
• Drives Cross functional agendas at strategic and tactical levels to deliver on time, on budget with high compliance and quality without direct authority.