UNICON International Inc.
Program Manager 2 / PM2
Location: Columbus, OH. Hybrid – 3 days in office, 2 days remote. Salary range: $99,000–$104,000. Benefits: Medical, Vision, Dental, 401 K.
Responsibilities
Manage the complete lifecycle of projects, including initiation, planning, execution, and closure.
Ensure project compliance with established agency and project‑management standards and procedures.
Develop a detailed program/project plan, identifying project needs and defining tasks and milestones, based on scope, budget, and resources.
Accountable for the delivery of all work tasks identified in the program/project plan.
Capture and report required program/project management metrics.
Ensure all changes to scope follow established change procedures and are documented.
Manage and track program/project progress against the plan, monitoring milestones and phases to keep the project on schedule.
Prepare status reports on a weekly basis for the program/project team, project sponsor(s), team leads, group leads, and appropriate stakeholders.
Plan, organize, prioritize, and manage multiple work efforts across teams.
Tailor and baseline all program/project templates and coordinate status reviews, peer reviews, inspections, and quality assurance work‑product reviews.
Notify team leads of project timelines, milestones, phases, work requests, and target dates.
Communicate and work with users, external partners/vendors, and other state agencies as necessary.
Analyze and distribute reports on program/project metrics associated with work items.
Sign off on the program/project plan with project sponsor and stakeholders.
Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders and project sponsor.
Serve as the primary point of contact for all program/project‑related issues and resolution of issues.
Coordinate and present proposals to agencies as necessary.
Identify and manage program/project risk, develop risk mitigation strategies, track to closure.
Anticipate issues and proactively address them; identify and track issues.
Facilitate achievement of program/project service commitments and performance metrics.
Ensure tasks provide value and support strategic direction, conduct reviews with stakeholders.
Balance workload with team members’ capacity and communicate how assignments relate to program objectives.
Plan program/project‑specific training and orientation needs.
Qualifications
5+ years of project/program management experience.
5+ years’ experience with full lifecycle implementation projects from requirements definition through implementation.
Preferred: 4‑year college degree or equivalent technical study.
Mandatory Skills
Excellent written and verbal communication at all organizational levels, from front line staff to C‑level executives.
Experience managing vendors and vendor‑driven projects.
Experience managing technical/IT projects.
Proficiency in the use of project management software.
Certifications or Desired Skills
Contract and/or vendor management.
Cross‑functional collaboration.
Critical thinking.
Problem solving.
Priority setting.
Nice to Have Skills
Change management.
Business analysis.
Conflict resolution.
Government and/or public sector project experience.
UNICON International, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Responsibilities
Manage the complete lifecycle of projects, including initiation, planning, execution, and closure.
Ensure project compliance with established agency and project‑management standards and procedures.
Develop a detailed program/project plan, identifying project needs and defining tasks and milestones, based on scope, budget, and resources.
Accountable for the delivery of all work tasks identified in the program/project plan.
Capture and report required program/project management metrics.
Ensure all changes to scope follow established change procedures and are documented.
Manage and track program/project progress against the plan, monitoring milestones and phases to keep the project on schedule.
Prepare status reports on a weekly basis for the program/project team, project sponsor(s), team leads, group leads, and appropriate stakeholders.
Plan, organize, prioritize, and manage multiple work efforts across teams.
Tailor and baseline all program/project templates and coordinate status reviews, peer reviews, inspections, and quality assurance work‑product reviews.
Notify team leads of project timelines, milestones, phases, work requests, and target dates.
Communicate and work with users, external partners/vendors, and other state agencies as necessary.
Analyze and distribute reports on program/project metrics associated with work items.
Sign off on the program/project plan with project sponsor and stakeholders.
Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders and project sponsor.
Serve as the primary point of contact for all program/project‑related issues and resolution of issues.
Coordinate and present proposals to agencies as necessary.
Identify and manage program/project risk, develop risk mitigation strategies, track to closure.
Anticipate issues and proactively address them; identify and track issues.
Facilitate achievement of program/project service commitments and performance metrics.
Ensure tasks provide value and support strategic direction, conduct reviews with stakeholders.
Balance workload with team members’ capacity and communicate how assignments relate to program objectives.
Plan program/project‑specific training and orientation needs.
Qualifications
5+ years of project/program management experience.
5+ years’ experience with full lifecycle implementation projects from requirements definition through implementation.
Preferred: 4‑year college degree or equivalent technical study.
Mandatory Skills
Excellent written and verbal communication at all organizational levels, from front line staff to C‑level executives.
Experience managing vendors and vendor‑driven projects.
Experience managing technical/IT projects.
Proficiency in the use of project management software.
Certifications or Desired Skills
Contract and/or vendor management.
Cross‑functional collaboration.
Critical thinking.
Problem solving.
Priority setting.
Nice to Have Skills
Change management.
Business analysis.
Conflict resolution.
Government and/or public sector project experience.
UNICON International, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. #J-18808-Ljbffr