Program Director

5 days ago


Chicago, Illinois, United States Prairie Consulting Services Full time
{"title": "Program Manager", "description": "About the Role:

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Program Manager to join our team at Prairie Consulting Services. This long-term contract role offers a hybrid work arrangement and involves reporting directly to the Practice Chief Administrative Officer (Chief of Staff) within the Office of the CIO. You will support the Wealth Management (WM) Technology CIO and ten Senior Directors managing multiple large technology teams.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Craft and edit stakeholder reports for C-level executives and other senior leaders.
  • Establish operational metrics / OKRs (e.g., financials, workforce), unlocking opportunities to enhance efficiency and quality.
  • Develop and manage internal communication strategy, including leadership messages, updates on key initiatives and progress toward organizational goals.
  • Provide financial oversight for several budgets, including a million group expense budget and a million technology debt capital budget.
  • Collaborate with key stakeholders to understand their challenges and support their needs, fostering productive relationships.
  • Partner with Directors to respond to many enterprise requests (e.g., training opportunities, intern requests, recognition programs, dashboards, etc.).
  • Operate as a change agent for the continuous improvement of PMO methodologies, standards, tools and policies.
  • Lead monthly learning series for all WM tech employees, selecting and coaching presenters to demonstrate their applications, technology architecture and business value.
  • Plan and support leadership offsite meetings, townhall meetings, innovation programs, etc.
  • Research, recommend, and implement a knowledge management strategy leveraging Teams, Confluence and SharePoint, to enhance information sharing across teams.

Requirements:

  • Adapt to changing requirements, comfortable with ambiguity and have a distinct passion for resolving inefficiencies and identifying opportunities for improvement.
  • Relentless focus on getting things done, whether it is a strategic initiative or a tactical task.
  • Excellent at managing many initiatives/requests at the same time.
  • Self-motivated, proactive and able to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
  • Have proven ability to work successfully with all organizational levels.
  • Experience with overseeing budgets and providing valuable insights and recommendations to ensure the team stays on budget.
  • Have a Bachelor's Degree with 5+ years of professional work experience in software development.
  • Tech savvy, with experience using collaboration, project management and time-tracking applications like Teams, Confluence, SharePoint, Clarity PPM, Azure Boards.
  • Have experience with Agile methodology / delivery.
  • Consulting experience with large companies such as Client, EY, PWC, etc.

Please share your updated resume.

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