Job Title: IT Program Manager, Principal Duration: Direct Hire Location: Oakland, CA - This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and the Oakland General Office or San Ramon Valley Conference Center two days a week
Department Overview It is an exciting time to be at client at we are embarking on our 10-year True North Strategy, an enterprise strategy that sets a clear vision of what it means to achieve our Purpose: Delivering for Our Hometowns, Serving Our Planet, and Leading with Love.
Information Systems Technology Services is a unified organization comprised of various departments which collaborate effectively in order to deliver high quality technology solutions. Powering client with innovative solutions & services that drive reliability, security, and customer satisfaction. We are the trusted, climate-resilient, smart, digital utility platform that redefines the customer energy experience
Position Summary Provides internal program and project management expertise in process improvement and standards management. Primary conduit between enterprise program management and information technology. Plans, performs and implements program management standards related initiatives. Organizes, leads, coordinates and facilitates cross-functional project teams. Develops metrics that provide data for standard adoption measurement and identifies indicators for future improvement opportunities.
Job Responsibilities
Responsible for developing and implementing project management standards and processes by collaborating with the enterprise program management team. Assess the applicability of enterprise project management to Information Technology. Responsible for developing and executing on change management plans
Proficient in establishing program and project management community of practice/project management center of excellence.
Develops and maintains productive stakeholder, team, and leadership relationships and provides program management process improvements recommendations; provides thought leadership and consultation on program management standards; facilitates working sessions related to project management standards; researches, recommends process improvement based on industry best practices. Works directly with enterprise and IT leadership.
IT Process and Program Standard Management Lead's Assignments are broad and highly complex and impact multiple in-flight initiatives, have major associated risks with high visibility, and can be sensitive or widely varied requiring expert judgment in applying and adapting techniques.
Responsible for actively resolving the most complex technology needs of the business unit with a focus on the analysis of processes-dissecting problems and suggesting solutions. Creates and recommends process and standards plans for projects or modifying existing plans. Develops, communicates, and enforces process and standards policies and procedures; helps to create technical change management processes and documentation; assists the business to mature its processes; identifies and analyzes root causes using supporting tools
Manages and coordinates highly complex process and standards solutions for internal stakeholders. Participates in continuous review and update to ensure that standards meet changing business unit conditions. Influences and facilities the optimization of business unit performance. Identifies processes for improvement, documents existing processes, identifies and analyzes gaps between current processes and the desired state, designs new processes, develops process performance measures and plans the transition to a new process.
This is a principal level position whereby the incumbent acts as a senior authority in their functional area for large multi-project programs or departments. Incumbent is highly skilled in industry best practice and contributes to development of broad strategies and enterprise-wide endeavors.
Works on special projects related to process and standards audits, compliance, and/or remediation. Acts as a process and standards management lead on matrix project teams. Acts as mentor to other specialists
Qualifications Minimum:
Bachelor’s degree in computer science or job-related discipline or equivalent experience
Experience in IT-Information Technology business process, 8 years
LSS-Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification
PMP from PMI
SAFe Agilist
Desired:
ITIL-Information Technology Infrastructure Library Foundation certification
Experience in PPM Tool such as Planisware
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About Us: Established in 2004, SPECTRAFORCE® is one of the largest and fastest-growing diversity-owned staffing firms in the US. The growth of our company is a direct result of our global client service delivery model that is powered by our state-of-the-art A.I. proprietary talent acquisition platform, robust ISO 9001:2015/ISO 27001 certified processes, and strong and passionate client engaged teams. We have built our business by providing talent and project-based solutions, including Contingent, Permanent, and Statement of Work (SOW) services to over 140 clients in the US, Canada, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, and India. Key industries that we service include Technology, Financial Services, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Telecom, Retail, Utilities and Transportation. SPECTRAFORCE is built on a concept of “human connection,” defined by our branding attitude of NEWJOBPHORIA®, which is the excitement of bringing joy and freedom to the work lifestyle so our people and clients can reach their highest potential. Learn more at: http://www.spectraforce.com
Benefits: SPECTRAFORCE offers ACA compliant health benefits as well as dental, vision, accident, critical illness, voluntary life, and hospital indemnity insurances to eligible employees. Additional benefits offered to eligible employees include commuter benefits, 401K plan with matching, and a referral bonus program. SPECTRAFORCE provides unpaid leave as well as paid sick leave when required by law.
Equal Opportunity Employer: SPECTRAFORCE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Please contact Human Resources at LOA@spectraforce.com if you require reasonable accommodation.
California Applicant Notice: SPECTRAFORCE is committed to complying with the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) effective January 1, 2023; and all data privacy laws in the jurisdictions in which it recruits and hires employees. A Notice to California Job Applicants Regarding the Collection of Personal Information can be located on our website. Applicants with disabilities may access this notice in an alternative format by contacting NAHR@spectraforce.com.
LA County, CA Applicant Notice: If you are selected for this position with SPECTRAFORCE, your offer is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of several requirements, including but not limited to, a criminal background check. We consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with all local ordinances and state laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers (FCO) and the California Fair Chance Act (FCA). The background check assessment will consider whether a criminal history could reasonably have a direct, adverse impact on the job-related safety, security, trust, regulatory compliance, or suitability for this role. Such findings may result in withdrawal of a conditional job offer.
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $60.00/hr.
