Job Title: Project/Program Manager II
Location: New York, NY (Remote)
Duration: 6 Months
 
Job Description:
The ideal candidate operates with a high level of ownership, thrives in fast-paced environments, and can manage cross-functional dependencies while ensuring testing milestones are met.
 
Key Responsibilities:

• Own end-to-end testing strategy and execution across projects, ensuring readiness for launch.
• Define testing scope, timelines, and success criteria in alignment with project goals.
• Coordinate with internal teams, stakeholders, and external vendors to execute test plans and resolve defects.
• Track and manage defects, risks, and dependencies, driving timely resolution and mitigation.
• Lead test events (e.g., system validation, UAT, operational testing), ensuring alignment across all stakeholders.
• Monitor testing progress, provide regular updates, and escalate risks to leadership as needed.
• Validate system performance, throughput, and operational readiness against defined standards.
• Identify gaps, bottlenecks, and failure points; implement corrective actions to improve outcomes.
• Troubleshoot system, process, and operational issues, driving root cause resolution to minimize impact on timelines.
• Facilitate test review meetings, document results, and ensure clear communication of next steps.
• Partner with engineering and operations teams to ensure solutions meet functional and technical requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement in testing processes, tools, and methodologies.
• Build strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders across multiple projects.
• Prepare and deliver clear, concise project updates, including risk assessments and executive summaries for leadership.

 
Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 4–7 years of experience in project management, testing, or related field.
• Experience coordinating testing efforts across cross-functional teams.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot complex issues and perform root cause analysis in fast-paced, cross-functional environments.

 
Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in system implementation, operations, or engineering environments.
• Familiarity with system validation, and defect management processes.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Proven ability to influence decisions and drive alignment across teams.
• Experience leading process improvement initiatives.

 
Work Environment & Travel:

• Up to 80% domestic travel, including extended travel periods (with consecutive weeks, including weekends).

 
Impact:
This role is critical to successful project launches by ensuring systems and processes are fully tested, validated, and optimized prior to go-live. The Testing Project Manager plays a key role in reducing risk, improving quality, and enabling operational excellence across the organization.
             
  
 
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 pay range is $58.00/hr - $63.97/hr.