Program Manager - AKKODIS

Akkodis is seeking a Program Manager for a Contract job with a client in Richmond/McLean, VA. Ideally looking for applicants with5 years of program management experience.The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.

Program Manager Job Responsibilities include: 

• The Associate Experience Program Delivery Office is looking for a passionate, energetic, creative, and strategic associate to shape and execute high-priority, strategic initiatives with a focus on increasing clarity, efficiency, and standardization. In this role, you will have the important and exciting responsibility from day one, working frequently with cross-collaborative teams to tackle complicated challenges, and identifying, and delivering effective solutions that are frictionless for users. 

• Candidates for this role will have demonstrated that they can manage large-scale, complex programs in the past, delivering results. This individual must be able to effectively communicate with and influence partners across the company and multiple levels of the organization. Strong analytical skills, excellent interpersonal and written communication, attention to detail, and the ability to adapt to a dynamic agile environment are essential to succeeding in this role. Bias for action is a must.

• Designing, developing, and managing the end-to-end delivery of a variety of large-scale programs simultaneously in a complex dynamic environment, working with partners and stakeholders to deliver efficient, clear, standardized, targeted, and effective user engagement tactics to drive the behavioral change needed to meet business objectives

• Quickly putting structure in place around planned initiatives and revising needs to meet changing requirements.

• Proactively keeping manager, team, and stakeholders informed through consistent qualitative and quantitative reporting and socialization frameworks and timelines.

• Owning the timely delivery of key milestones and initiatives and providing strategic direction to partners, peers, and direct reports

• Developing a deep understanding of the strategic intent of the work, effectively identifying opportunities, mitigating risks, and resolving challenges across teams to manage, inform, and influence outcomes

• Leveraging problem solving and influencing skills to ensure project plans deliver on intent and validating efficacy with qualitative and quantitative metrics

• Building relationships and collaborating cross-functionally with partners and senior leaders to provide strategic and tactical change management expertise to more effectively meet business objectives

• Leading, coaching, and developing a team of project and process management associates

• Influencing the roadmaps of internal products and tools that can accelerate or expand the delivery of team goals, like adding capabilities or reducing friction for our partners and users

• Measuring the effectiveness of results delivered and developing insights from metrics and research to inform our team’s perspective and validate or evolve best practices

• Creating persuasive communications representing complex subject matter to influence and inform decision-makers

• Openly and actively contribute as a member/partner to the broader Delivery Experience and Enterprise Platform Tech organizations.

• Keep current on the business’s strategic goals, performance, and audiences to develop and implement effective change management campaigns.

 

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree

At least 5 years of program management experience

At least 2 years of people management experience

 

Preferred Qualifications:

Master’s Degree/MBA

8+ years of project management or change management experience

3+ years of people management experience

PMP, Lean, Agile, or Six Sigma certification

Experience managing projects in JIRA

 Must-Have:

Communication

Google, slack, employee enablement tools

 

Nice to Have: Change management.

 

Other Notes:

• Tactical, strategic, in the weeds

• Ability to influence

• Ability to move between priorities

• Collaborative with/ a bias toward action

• More hybrid than agile

• Highly strategic initiative

 If you are interested in this role, then please click APPLY NOW. For other opportunities available at Akkodis, or any questions, feel free to contact me at saurabh.singh@akkodisgroup.com.

Pay Details: $40.00 to $45.00 per hour

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

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• The California Fair Chance Act
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• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance