Director of Program Management
Apply NowCompany: Merchants Distributors, LLC
Location: Hickory, NC 28601
Description:
Overview
Director of Program Management
Responsible for driving the successful implementation of large strategic initiatives and/or enterprise transformations made up of multiple programs prioritized by the senior executive team. Provide all strategy, leadership and program management required to ensure the strategic initiatives realize the expected business value in a timely manner.
Responsibilities
Accountabilities:
Align senior executive team upfront on strategy, vision, benefits, and approach
Establish sponsorship and program governance
Leverage consistent program methodology to develop roadmaps that identify critical milestones to go from current state to desired state
Provide visibility to critical known risks and interdependencies
Provide updates on initiative progress, its cost and benefits, and recommended course corrections
Enable business process and people change management
Provide necessary and timely communications
Manage risk by ensuring timely discussions of issues and enabling decision making
Assist functional teams with structure, overall cross functional knowledge, and coordination to enable deliverables
Build roadmaps and work breakdown structures, identifying cross functional dependencies/implications
Qualifications
Desirable Qualifications:
Knowledge generally associated with a bachelor's degree in business administration or related field. Master's preferred
10-15 years' experience in business management, strategy or operations including 7+ years leading projects and teams
10-15 years' experience in roles requiring critical thinking, problem solving and analytical skills
Exemplary time management, organizational skills, and attention to detail
Demonstrated experience leading without authority, horizonal program management, an influencing/coaching upward, lateral, and downwards
High degree of knowledge of program/project management fundamentals including managing scope, timelines, and budgets
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Director of Program Management
Responsible for driving the successful implementation of large strategic initiatives and/or enterprise transformations made up of multiple programs prioritized by the senior executive team. Provide all strategy, leadership and program management required to ensure the strategic initiatives realize the expected business value in a timely manner.
Responsibilities
Accountabilities:
Align senior executive team upfront on strategy, vision, benefits, and approach
Establish sponsorship and program governance
Leverage consistent program methodology to develop roadmaps that identify critical milestones to go from current state to desired state
Provide visibility to critical known risks and interdependencies
Provide updates on initiative progress, its cost and benefits, and recommended course corrections
Enable business process and people change management
Provide necessary and timely communications
Manage risk by ensuring timely discussions of issues and enabling decision making
Assist functional teams with structure, overall cross functional knowledge, and coordination to enable deliverables
Build roadmaps and work breakdown structures, identifying cross functional dependencies/implications
Qualifications
Desirable Qualifications:
Knowledge generally associated with a bachelor's degree in business administration or related field. Master's preferred
10-15 years' experience in business management, strategy or operations including 7+ years leading projects and teams
10-15 years' experience in roles requiring critical thinking, problem solving and analytical skills
Exemplary time management, organizational skills, and attention to detail
Demonstrated experience leading without authority, horizonal program management, an influencing/coaching upward, lateral, and downwards
High degree of knowledge of program/project management fundamentals including managing scope, timelines, and budgets
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