Program Manager (IT)
Apply NowCompany: Synectics Inc.
Location: Chicago, IL 60629
Description:
Job Description:
Qualifications :
Benefits:
Healthcare Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents healthcare coverage through BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics. Premiums are subsidized by Synectics.
Dental Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents a dental plan through MetLife. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.
Vision Insurance : Synectics offers eligible employees vision insurance through VSP. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.401(k) Plan: The Synectics Inc. Investment Savings Retirement Plan. Synectics offers all employees who are 21 years of age or older the opportunity to invest in the 401(k) Plan on the first enrollment date that is at least 30 days after employment begins. Enrollment dates are each January 1st, April 1st, July 1st, and October 1st.
Technical Certification Bonus: Synectics is pleased to award its employees a bonus of up to $500 for an approved professional certification. In determining the bonus amount, Synectics will consider the cost of the test(s) for any certification relating to your current position, achieved during your employment with us. Only one Certification Bonus per calendar year may be awarded per employee. Only current, active employees will be eligible to receive this bonus. It will be awarded 90 days after the Synectics office has received documentation confirming the successful completion of the certification.
Synectics is an equal opportunity employer.
- Experienced Program Manager to support both technical and business process driven implementations to ensure successful, measurable outcomes.
- With oversight from the HR Governance and Strategic Execution group, project managers will lead large projects and programs with technical and business process requirements following the formal SDLC (software development life-cycle) framework required for risk mitigation and quality control, as well as all Enterprise Change Management requirements, as required.
- Project plans will include milestones for all stages of project lifecycle including (but, not limited to) collection of business requirements, build/configuration, testing, implementation and change management such as communication and training plans.
- Project Managers will be required to build, maintain, track and report on all aspects of a project plan including dependency with change management and communications, provide meaningful metrics for status, raise issues and actively manage risk.
- The project manager will accomplish the tasks through collaboration across end user, as necessary and may be responsible for leading a project team.
- Focus of role is on execution of strategic direction of business function activities
- Carries out complex initiatives involving multiple disciplines and/or ambiguous issues
Qualifications :
- Excellent oral and written communication skills are required
- In-depth Functional / Industry Knowledge is required
- Highly flexible and adaptable to change
- Candidate should be technology focused
- HR Analytics (Report Delivery & Visualization)
- Cloud based implementations
- SDLC Methodology
- IT Implementation
- Sign off/testing
- Gates for approval
- Familiar with Azure
- Seasoned multi-disciplinary expert with extensive technical and / or business knowledge and functional expertise
- Extensive technical and business knowledge and functional expertise that has been developed over 15+ years and/or equivalent experience
Benefits:
Healthcare Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents healthcare coverage through BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics. Premiums are subsidized by Synectics.
Dental Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents a dental plan through MetLife. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.
Vision Insurance : Synectics offers eligible employees vision insurance through VSP. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.401(k) Plan: The Synectics Inc. Investment Savings Retirement Plan. Synectics offers all employees who are 21 years of age or older the opportunity to invest in the 401(k) Plan on the first enrollment date that is at least 30 days after employment begins. Enrollment dates are each January 1st, April 1st, July 1st, and October 1st.
Technical Certification Bonus: Synectics is pleased to award its employees a bonus of up to $500 for an approved professional certification. In determining the bonus amount, Synectics will consider the cost of the test(s) for any certification relating to your current position, achieved during your employment with us. Only one Certification Bonus per calendar year may be awarded per employee. Only current, active employees will be eligible to receive this bonus. It will be awarded 90 days after the Synectics office has received documentation confirming the successful completion of the certification.
Synectics is an equal opportunity employer.