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ID #44594445
State Florida
City Orlando
Job type Contract
Salary USD TBD TBD
Source North Highland Company
Showed 2022-08-04
Date 2022-08-03
Deadline 2022-10-02
Category Et cetera
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DIZ - Senior Program Director - Executive Level

Florida, Orlando, 32801 Orlando USA

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LEAVE YOUR MARK ON A BETTER WORLD.

COLLABORATE WITH AMAZING PEOPLE.

MAKE CHANGE HAPPEN. At North Highland, we believe in doing great things together. With you. With our clients. With a perspective on actions today that shape tomorrow. As the world's most innovative, collaborative consulting group, we've built a space to share ideas like never before. Do you have the skills, passion and commitment to transform industries for the better? Think you can bring your A-game every day? If so, join us. We like big thinkers with action on the brain

Why North Highland? Every choice you make will give you the opportunity to grow. It's our employee ownership model - with plenty of coaching and personal development opportunities in the mix. For us, training doesn't have an off switch. You'll learn new things, both during and beyond traditional working hours. We want people who strive for the next level, then the next.

At North Highland, you're never a number. Our firm is large enough to scale up, test your mettle and tackle big challenges, but small enough that clients won't lose your face in a crowd. You're recognized individually. We started as three leaders and a kitchen table. Which means we know expectations are made to be broken. Want to surprise us? Do it. Experiment and stretch yourself. There's room to grow as a budding entrepreneur.

Exciting work you will do: The Strategic Program Director is responsible for the overall project management function for a multi-year cross-segment strategic initiative, providing leadership, coordination, and management to the program activities. The person who heads the strategic program team creates and maintains a uniform approach to program/project management and serves as change agent for continuous improvement through improved/enhanced methodologies. This Director will support other Project Managers and leads the development and application of project management methodology and culture. He or she oversees project management strategy, training, communication, program/project control/analysis/ reporting, process development and tool development, and serves on the Stakeholder committee for portfolio review. Essentially, the Strategic Program Director is a "relationship manager": one who serves as a conduit for communications and understanding between the project personnel who carry out strategic initiative and the senior executives who make strategic decisions.
  • Interfaces with senior leadership to provide strategic and tactical advice on program/project planning and execution.
  • Oversees implementation of processes and products to increase project management effectiveness.
  • Appoints or approves the appointment of Project Managers.
  • Facilitates approval (through Project Review Boards) for scope and objectives, schedule and resources, roles and responsibilities of all projects.
  • Oversees development and deployment of project controls tools, methodologies, and systems.
  • Coordinates recurrent enterprise program/project budgets and resource forecasts.
  • Facilitates resource, budget, timing, and deliverables issues resolution for all programs and projects.
  • Oversees coaching and mentoring of project team members in the use of project management tools and processes and develops training standards for project managers.
  • Ensures consistency through the development and implementation of methodology.
  • Oversees risk management and change control processes.
  • Maintains a master status list of projects and provides "dashboard" reports and analysis to senior leadership.
  • Oversees the development of effective program/project tools to aid in process standardization (project audits, reports, templates, knowledge management tools such as a "Lessons Learned" library, and intranet).
  • With business development team, participates in business case and proposal development to ensure integration between the project planning effort and other functional areas, such as engineering, research and development, operations, marketing, and sales.
  • Oversees development of program/project business cases, plans, budgets, and resource requirements.
  • Facilitates resolution of multi-project resource and integration conflicts.
  • Accountable for Program budget.

What you will need:
  • Advanced degree (minimum, Master's degree) in a relevant field from an accredited university
  • Minimum of 10 years of project/program management experience, in a leadership position managing with technical teams to develop enterprise class solutions, or equivalent experience.
  • Experience managing, designing, implementing, and evaluating large scale, cross functional projects working seamlessly with various stakeholders in a matrix organization.
  • Thorough understanding of budgeting, project management, and resource management.
  • Strong negotiation, facilitation and influencing skills.
  • Strong analytical, interpersonal, and verbal/written communication skills.
  • Strong leadership skills.
  • Customer and results oriented.
  • Capable of developing solutions to complex, integrated business problems.
  • Extensive knowledge of project management tools and methodologies; extensive experience with using relevant project management and business management computer software.
  • Ability to influence executive-level associates and bring issues to resolution. Preferred Qualifications Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience managing technical projects in Guest/Customer Identity or a related field.
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.
  • Experience in supporting hospitality and/or large-scale business systems.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship by North Highland. Work visa sponsorship will not be provided, now or in the future, for this position. North Highland makes change happen for organizations who dare to be different. By melding workforce, customer and operational transformation, they are one of the world's leading consulting groups, with 65+ offices around the globe. They break new ground today so tomorrow is easier to explore. For more information, visit northhighland.com and connect with us on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook. North Highland is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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