Program Manager

Program Manager (Contract)

Contract Programme manager for an enterprise client to lead delivery of retail workstream in a multi-year transformation program happening. This is a fast moving environment with a lot of programmes and projects happening and a growing large PMO. Reporting to a portfolio manager – this role will

• Lead all retail projects from initiative though to successful delivery
• Ensure the transformation vision is converted to tangible work packages that deliver value to the organisation.
• Work with the leadership team to identify opportunities and build out a pipeline of initiatives to deliver within the retail transformation
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, forecasts, manage project deliverables and scope, resolve cross-functional issues and change control
• Co-ordinate the resource team in line with the plan
• Work with business stakeholders to identify additional innovative opportunities to transform the operation, elicit high level strategic plans, build a pipeline, secure funding and deliver identified strategic initiatives
• Understand and deliver on the customer’s needs, collaborate with business stakeholders to ensure requirements are documented and agreed
• Work with 3rd party vendors to deliver technical solutions, including RFP’s, solution architecture, build, test and implementation.
• Develop quality assurance plans to ensure what was requested has been delivered successfully
• Manage any migration from a business readiness perspective, ensure solutions are migrated accordingly, users are trained as appropriate, operational support plans are in place and the business is ready to launch
• Effectively control risks and issues, manage dependencies within your workstream and as part of the wider transformation program as required, escalation of issues to senior stakeholders as appropriate
• Monitoring project progress and performance, budget tracking, governance and reporting at a project level
• Contributing at a program level in areas such as cross workstream dependency management, governance, quality assurance, delivery frameworks and communities of practice

YOU

• Degree in Commerce, IT or a related field and a PMP or Prince2 certification
• 10+ years delivering complex commercial and technology projects
• 2-3 years delivering in a large scale Retail environment
• Substantial commercial acumen with good vendor and system integrator management experience
• Experience at a strategy level, must be able to work with senior executives as required to develop a backlog of projects and initiatives
• Broad exposure to change management and business readiness techniques and dealing with C suite stakeholders - pushing and being pushed as required to deliver.

€625 - 670 a day DOE . 6 months, Hybrid in West Dublin.