at CAI in Springfield, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Job ID Number
R3261
Employment Type
Full time
Worksite Flexibility
Remote
Job Summary
As Program Manager, you will function as team leader developing strategy and managing enterprise wise IT programs and their projects.
Job Description
We are looking for a Program Manager . This position will be full-time and remote contract opportunity.
What You’ll Do
+ Managing one or more highly complex or enterprise-wide IT program(s) consisting of multiple projects
+ Developing program strategy
+ Supporting business case and various enterprise-wide high-level project plans
+ Ensuring integration of projects and adjusting project scope, timing, and budgets as needed, based on the needs of Commerce
+ Communicating with IT leadership, Commerce leadership, and IT Business to communicate program strategy, direction, and changes
+ Delivering all projects contained in the IT project portfolio on time, within budget, and meeting the strategic and business requirements
+ Tracking key project milestones and recommending adjustments to Project Managers
+ Partnering with senior leadership of the business community to identify and prioritize opportunities for utilizing IT to achieve the goals of Commerce
+ Coordinating communication with all areas of Commerce that impacts the scope, budget, risk, and resources of the work effort being managed
+ Coordinating status reports and stability of project area work efforts
What You’ll Need
Required
+ Master’s or bachelor’s degree in computer science, business administration, or other related field/equivalent work experience
+ A minimum of ten (10) years of IT and business/industry work experience
+ A minimum of three (3) years of leadership experience
+ A minimum of five (5) years in managing projects
+ A minimum of two (2) years of experience working with IT and project management as it pertains to program areas such as reemployment services and/or community development or equivalent governmental program
+ Must possess extensive knowledge and expertise in the use of Project Management methodologies and tools
+ A minimum of five (5) years of experience as a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP).
Physical Demands
+ Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA and other federal, state, and local standards
+ Sedentary work that involves sitting or remaining stationary most of the time with occasional need to move around the office to attend meetings, etc.
+ Ability to conduct repetitive tasks on a computer, utilizing a mouse, keyboard, and monitor
Reasonable Accommodation Statement
If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employment selection process, please direct your inquiries to application.accommodations@cai.io or (888) 824 – 8111.
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement
It is the policy of CAI not to discriminate against any employee or applicant due to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or being a protected veteran. It is also the policy of CAI to take affirmative action to employ and to advance in employment, all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or being a protected veteran, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment. Employees and applicants of CAI will not be subject to harassment due to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or being a protected veteran. Additionally, retaliation, including intimidation, threats, or coercion, because an employee or applicant has objected to discrimination, engaged or may engage in filing a complaint, assisted in a review, investigation, or hearing or have otherwise sought to obtain their legal rights under any Federal, State, or local EEO law is prohibited.
