Tekwissen
SAO - ERP Program Manager
Tekwissen, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30383
Overview:
TekWissen Group is a workforce management provider throughout the USA and many other countries in the world. Our client provides a full range of services including web portal providing information on the state, business and economic development, public safety, Learning, law, justice, health, education, Corrections, transportation, IT, Social Services and culture. It also supplies information on government services and current job openings.
Position: SAO - ERP Program Manager
Location: Atlanta, GA, 30334
Duration: 12+ Months
Job Type: Contract
Work Type: Hybrid
Job Description:
The NextGen project managed by the State Accounting Office (SAO) is an effort to modernize the current ERP platform (PeopleSoft) by selecting and implementing a new cloud-based solution (Workday).The NextGen project will have multiple workstreams of varying scope and complexity that will require coordination of resources across State agencies, internal departments, and cross functional users.The Program Manager will be expected to oversee an assigned set of projects or workstreams that are linked through a common organizational goal for an enterprise Workday implementation.The program manager will be responsible for ensuring the project is aligned with the State's larger strategy.Work will include but not limited to the following tasks:
Planning, initiation, and execution of large, complex, interdependent IT and business-related projects.Large, complex projects usually involve greater that 10 participants and engages at least three functional areas and impacts multiple agencies.Responsibilities:
Work with project managers to plan project schedules, budgets, and goalsDocument and manage dependencies between projects and workstreamsManage and work through project launch teams to ensure that the project scope and outcome is achieved.Execute, monitor, and control the schedule, cost deliverables, risk management and scope to meet or exceed stakeholder and customer expectations.Responsible for allocating resources and management of the project team.Proactively manages potential conflict and resource constraintsWork across business to resolve elevated issues internally and with the customer, ensuring barriers that could impede program progress are removed.Accountable for scope change management within the project.Responsible for orchestrating response to customer scope changes in collaboration State leadershipProvide guidance and support to lower-level project managers.Collaborate with executive management to help achieve the expected goals and objectives of the program and associated projects within the programFacilitate communication across the different projects and cross-functional teamsManage program and associated project budgetsWork with State leadership to minimize new/competing projectsKnowledge/Skills/Abilities:
20+ years of enterprise project management/program management experience;At least 5+ years working with a cloud-based ERP platform (SAP, Infor, Oracle or Workday)Relevant certifications including PMP, PGMP or other recognized licenses or certificationsStrong knowledge of project management toolsStrong knowledge of the SDLC project life cycleExperience working with data systems and acting as a liaison between business users and technical staffStrong leadership skills including the building of effective teams, an ability to manage conflict, the effective setting of priorities in the team and an ability to clearly define roles, responsibilities, and objectivesDemonstrated ability to moderate and lead projects and drive technical decisionsAbility to prepare technical and strategic issues for management decisionsEffective strategic, long-term, and planning thought processesStrong communication and presentation skills to project team and State leadershipUnderstanding of how data systems interactAdvanced skills in Microsoft Project, Visio, SharePoint, Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Project Online or other project/program portfolio management toolUnderstanding and use of document management and version control.Ability to execute high quality customer service by anticipating customer needs, providing services accurately, in a respectful and timely manner, and establishing and maintaining effective contact and follow through with customers.Ability to develop and maintain positive work relationships.Ability to collaborate and work effectively as a team member.Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, and organizational skills.Ability to organize and evaluate data to drive decision making.Ability to work with diverse communities and sensitivity to needs and concerns of various cultural groups.Demonstrated ability to identify and mitigate project risksExperience with large public sector customers (another state or large county) is preferred but not mandatory
TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.
TekWissen Group is a workforce management provider throughout the USA and many other countries in the world. Our client provides a full range of services including web portal providing information on the state, business and economic development, public safety, Learning, law, justice, health, education, Corrections, transportation, IT, Social Services and culture. It also supplies information on government services and current job openings.
Position: SAO - ERP Program Manager
Location: Atlanta, GA, 30334
Duration: 12+ Months
Job Type: Contract
Work Type: Hybrid
Job Description:
The NextGen project managed by the State Accounting Office (SAO) is an effort to modernize the current ERP platform (PeopleSoft) by selecting and implementing a new cloud-based solution (Workday).The NextGen project will have multiple workstreams of varying scope and complexity that will require coordination of resources across State agencies, internal departments, and cross functional users.The Program Manager will be expected to oversee an assigned set of projects or workstreams that are linked through a common organizational goal for an enterprise Workday implementation.The program manager will be responsible for ensuring the project is aligned with the State's larger strategy.Work will include but not limited to the following tasks:
Planning, initiation, and execution of large, complex, interdependent IT and business-related projects.Large, complex projects usually involve greater that 10 participants and engages at least three functional areas and impacts multiple agencies.Responsibilities:
Work with project managers to plan project schedules, budgets, and goalsDocument and manage dependencies between projects and workstreamsManage and work through project launch teams to ensure that the project scope and outcome is achieved.Execute, monitor, and control the schedule, cost deliverables, risk management and scope to meet or exceed stakeholder and customer expectations.Responsible for allocating resources and management of the project team.Proactively manages potential conflict and resource constraintsWork across business to resolve elevated issues internally and with the customer, ensuring barriers that could impede program progress are removed.Accountable for scope change management within the project.Responsible for orchestrating response to customer scope changes in collaboration State leadershipProvide guidance and support to lower-level project managers.Collaborate with executive management to help achieve the expected goals and objectives of the program and associated projects within the programFacilitate communication across the different projects and cross-functional teamsManage program and associated project budgetsWork with State leadership to minimize new/competing projectsKnowledge/Skills/Abilities:
20+ years of enterprise project management/program management experience;At least 5+ years working with a cloud-based ERP platform (SAP, Infor, Oracle or Workday)Relevant certifications including PMP, PGMP or other recognized licenses or certificationsStrong knowledge of project management toolsStrong knowledge of the SDLC project life cycleExperience working with data systems and acting as a liaison between business users and technical staffStrong leadership skills including the building of effective teams, an ability to manage conflict, the effective setting of priorities in the team and an ability to clearly define roles, responsibilities, and objectivesDemonstrated ability to moderate and lead projects and drive technical decisionsAbility to prepare technical and strategic issues for management decisionsEffective strategic, long-term, and planning thought processesStrong communication and presentation skills to project team and State leadershipUnderstanding of how data systems interactAdvanced skills in Microsoft Project, Visio, SharePoint, Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Project Online or other project/program portfolio management toolUnderstanding and use of document management and version control.Ability to execute high quality customer service by anticipating customer needs, providing services accurately, in a respectful and timely manner, and establishing and maintaining effective contact and follow through with customers.Ability to develop and maintain positive work relationships.Ability to collaborate and work effectively as a team member.Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, and organizational skills.Ability to organize and evaluate data to drive decision making.Ability to work with diverse communities and sensitivity to needs and concerns of various cultural groups.Demonstrated ability to identify and mitigate project risksExperience with large public sector customers (another state or large county) is preferred but not mandatory
TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.