Veear Projects, Inc.
Program Manager
Veear Projects, Inc., Austin, TX
Program Manager is accountable for the management and maintenance of key deliverables associated to each project, specifically:
- Project Charter
- Communication Plan
- Project Management Plan
- Project Schedule
- Scope Management Plan
- Benefits Tracker
- Risk Register
- Change Log
- Project Status Report
- Issue Log
- Value Tracker
- Aggregate detailed plans from Business Process, Design, Technical Services, Data Management, Change Management and System Integration workstreams into a single comprehensive project view.
- Deal effectively with ambiguity and guide the various workstream leads towards consensus.
- Use Apple-based tools for project reporting and communication (e.g Chorus, Quip, Keynote, Wrike, Miro)
- Structure projects either using Agile / Waterfall / Hybrid methodologies that best aligns with variety of projects within the portfolio.
- Serve as the first point of issue escalation for the workstream leads.
- Document project work and status in Wrike (e.g. risks, issues, decisions, changes, schedule, tasks)
- Work closely with the Solution Manager on specific Change Management activities (e.g. comms creation and delivery)
- Coordinate deliverable development activities with the project's Business Analyst, Technical Project Manager, and assigned Business Stakeholders
- Use appropriate verification techniques to manage changes in scope and schedule.
- Comfortable objectively communicating project status, issues and risks based on data to project sponsors and leadership.
- Develop executive level project summaries as required using aforementioned tools approved by Apple.
- Minimum 5 years of managing large-scale and complex programs.
- Experience in Legal operations a plus.
- Demonstrated large-scale project management experience mandatory.
- Strong familiarity using Apple-based tools required (Chorus, Quip, Keynote, Wrike) mandatory.
- Demonstrated ability to take initiative in an ambiguous environment mandatory
- 10 years project management experience, of which minimal 3 years leading large scale projects.
- Excellent verbal and communication skills mandatory
- Self-motivated and able to work with minimal supervision mandatory.
- Ability to work with Leadership and contribute meaningfully to strategic planning initiatives mandatory.
- Executive presence and ability to influence outcomes when identifying innovative opportunities, presenting plans and building support for process improvements mandatory.
- Strong leadership, collaboration, communication, interpersonal, problem-solving, decision-making skills and attention to detail mandatory.