Technical Program Manager

One of our top clients is hiring a Technical Program Manager:Location: Vienna, VA - Hybrid (In office once per week for now)Description To accomplish strategic objectives by overseeing business units' delivery of large, complex technology driven programs. These large-scale efforts may comprise parallel projects and cover software development, IT infrastructure systems installation, business process engineering, and functional capabilities. Provides a forward-thinking industry perspective to plan, manage and implement strategy and tactical plans to service the portfolio of projects and initiatives. Ensures effectiveness of programs through applications of active change management techniques and changing goals/priorities. Ensures the effective balancing of talent and resourcing to meet project requirements. Ensures effective coordination and management of projects and activities within the team to include project design, testing, evaluation plans, timelines, and operational planning in support of key strategic initiatives. Oversee/direct the most complex/unusual tasks of significant impact and broad latitude requiring complex analysis. Responsibilities Compliance monitoring and testing automation efforts• Analyze compliance requirements and look for automation solutions by identifying system requirements and/or data that needs to be gathered for the automation solution• Look for solutions to automate monitoring and testing reports (some reporting could be “automated” or simplified using tools like PowerBI, etc.)• Look for solutions to automate compliance testing (some tests could be “automated” using tools like PowerBI and others)• Look for solutions for data pulling – needed for monitoring and testing activitiesCompliance Monitoring and Testing software onboarding (TBD final approval pending)• Manage the project by helping with the following activities:• project management with internal and vendor stakeholders• system analysis and recommendations for configuration• preparing training documentation and training users• onboarding users• creation of user guides, job aids, quick reference guidesProvide overall leadership to large strategic projects or programsEnsure effective management of projects from inception through implementationLead and coordinate the planning, scheduling, budgeting, and resourcing of projects to scope, identify risk exposure and remediation of non-compliance to standardsProactively work with internal teams and other business areas to create project plans with clear objectives, detailed tasks, accountabilities, timelines, and estimated budgets/corporateIdentify, scope, document, coordinate, and implement business solution requirements in accordance with program/channel and project goalsPerform qualitative and quantitative analysis using analytical techniques, tools, models, simulation, etc.Provide forward thinking technical expertise in current and emerging technologies, trends and practicesLead large, advanced multidisciplinary projects & initiatives of considerable business risk & impact in accordance with company PPM standardsReview project deliverables for quality, accuracy and compliance with company policies and proceduresReview program-related data using performance measurements and indicators to identify areas for improvement and potential risk and develop action plans for each indicator or area identified and lead change managementEnsure project deliverables are met in accordance with customers' expectations, timelines & budget constraintsMonitor key performance indicators, determine gaps in performance metrics, and recommend/execute change management techniques for efficiency/quality improvementsDevelop critical relationships with key technical/non-technical stakeholders to gain concurrence, input, execution and change management decisionsDirect discovery and analysis of existing processes and key controls, and identifies future internal control trends or new standardsIdentify and resolve operational and performance gaps and obstacles; implement changes and improvementsStay abreast of and ensure compliance with applicable federal, state and industry laws, regulations and guidelinesPerforms other duties as assigned Qualifications Extensive experience in project leadership and execution, including initiatives with technology, processes, cross-functional teams and external partner team membersExpertise within specialization to highly complex assignments through extensive experience of industry and subject area providing recommendations to business practices/processes and related technologiesSignificant experience in working effectively with diverse internal and external contactsExtensive experience leading, guiding and coaching professional staffExtensive experience in client/vendor management to achieve strategic/tactical goals and implementationExpert knowledge of project lifecycles and management methodologiesSignificant experience in IT resource allocation and managementFamiliarity with data cleaning and preprocessing techniques and toolsKnowledge of data cleaning and other analytical techniques required for data usageKnowledge of various data structures and ability to extract data sources (e.g., PySpark, PowerBI)Desired - Project Portfolio Management (PPM) knowledgeDesired - PPM Certification or the equivalent experienceExpert skill in building strategic and execution-focused plans and alliances with partner leadershipAdvanced skill in extensive information systems analysis and researchExpert verbal and written communication skillsAdvanced analytical thinking skills to include summarizing information and clearly identifying key elements, patterns, results or relationshipsExpert skill resolving conflicting requests and meeting changing requirementsExpert skill in project management to include establishing and leading project teams; managing timelines/deadlines/resources; ensuring successful project implementationBachelor’s Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computers Science, Engineering, or degrees in similar quantitative fieldsMaster's Degree in Business Administration, or the equivalent combination of training, education, and experienceAbout Seneca Resources: Seneca Resources is a client driven provider of strategic Information Technology consulting services and Workforce Solutions to government and industry. Seneca Resources is a leading IT services provider with offices in Virginia, Alabama, Georgia, Florida and Texas that service clients throughout the United States. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and value the benefits of diversity in our workplace.

Created: 2025-01-16