IT Program Manager (AGILE SCRUM)
IT Program Manager (AGILE SCRUM)
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About Gartner IT:
Join a worldclass team of skilled engineers who build creative digital solutions to support our colleagues and clients. We make a broad organizational impact by delivering cuttingedge technology solutions that power Gartner. Gartner IT values its culture of nonstop innovation an outcomedriven approach to success and the notion that great ideas can come from anyone on the team.
About the role:
Gartner is looking for a wellrounded IT Program Manager who can provide project and program leadership for technology projects within Gartners Research & Consulting Delivery organization. The Program Manager role will lead a complex Portfolio of IT projects and is accountable for the quality of the results benefits realization end user satisfaction and timely delivery ensuring that projects are planned and executed in a manner consistent with company strategy commitments goals and standards. In this role you will be required to manage and collaborate with geographically dispersed teams. The candidate should have experience running projects in an Agile/Scrum environment.
What you will do:
- Responsible for the oversight and management of global technologybased Project Portfolio in support of IT Infrastructure initiatives and accountable for fostering an environment of collaboration and high impact results
- Partner with technical leadership to report project progress to executive level and crossteam stakeholders. Leverage personal expertise to develop and present rational conclusions recommendations and direct implementation strategies/action plans
- Able to analyze the scope and direction of initiatives across multiple levels of management and organizational boundaries
- Strong business acumen and leadership experience proven track record of acting as a valued IT business partner to senior leadership
- Ability to influence and manage the expectations of clients team members management and external groups
- Establish project metrics with available tools to track health quickly analyze problems identify root cause create action plans assess impact and develop resolution options
- Responsible for the development of strategic and tactical planning of technology and people resources necessary for successful completion of several largescale projects.
- Responsible for the creation of longterm strategies and approaches to control and manage projects in support of complex business requirements
- Responsible for directing multiple subteam project plans into a cohesive whole
- Lead change management activities with support/service groups outside the project team to ensure successful project results. Work with technical team to develop documentation processes/procedures for training
- Direct project activities personally and with other project managers development staff to Estimate Plan Design Build Test and Migrate solutions into production
- Guide and ensure the Agile/SCRUM methodologies are followed
- Manage a team of Project Managers (as necessary) providing guidance and oversight to the portfolio
- Evaluate project and program performance consistently with key performance indicators
- Ability to handle Project Cost Management & financials including budget plans monitor spend and prepare for potential risks
- Capable of balancing operational and development needs of work teams
- Able to interact well with team members and stakeholders in resolving operational issues
- Identify systemic operational issues and resolve them as well as identifying root causes and process improvements to present similar issues
What you will need:
Strong IT professional with 8 years of experience in program management. The candidate should have strong qualitative and quantitative problemsolving skills along with high on ownership and accountability.
Must have:
- 8 years of experience in working with IT Development and/or IT Infrastructure teams in a project management capacity
- Strong experience with Agile & Waterfall methodologies
- Demonstrated leadership skills working with matrixed teams management and executive stakeholders in a dynamic growth environment
- Strong project leadership adept at Product Backlog Refinement Risk Management Stakeholder Management Agile Team Building across multiple global teams Release Management and Conflict Resolution
- Strong ability to understand client expectations and to resolve issues that may affect delivery
Who you are:
- Bachelors degree or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science or a related field required
- Demonstrated leadership skills. Especially communication collaboration people management & influencing skills
- Ability to work in a fastpaced environment with tight deadlines and multiple project deliverables
- Critical thinker with a demonstrated ability to learn beyond formal training with a strong aptitude for delivering quality products
- Excellent communicator both written and verbal to all levels of the organization
Dont meet every single requirement We encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be the right candidate for this or other roles.
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Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable objective insight helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their missioncritical priorities.
Since our founding in 1979 weve grown to more than 21000 associates globally who support 14000 client enterprises in 90 countries and territories. We do important interesting and substantive work that matters. Thats why we hire associates with the intellectual curiosity energy and drive to want to make a difference. The bar is unapologetically high. So is the impact you can have here.
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Gartner offers worldclass benefits highly competitive compensation and disproportionate rewards for top performers.
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Employment Type
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