Program Manager
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Job Location:
Atlanta, GA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
2 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Were hiring a Program Manager!
Employment type: Full Time/Direct Hire (No Agencies & No C2C)
Location: Washington DC Charlotte NC Atlanta GA Richmond VA or NYC Metropolitan Regions
Location Type: Hybrid - Home Office/Local Ippon office (1-2 days per week onsite)
About Ippon:
The Ippon story started in 2002 in Paris France - cue the accordion berets and crêpes. Our founder and CEO Stéphane Nomis drew on his experience as an international Judo champion to build a technical consulting firm rooted in the sports core values: ambition discipline and excellence. Those principles continue to shape how we support clients and deliver work today. We work alongside technical partners such as AWS and Snowflake balancing technical advisory and hands-on delivery for clients in Financial Services and other highly regulated industries. We specialize in legacy system migrations cloud-native design system modernization operational efficiency accessibility and governance and build scalable platforms that support long-term business success.
About the position:
Ippon is seeking a driven Program Manager to lead cross-functional teams in delivering high-impact technology solutions. This individual will be responsible for day-to-day project delivery ensuring alignment across engineering timelines business goals and stakeholder expectations. From planning through execution and closure the Program Manager plays a key role in driving structure amid ambiguity fostering team collaboration and keeping projects on track on time and on budget. The ideal candidate is driven organized and a strong communicator with a passion for becoming a trusted partner to both clients and internal teams.
Roles and responsibilities:
- Project Delivery & Execution
- Own end-to-end delivery governance across one or more complex interdependent workstreams ensuring alignment to client outcomes product strategy and business objectives
- Establish and oversee integrated program plans that connect product roadmaps engineering delivery and organizational priorities balancing speed quality and risk
- Anticipate assess and proactively mitigate cross-program risks and dependencies setting escalation paths and contingency strategies before delivery is impacted
- Set the standard for delivery excellence by evolving and reinforcing Ippons delivery playbook tooling and operating rhythms (e.g. Jira Confluence executive dashboards)
- Executive Stakeholder Management & Communication
- Act as the primary liaison between client leadership product engineering architecture and Ippon leadership during assigned projects and sales processes
- Provide executive-ready insights into program health KPIs financials risks and trade-offs enabling informed decision-making
- Lead high-stakes planning moments including release strategy go/no-go decisions and executive steering forums
- Shape narrative and expectations with stakeholders translating complexity into clarity and confidence
- Cross-Functional Leadership & Collaboration
- Lead through influence rather than authority aligning multiple teams and leaders around shared goals and delivery commitments
- Create structure in ambiguity by defining operating models decision frameworks and ownership across teams
- Proactively unblock delivery at the system level addressing organizational technical or process constraints
- Model strong facilitation and decision leadership ensuring discussions are outcome-driven and inclusive of the right voices
- Client Success & Team Development
- Serve as a trusted advisor to client stakeholders building durable partnerships grounded in transparency credibility and results
- Mentor and develop Project Managers and consultants elevating delivery maturity communication presence and stakeholder confidence
- Champion Ippons values and brand through exceptional client experiences internal leadership and participation in thought leadership events or practice initiatives
- Own program closeout and value realization leading retrospectives synthesizing lessons learned and contributing insights to future engagements and pursuits
- Lead with curiosity and foresight asking the right questions to surface unmet needs anticipate risk and continuously improve engagement outcomes
Competencies we are looking for:
- Minimum Qualifications:
- 8 years of experience as a Project Manager or Program Manager in IT consulting or a technology-driven enterprise organization including ownership of complex multi-workstream initiatives
- 5 years of experience supporting technical project portfolios or roadmaps balancing delivery commitments risk and business priorities
- 5 years of experience partnering closely with product engineering and architecture teams in an Agile or hybrid delivery environment
- Proven experience with enterprise-wide dependency management risk escalation and cross-team coordination
- Demonstrated success managing mixed delivery models (Agile Waterfall hybrid) across cross-functional and distributed teams
- Strong executive-level communication organizational and leadership skills with the ability to influence decisions manage trade-offs and align stakeholders
- Hands-on experience with project and program management tools (e.g. Jira Confluence Smartsheets Miro Notion) including reporting on delivery health and KPIs
- Proven ability to drive project progress decisions as well as conflict resolution
- Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Business or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
- Experience consulting and/or managing programs in Financial Services (Credit Unions Commercial Banking Capital Markets etc)
- Experience leading or governing technical delivery for Data Engineering Analytics Cloud or Platform modernization and migration initiatives (e.g. Snowflake AWS data platforms DevOps)
- Familiarity with enterprise delivery governance including release planning go/no-go decisioning and executive reporting
- Relevant certifications such as PMP PgMP CSM SAFe or Prince2
- Demonstrated experience driving delivery maturity including improvements to communication models tooling release processes or operating cadence
What we offer:
- Competitive salary Great starting salaries for well qualified candidates
- Generous Paid Time Off policy - Ippon offers flexible time off to help you be your best
- Health dental and vision insurance We are dedicated to helping our employees live healthier lives through comprehensive health programs
- 401k with company match - Ippon offers an industry leading 401(k) matching plan
- Family Leave - We support the importance of family and offer maternity paternity and family medical leave plans
- A fun smart and healthy work environment focused on our values and teamwork
$130000 - $180000 a year
We value the diversity and different perspectives each of our employees bring to Ippon Technologies.
Ippon Technologies is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity age national origin veteran or disability status.
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Required Experience:
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Key Skills
- Project Management Methodology
- Project / Program Management
- Program Management
- Management Experience
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Project Management
- Microsoft Project
- Budgeting
- DoD Experience
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
- Contracts
About Company
Cabinet de conseil en technologie et d'expertise en développement de logiciels innovants. Nous accompagnons les entreprises dans leur transformation numérique.
