Job Description
We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Principal Program Manager to join our team. In this role, you will play a pivotal role in orchestrating and delivering complex programs that drive strategic outcomes for the organization. Leveraging your exceptional communication skills, technical expertise, and leadership abilities, you will lead cross-functional teams in executing large-scale projects while ensuring alignment with business objectives and priorities.
ResponsibilitiesLead and inspire cross-functional teams through excellent communication and negotiation skills, effectively collaborating with executives and stakeholders to drive consensus and alignment on objectives, scope, and deliverables, consistently advocating for the best interests of the organization while maintaining positive relationships. Provide strategic guidance and insight to support decision-making through data-driven analysis and your knowledge of industry trends, organizational priorities and technology and architecture trends. Drive program management excellence by leading the planning, execution, and delivery of complex programs by managing cross-functional teams, ensuring adherence to timelines, budgets, and quality standards, while ensuring programs are aligned with business objectives. Foster an outcome-based strategy and culture by demonstrating strong leadership skills, promoting a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement, and championing best practices in program management and execution. Exhibit exceptional organizational skills by effectively balancing multiple priorities and dependencies and managing risks and mitigating issues. Manage resources effectively, optimizing resource allocation across programs to ensure the efficient and effective use of resources while delivering maximum value to the organization. Demonstrate strong problem-solving skills by identifying and resolving critical issues, leveraging your professional and technical expertise to implement innovative solutions.
About YouBasic Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field8+ years experience as a Technical Program Manager or similar role, with a track record of successfully delivering complex software projects in a SaaS-based environment.Strong understanding of Agile practices, including SAFe, Scrum, LPM,and DevOps.Demonstrated expertise in strategic thinking and decision-making abilities. Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate cross-functional teams.Exceptional problem-solving abilities and a keen attention to detail.Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to convey technical concepts across all levels with an organization towards common goals.Able to perform in a hybrid-office role, requiring three or more days per week in the office
Preferred QualificationsMasters degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related fieldExperience with large-scale system architecture Experience with UKG Product Suites, Tax Services, Service Products or corePayment Solutions services. Ability to leverage a customer-centric lens to represent the customer's needs and preferences, where applicableOut-of-the-box thinker and results-driven problem solver, who is excited to dive into tough problems, and committed to delivering clear business outcomes. Having a continuous learning approach, including the ability to ask relevant questions to understand requirements and context, as well as ability to receive and incorporate feedbackExperience with Aha!, JIRA, Confluence, PowerBI Preferred certifications includePMP, PgMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, LPMWhere were goingUKG is on the cusp of something truly special. Worldwide, we already hold the #1 market share position for workforce management and the #2 position for human capital management. Tens of millions of frontline workers start and end their days with our software, with billions of shifts managed annually through UKG solutions today. Yet its our AI-powered product portfolio designed to support customers of all sizes, industries, and geographies that will propel us into an even brighter tomorrow!
Job Classification
Industry: IT Services & Consulting
Functional Area / Department: Project & Program Management
Role Category: Other Program / Project Management
Role: Program Manager
Employement Type: Full time
Contact Details:
Company: UKG
Location(s): Noida, Gurugram
Keyskills:
confluence
scrum
agile
agile principles
jira
risk management
project management
software development
program management
power bi
pmi acp
software project
pmi
budgeting
javascript
pmp
resource allocation
java
technical program management
devops