PROGRAM MANAGER - SAFe / LPM exp req

PROGRAM MANAGER / LPM CONSULTANT
Location: Vienna, VA - hybrid schedule
Experience Level: 15+ yrs

Job Description:

Both Program Management & Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) experience are required for consideration.

Enterprise Portfolio & Value Manager sought to facilitate and strengthen lean portfolio management for strategic enterprise portfolios.

Seeking a collaborative agile champion to implement and oversee a portfolio of initiatives, including lean governance, funding and portfolio operations while learning and navigating corporate culture.

Experience in managing portfolios and agile enterprise transformation required.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Understand and analyze portfolio needs to create and implement portfolio maturity plans

• Oversee framework to govern the intake, prioritization and decisioning of investments to maximize value flow

• Oversee the portfolio Kanban and ensure stop/pivot/persevere portfolio governance decisions are made to ensure prioritized value is delivered

• Engage in active Portfolio Management for budget, scope and execution

• Monitor Lean Budgeting guardrails to govern the funding of strategic work

• Ensure portfolio roadmaps for planned work are created and maintained

• Oversee portfolio reporting of metrics, objectives & key results, advocating for the inclusion of value metrics

• Work closely with executive stakeholders and provide key information to support decision making and align prioritization of projects with strategic objectives.

• Serve as an Agile Coach to identify gaps in existing lean portfolio management; advocate for and implement improvements

• Coordinate adjustments to the portfolio as necessary when strategic demands necessitate a change in delivery and/or scope of work

• Serve as primary point of contact to strategic goal owners and enterprise initiative owners for initiatives and related dependencies and risks

• Build and maintain relationships with lines of business, team members, management, key stakeholders and/or external contacts (e.g., vendors, etc.)

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Computer Science or related field, or the equivalent combination of education, training and experience

• Prior consulting experience

• Advanced knowledge of Scaled Agile (SAFe) and Lean Portfolio Management (LPM)

• Advanced knowledge of project management best practices, including change management, risk management, dependency management, executive reporting, and aggregation of project data

• Advanced skills to track and monitor Initiative, program and project progress, identify project and process gaps, recommend controls and communicate progress to business leaders

• Significant experience in managing multiple priorities independently and/or in a team environment to achieve goals

• Extensive experience in working with all levels of executive leadership, management, stakeholders, vendors

• Advanced consultative, conflict resolution, negotiation and facilitation skills to gain consensus and ensure delivery of initiatives

• Significant experience in creating and delivering presentations to virtual and in person teams

• Advanced thought leadership, critical thinking, analytical, and problem solving skills

• Experience with launching value streams and enterprise level Lean Portfolio Management (LPM)