Sr. Manager Program Management - AgriBusiness (Boise, ID)

Summary

Develop project strategies, resource plans, and metrics for all work within AB Technology Program, including synergies and dependencies between initiatives spanning business, technology, and global services teams.  Drive Program Management activities including activity tracking, weekly status reports and metrics, and ownership of risks and issues.  Facilitate program governance activities at direction of Sr Dr Tech partnership.  Plan, manage, and control functional team activities and budget.  Partner with IT organization to implement and maintain coherent agile program ecosystem.  Lead and drive decision making and coordinate as needed across all business groups

Effective performers will have three well developed skill sets:

• Fluency in a variety of project management and IT delivery models, particularly Agile
• Highly structured thinkers capable of operating in a variety of business contexts
• Strong relationship and indirect leadership skills

Key Responsibilities

• Establish and manage program governance activities from specific initiatives to program level, including enforcing decision authority, change request management, and timelines
• In partnership with Technology and Data Science resources, oversee all aspects of project lifecycle – ideation, statements of work, status, training, testing, cutover and hypercare planning and program metrics
• Participate in and drive project development activities with internal and external stakeholders
• Develop and maintain project staffing schedules to match planned work with available business and technology resources

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