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Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Sponsorship not available.


Our client is seeking a Sr. Technical Program Manager - SDLC in New York, NY.


Role Description


• Provide technical program management support to the engineering teams and assist where needed in overall program coordination throughout the User Foundations organization.
• Manage technical teams, serve in scrum ceremonies, and provide release support as needed.
• Lead planning meetings, scrum ceremonies and cross functional coordination.
• Proactively work with product management and other project stakeholders to prioritize initiatives, define project scope and objectives, understand requirements, and effectively communicate requirements to engineering teams to drive projects forward.
• Work with engineering teams and leadership to establish processes that will ensure success on high priority business initiatives and improve efficiency.
- Manage program reporting for engineering efforts.
- Identify, analyze, prioritize, mitigate, and communicate project risks to internal and external partners.
- Ensure Jira hygiene for all initiatives including the recording and tagging of tickets to the appropriate business initiatives and releases.
- Create and maintain Jira reports, dashboards, burndowns, and track velocity.
- Demonstrate technical adeptness to understand and effectively converse in the User Foundations domain.
- Establish and cultivate strong relationships with all stakeholders and leverage these to develop an understanding of their short-term and long-term goals and priorities to ensure organizational alignment.
- Manage schedules and capacity planning to ensure the team can deliver within project scope and duration alongside other existing priorities.


Skills & Requirements


• 5+ years Technical Program Management experience, specifically focused on SDLC
• Possesses in depth experience executing Agile methodologies specific to technical Scrum teams and release management for back end services
• Experience working with stakeholders, such as product and design, to understand requirements, prioritize initiatives, and engage with engineering teams to drive projects forward.
• Have mastered industry-standard project management tools such as JIRA, Confluence.
• Excel at working with project stakeholders to define project scope and objectives, and you are able to effectively communicate requirements to development teams.
• Excel in leading effective meetings, planning, documenting decisions and follow up.
• Identify, analyze, prioritize, mitigate and communicate project risks to internal and external partners.
• Display initiative, take a proactive approach, and are able to start the conversation and guide other program leads in process development. Consistently evaluating processes and seeking for ways to improve at every iteration.
• Have developed essential soft skills including meeting leadership, communication, teamwork, collaboration, flexibility, problem solving, critical thinking, & conflict resolution.
• Learn quickly and enthusiastically, particularly about technical systems and issues.


Benefits/Other Compensation


This position is a contract/temporary role where Hays offers you the opportunity to enroll in full medical benefits, dental benefits, vision benefits, 401K and Life Insurance ($20,000 benefit).


Why Hays?


You will be working with a professional recruiter who has intimate knowledge of the industry and market trends. Your Hays recruiter will lead you through a thorough screening process in order to understand your skills, experience, needs, and drivers. You will also get support on resume writing, interview tips, and career planning, so when there's a position you really want, you're fully prepared to get it.


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We also believe that actions speak louder than words.
In that regard, we train our staff on ensuring inclusivity throughout the entire recruitment process and counsel our clients on these principles. If you have any questions about Hays or any of our processes, please contact us.


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