Windval is a modern advisory consulting firm with expertise in spanning infrastructure, application, and platform technologies. Our team of specialists deliver advisory services and technology consulting that enable enterprise IT organizations to optimize heritage investment, integrate and operationalize modern technologies, and deliver new service capabilities that transform their business. We value the expertise and experience of our team and encourage free sharing of knowledge, opinions, and recommendations. Collaboration and communication are paramount in our work, and we strive to deliver fresh insights and effective solutions for our clients. Windval is a team of life-long learners who maintain a passion for resolving complex problems for our clients.

The ideal candidate possesses depth of technical knowledge that serves as the foundation for leading client initiatives and delivering program engagement responsibilities.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with all direct and indirect stakeholders
• Advocate for client service excellence
• Design and own task board for all direct and indirect related workstreams
• Develop program charter with defined program requirements and objectives
• Establish program governance and communication plans
• Develop project plan(s) and master integrated program plan
• Manage cross-organizational alignment and collaboration
• Successfully deliver project workstream and program objectives

The Senior Program Manager will have a passion for technology advisory, excel in navigating complex client environments, have a strong desire to deliver client objectives with best-in-class service, and thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide functional leadership and management oversight to strategic client program initiatives
• Work with internal team(s) and client to define tasks, responsibilities, and resource alignment
• Create, maintain, and facilitate project plans and schedules with clearly defined tasks, milestones, and target completion dates – leveraging Windval (or client) project management tools
• Align project plans in master integrated plan structure for management of multiple workstreams utilizing agile, waterfall, or hybrid project management methodologies
• Provide functional status report-outs to leadership and project teams
• Capture key information and decisions for organized reporting, tracking, and documentation presentation
• Develop program management runbook including vendor management, lifecycle, end-to-end process flows, organizational assessment, etc.
• Coordinate across client organizations at all levels of leadership to schedule sessions for discovery, planning, status, delivery, etc.
• Coordinate and guide key technical solution and design decisions with all teams.
• Understand work tasks and skills alignment of engagement team members
• Interface with teams on potential collisions and blockers as identified and recommend solutions and maintain ownership
• Provide overall leadership, guidance, and mentorship to client teams through program delivery work
• Continuous integration and coordination among multiple workstreams and maintain alignment with other related and dependent programs.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years experience in leading infrastructure and application projects / programs with a minimum of $10MM budget
• Experience running large application and or data migrations for mergers and acquisitions preferred.
• Bachelors or Masters degree in Project Management, Informational Systems or Computer Science (or advanced technical degree) or Business Administration or relevant experience.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification preferred
• CSM or SAFe certification preferred
• Data center migration, network transformation, data backup and recovery or AI implementation experience highly desired
• Core focus in application project/program management with a background in infrastructure, platform technology, and/or technology management
• Passionate about client engagement and creating demonstrable value for Windval clients
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent collaboration and skilled at leading teams through complex engagements
• Organized and methodical; strong prioritization and multi-tasking skills
• Operates with a propensity for thoughtful action and high output
• Experienced in building relationships with IT executives and decision-makers
• Self-starter and self-directed ability within a fast-paced working environment