Consultant – Program Delivery Manager

Consultant – Program Delivery Manager Duration: 12 Months
Location: Remote

Job description:
Our team is growing and we are actively looking to hire a Senior Manager, Program Delivery Lead – Core Modernization to join our team!
Accountabilities:
People Leadership
Leading a team of Project Managers, providing input on talent management aspects to Director;
Provides coaching, training and guidance to help develop their team; Leverages the knowledge and skills of their team to help achieve team/department objectives
Program Governance
• Responsible for creating and socializing the program delivery model including program structure and workstream structure, high level roles and responsibilities, RACI, decision model, and governance structure.
• Directs the setup of governance meetings and ensures adherence to set schedules.
• Ensures program artifacts receive approvals from the accountable stakeholders and are kept up to date throughout the progress of the program.
• Ensures program delivery methodology and best practices are being followed throughout the course of the program.
• Responsible for gathering and creating update materials for key stakeholder updates.
Program Delivery Leadership
• Ensures risks, decisions, issues, and actions are surfaced and escalated for all workstreams on the program
• Provides input into the impacts of key decision on program delivery.
• Fosters effective collaboration and innovation across teams to support and advance the program delivery.
• Collaborates with Program Managers and Program Owners to ensure risks, issues, decisions, financials, and stakeholder engagement are progressing as planned.
• Financial accountability for overseeing budgets (managed directly by Directors) including forecasts, actuals, and business cases.
• Provides transparency on program financials to Executive Sponsors and SteerCo
Stakeholder Relationship Management
• Leads and facilitates program updates with Executive Sponsors, Steering Committee, and Senior Executives.
• Leverages relationships within the organization to improve the program delivery, identify correct resources/teams, and remove program impediments.
• Influences key program stakeholders and vendor partners to successfully deliver on program commitments.
• Leads the process of setting and managing expectations for key stakeholder groups.
• Continually seeks opportunities to be a thought partner, increase key stakeholder satisfaction, and deepen relationships.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related discipline
• 15+ years of experience in project / program management at senior level
• Experience in the Insurance Industry
• Strong understanding and experience with Guidewire platform implementation
• Demonstrated people leadership experience – coaching, mentoring and training teams
• Agile project management processes (e.g. Scrum, Lean, Kanban, SAFe, etc.).
• Management and leadership principles and techniques.
• Business acumen and data-driven decision-making skills.
• Interpersonal, oral, and written communication, presentation, and collaboration skills with tact and diplomacy.
• Analytical, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong organizational, prioritization, and time management skills.
• Ability to distil complex information into simplified facts to support rapid decision-making.
• Comfortable leading meetings and presenting at Senior Leadership level

Bonus qualification:

• Project Management Certification (PMP) an asset
• Agile Certification an asset