Program Manager in Hillsboro, Oregon - #73211 | VanderHouwen

Description

Job Id: 73211

Program Manager
Our client is seeking an experienced Program Manager to support a complex technology implementation and related initiatives within a public-sector environment. This role is ideal for a highly organized project management professional who excels at coordinating cross-functional teams, managing detailed schedules and competing priorities, communicating with diverse stakeholders, and guiding projects through change.

This role is a hybrid model in Hillsboro, Oregon working around 30 hours per week. On-site onboarding is required during the first week.

Program Manager Responsibilities

• Manage multiple complex project schedules, milestones, dependencies, critical paths, and deliverables to support timely and successful execution.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, internal stakeholders, technical partners, and external vendors while ensuring resources are aligned with project priorities.
• Identify, track, communicate, and escalate project risks, issues, decisions, dependencies, and resource constraints that could affect delivery.
• Support organizational change management, stakeholder communications, user readiness, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities associated with a major technology implementation.
• Maintain project plans, decision logs, status documentation, resource capacity information, and other project governance materials.
• Prepare recurring project status reports and ad hoc reporting to provide leadership with visibility into progress, risks, resource utilization, and upcoming activities.
• Gather, organize, and communicate feedback between business teams, technology groups, vendors, and project leadership.
• Support project planning activities, funding-related initiatives, and the completion of required program and project deliverables.
• Facilitate effective communication across business and technical teams to ensure expectations, responsibilities, and project objectives remain aligned.
• Perform additional project and program management activities in support of related technology initiatives as needed.

Program Manager Qualifications

• Current Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is required.
• Previous project management experience within a state government environment is required.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex projects, schedules, resources, dependencies, risks, and multiple concurrent workstreams.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with technical teams, business stakeholders, leadership, and external partners.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 applications and project documentation, reporting, and collaboration tools.
• Proven ability to work independently and effectively in a remote or hybrid environment while remaining accessible during standard Pacific Time business hours.
• Experience with organizational change management and coordinating User Acceptance Testing efforts is preferred.
• Project management or change management experience within a laboratory, healthcare, or clinical environment is preferred but not required.
• Familiarity with PMI/PMBOK project management practices and methodologies is preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, project management, or a related discipline is preferred.

Compensation: (DOE)

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