Job Title:
Digital Program Manager
Labor Category: Project Manager 3
Job Location: Brooklyn New York (Hybrid 3 days onsite and 2 days remote)
Job Type: Contract – 6 Months
Work Schedule: Normal business hours Monday-Friday 35 hours/week (not including mandatory unpaid meal break after 6 hours of work)
Pay rate: $70 - $80 per hour
Job Description Justification:
Our Client is looking for Program Manager to manage workstreams for public-facing projects inside the Office of Technology and Innovation, as well as other NYC agencies and departments. Projects will include nyc.gov redesign along with as-needed workstream management, and similar work.
SCOPE OF SERVICES
The Program Manager will work with the NYC Digital Service team to organize, plan, and track workstreams to deliver nyc.gov redesign and other projects as needed. The project manager will be involved in stakeholder and working team meetings. All on-going work and deliverables will be reviewed together with the NYC Digital Service Design team.
TASKS :
Manage workstreams for build of nyc.gov core to delivery high quality digital experiences on time.
Establish, track project deliverables and help mitigate obstacles in executing a work plan for project activities, sprints or phases.
Lead and manage sprint planning and task management.
Monitor project activities, document agreements, communicate to project stakeholders, and escalate issues on a timely basis.
Establish deadlines and monitor the progress of the project, following up with relevant stakeholders.
Facilitate meetings with teams and stakeholders with clear, prioritized agendas and provide timely recaps and drive resolution of next steps.
MANDATORY SKILLS/EXPERIENCE Note: Candidates who do not have the mandatory skills will not be considered
Minimum of 8 years of experience managing web projects
Demonstrated experience helping drive websites and web features to launch, with attention to detail and quality user experiences.
Deep knowledge of agile project management practices, with experience leading sprints in a large organization and proactive planning.
Experience pairing with other disciples to launch digital tools and services.
Strong written and verbal communication skills to collaborate and work with leadership, experts and decision makers, cross-functionally and across teams, coaching teams to drive outcomes.
Knowledge of agile ways of working and modern software development practices.
Experience setting up project management processes for cross functional teams that have various ways of working.
DESIRABLE SKILLS/EXPERIENCE: N/A
