The final salary or hourly wage, as applicable, paid to each candidate/applicant for this position is ultimately dependent on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate’s/applicant’s qualifications, skills, and level of experience as well as the geographical location of the position.

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

Our client is seeking a Program Manager in Seattle, WA

Role Description

The Program Manager will be responsible for managing enterprise-level programs and/or multiple projects within the Disney Enterprise Technology portfolio. Thisindividual will work closely with various project owners to define the project team and assign responsibilities. The Program Manager will also be responsible for developing a consolidated view of the program, and for program deliverables including calendars, cross-project dependencies, risk analysis, stakeholder coordination and regular communication of status

• This is an Atlassian Cloud Migration Project- it involves inventory, discovery, planning, site setup, and migrating all Jira, JSM, and Confluence data to a SaaS Cloud Solution.
• This transition will deliver modern technology, enable access to new AI features and capabilities, reduced infrastructure maintenance and cost, and promote Jira to a Tier 1 application.

Skills & Requirements

• DEGREE REQUIREMENT- BS/BA BUSINESS, CS, OR TECHNICAL PLUS 10YRS EXPERIENCE
• NO DEGREE=17 YRS EXPERIENCE
• HEAVY FINANCIAL EXPERIENCE AS YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BUDGET- ACCURALS, FORECASTING UNDERSTANDING CONTRACTS, UNDERSTANDING FTE LABOR, HOW TO CHARGE BILL BAKS - THIS IS ESSENTIAL (if the person ticks all the other boxes and not this, they will be declined)
• Must know Jira/Smartsheets/Confluence as expert from a platform level.
• Must understand contracts and vendor relationships
• 8-10+ years of applicable program management experience in a technology environment, preferably for a large company.
• 8-10+ years experience serving in a leadership role on a small to mid-sized Agile development team that was diligently applying Scrum principles, practices, and theory.
•8-10+ years experience in leading technology, multidisciplinary efforts across a large-scale matrix organization
• Proven program-level experience in leading technology projects or multi-threaded efforts
• Proven facilitator that can lead project meetings and workshops driving commitments, accountability, and deliverables
• Demonstrated critical thinking, strategic planning, and process management skills
• Demonstrated experience developing and managing software development project plans
• Proven Exposure to software development lifecycle methodologies (focused on Agile, Lean)
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills to achieve business results
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills and the ability to work effectively across a wide range of constituencies in a diverse corporate and client environment
• Proven ability to deliver projects on time and on budget while communicating with key senior leaders
• Ability to inspire, motivate and lead a team to produce quality work
• Demonstrated inclusive leadership that embraces diversity
• Ability to communicate effectively to executive leadership in both business and technology roles
• Excellent organizational, communication, and time management skills
• Demonstrated ability to develop teams, mentor staff
• Exposure to modern software development and infrastructure tools, processes, and practices, including Jira/Confluence, Agile Development, Cloud, DevOps, Data Management, and SaaS/PaaS.
• End-user experience and a moderate level of competency in the use of modern program and project management tools, such as ServiceNow, PPM, Clarity, Smartsheet, MS Project Online, etc.
• Demonstrates organizing teams through Agile ceremonies, e.g. product backlog refinement, preplanning, planning, daily standups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Proficiency with a wide range of productivity tools, including collaboration software (e.g., Slack, MS Teams), and standard MS Office tools (e.g., Outlook Online, OneDrive)
• 5+ year’s experience serving in a Scrum Master role for a software or product development team that was diligently applying Scrum principles and practices

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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Hays is committed to building a thriving culture of diversity that embraces people with different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better we serve our candidates, clients, and employees. We are an equal employment opportunity employer, and we comply with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, creed, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, genetic information, HIV-positive status, as well as any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. One of Hays’ guiding principles is ‘do the right thing’.
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.

In accordance with applicable federal, state, and local law protecting qualified individuals with known disabilities, Hays will attempt to reasonably accommodate those individuals unless doing so would create an undue hardship on the company. Any qualified applicant or consultant with a disability who requires an accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of the job should call or text 813.336.5570.

Drug testing may be required; please contact a recruiter for more information.

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