Sr. Lead Program Management

Job Role – Sr. Lead Program Management

Location – 6205 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30328 (3 days onsite a week) (Look for local candidates)

Contract

Experience range – 15 – 20 years

Interview process – 2 internal and 1 client

Job Description:

• The Sr. Lead, Program Management is a senior technical program management role responsible for leading large-scale, high-complexity enterprise technology programs and initiatives.
• This role operates with a high degree of autonomy and serves as a trusted advisor to senior and executive leadership, facilitating successful delivery of critical technology programs.
• The Sr. Lead drives cross-functional alignment, manages complex dependencies, and champions continuous improvement in program management practices across the organization.
• The right individual brings deep technical program management expertise, exceptional leadership capabilities, and the ability to navigate ambiguity across a matrixed environment.
• This role will report directly to the Sr. Director, Program Management and is a key contributor to the success of enterprise-wide technology initiatives.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

· Program Leadership & Delivery

· Lead and manage large-scale, enterprise-level technical programs involving multiple cross-functional teams in an Agile delivery and matrixed environment.

· Oversee all phases of the program lifecycle including initiation, planning, risk assessment, team formation, execution, and post-program evaluation.

· Define and maintain program roadmaps, integrated master schedules, and delivery milestones, ensuring alignment to business outcomes.

· Drive effective teamwork, communication, collaboration, and commitment across multiple disparate groups with competing priorities.

· Anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, make trade-offs, and balance business needs against technical constraints.

· Ensure all teams follow organizational AI policies and standards.

· Monitor AI tool reliability across teams. Create backup plans for system failures. Maintain project delivery capabilities without AI while preserving human skills and judgment.

· Lead AI adoption leveraging clear messaging, benefiting the teams and connecting human / AI value.

· Stakeholder Engagement

· Serve as a trusted advisor to senior and executive leadership, frequently consulted to lead high-impact initiatives.

· Build and maintain strong relationships with program stakeholders across technology, product, business, and operations.

· Communicate program status, risks, issues, and decisions clearly and effectively to audiences at all organizational levels.

· Facilitate senior leadership forums, steering committees, and program governance sessions.

· Risk, Issue & Dependency Management

· Identify, analyze, and manage risks, issues, and dependencies critical to ensuring program success and realization of business outcomes.

· Develop contingency plans, identify trigger events, and ensure timely escalation and resolution of program impediments.

· Proactively manage changes to baselined scope, schedule, and cost, communicating impacts and facilitating timely decisions.

· Financial Management

· Manage program budgets and funding channels, including creation, tracking, and variance analysis against approved budgets.

· Provide accurate forecasting, estimate-to-actual variance reporting, and financial status updates to leadership.

· Vendor & Resource Management

· Manage and coordinate multiple vendor engagements across a diverse program portfolio, including contract oversight and performance management.

· Partner with resource and delivery system leaders to ensure appropriate staffing and capacity planning across programs.

· Process Improvement & Governance

· Champion organizational change by enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of program management practices and frameworks.

· Launch and guide process improvement initiatives, applying lessons learned and advanced program management methodologies to drive continuous improvement.

· Provide input to refine established PM methodology and ensure alignment with delivery systems and enterprise standards.

· Develop and deliver program management deliverables in compliance with approved methodology requirements.

· Coaching & Mentorship

· Mentor and coach program and project managers across the organization, sharing expertise and elevating overall PM capability.

· Influence and guide individuals at all levels of the organization to adopt best practices in program delivery.

Key Skills to focus on.

• Stakeholder Management
• Strategic Planning
• Risk & Dependency Management
• Executive Communication
• Governance & Delivery Oversight