Program Manager w/ CMS - contract

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Our Client, a multibillion dollar provider of services for small and mid-sized businesses is seeking a Program Manager with CMS for a contract role
Location:
Menlo Park, CA
Duration:
6 months contract
Responsibilities
The contract program manager will manage the implementation of a CMS (Content Management System). This program has dependencies with other programs in the PMO portfolio, which is overseen by a senior program manager. The program manager will drive the CMS program while at the same time understand and help manage the broader dependencies with it. The program manager will also work in partnership with marketing, design, engineering and development teams, analytics, support, IT and other organizations. We operate in an Agile environment utilizing Scrum methodology. You will serve as scrum master and lead backlog grooming, sprint pre-planning, sprint planning, daily scrums, and retrospectives. You will also be a program manager, with activities such as providing portfolio metrics, such as burn down charts and utilization, communication, risks assessments, and resource planning. You will be operating within a PMO, where consistency and scalability of process is important.
Qualifications
BS/BA degree or equivalent industry experience required.
Experience as program manager on a CMS implementation, preferably CQ5
4-5 years of program/project management experience in a web environment
2-3 years experience in an Agile environment running Scrum methodology
PMP and CSM desired (but not required)
Ability to work cross functionally with Marketing, Design, Development, Quality, Analytics, and other disciplines.
Ability to communicate objectives, plans, status and results clearly and effectively across multiple organizations
The program managerStrong understanding of software development life cycle and web technologies
A can-do attitude and a willingness to dive in to get things done
Ability to work within a PMO, which has program management standards and procedures.
Excellent written and oral communications, and presentation skills for a busy and fast-paced environment.
Tolerant of a range of project types, from vague to well-defined, simple to complex, implementation to innovation
Ability to switch easily between different projects and flexibility to handle a rapidly changing environment.
Professional, team player with strong leadership and interpersonal skills.
Advanced user of Microsoft Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio, Project, Agile tools (Rally preferred), QuickBase, Sharepoint, and Windows 7
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Aashish Kolagotla
Balaji Inc
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