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Program Manager – ( Retail,E-Commerce, B2B, SDLC)
Location : SFO, CA
The successful candidate for this role will bring strong technology program leadership skills, with broad e-commerce and/or retail systems experience, and specific experience in B2B programs.
Description:
Uses established project management methodologies/tools to develop and execute IT project plans. Responsible for Williams-Sonoma SDLC compliance.
Specific Responsibilities
Performs all the senior project manager duties plus:
Using established project management methodology/tools, develops project plans for highly complex projects of strategic importance which include work plans, schedules, budgets, needed skills and resources, project scope and deliverable/responsibility matrices.
Performs variance analysis (including schedule, costs vs. budgets, resources and changes to scope). Makes trade-offs with sponsor, as necessary.
Performs project risk assessment quantification, response planning and control.
Communicates risks to clients and/or IT management, project sponsors & vendors.
Develops and executes mitigation strategies.
Validates client and functional requirements for sponsor.
Determines the impact on current/existing technologies and communicates impact to clients, sponsor, IT management and vendor.
Makes recommendations on existing application products that could address client requirements.
Evaluates alternative operational efficiencies /business process change.
Makes presentations to IT management, sponsors, and/or vendors.
Accountable for pre and post implementation plans
Provides work direction to project managers.
Works on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors.
Exercises strong judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
Orchestrates and recommends Program strategy.
Able to discern and clearly articulate how program decisions impact the big picture and vice versa.
Frequently interacts with customers, and/or functional peer group IC'S/managers, normally involving matters between functional areas or internal customers.
May interact with business leadership at all levels.
Networks with key contacts outside own area of expertise
Coaches, mentors, and trains as appropriate
Contributes to performance appraisals for team members.
