Program Manager

As a Program Excellence Manager, your role is crucial in achieving the organization's operational efficiency goals by establishing and standardizing a structured program and project management approach within the organization. Your responsibilities include enabling functions to independently plan, manage, and execute projects, ensuring alignment with organizational goals, supporting project teams through training and enablement, and overseeing the cadence of strategic initiatives. Your efforts will result in the seamless execution of programs and strategies promoting a process-driven and continuous improvement mindset while maintaining alignment with the organization's long-term objectives. Key Responsibilities: - Establish governance structures for internal and external programs, providing clarity on roles, responsibilities, and reporting standards. - Act as a strategic advisor for high-impact initiatives, incorporating best practices and continuous improvement methodologies. - Design and implement standardized project management frameworks, tools, and methodologies tailored to the organization's needs. - Ensure alignment of project management practices with organizational goals and strategic priorities. - Oversee the management and execution of strategic initiatives, ensuring projects remain on track and deliver expected outcomes. - Establish governance frameworks to drive accountability and define roles, responsibilities, and reporting mechanisms. - Track progress against milestones, maintain a program-level view of health, risks, and blockers, and synchronize efforts with team leads and delivery owners. - Define and validate project scope, monitor scope changes effectively, and support change management and communication plans. - Proactively identify and analyze project risks, develop mitigation strategies, and integrate risk management into project planning. - Facilitate collaboration among cross-functional teams, act as a liaison between departments, and support team members as needed to achieve common objectives. - Create and maintain comprehensive stakeholder communication plans, facilitate regular updates and engagement sessions, and ensure transparency and alignment with organizational priorities. This role requires coordination among various departments and is not a delivery role.,