Program Manager
BC Forward

Program Manager
BCforward is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Program Manager in CA

Title: Program Manager
Expected contract duration: 1 year
Location: San Diego, CA

Responsibilities

• Product Backlog, Epics, & Scrum Ceremonies
• Own and drive scrum ceremonies in Jira for 2-3 design pods.
• Participate in AGILE sprint ceremonies to set/meet the program deadlines
• Oversee all stages of product creation including design and development
• Monitor and evaluate product progress at each stage of the process
• Liaise with the product team and end-users to deliver updates
• Participating in Scrum meetings and product sprints
• Product Backlog: Facilitate, manage, groom, prioritize, and plan with Product Management and Design based on changing requirements
• Epics: Help the team unpack epics into tickets with estimates, ensure the team is updating content throughout the sprint, and develop user stories. Flag epics needing more content.
• Coach team on best practices and help drive customer value incremental releases.
• Partner with Design Directors, Managers, Designers and partners to ensure what matters most is identified and worked on.
• Drive demos, report on burn downs and escalate risks to resolution.
• Review sprint commitment with product to get acceptance on deliverables.
• Take notes during demo, table "parking lot" questions and navigate conversation as applicable.
• Manage burn down and integrate with Engineering on PI (Program Increments) release trains.
• Partner with strategists, product management and R&D architects to define the priority and roadmaps for key deliverables based on the strategic intent and experience objectives.
• Align and communicate design sprint and release objectives to partners.
• Flag risks and delays, communicate to internal stakeholders and external partners to drive mitigation solutions.
• Represent the design team in program meetings as a key design rep.
• Manage resource allocation and budget
• Manage all aspects of programs, including resource assignment, and budget

Education And Experience Required

• Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Engineering, Computer Sciences, or equivalent.
• Scrum master certification preferred or equivalent experience.
• SAFe certification preferred or equivalent experience.
• Typically 6 - 10 years experience.
• Experience working on consumer or business facing software/hardware products

Knowledge And Skills

• Strong analytical, and cross-functional collaboration skills
• In-depth knowledge of Scrum and Agile Software Development Methodology
• Working knowledge of product development architecture
• Ability to prioritize effectively, work with large teams, and pull together information for key deliverables
• Understanding of user-centered design principles & design quality standards
• Build Jira dashboards and reports.
• Demonstrated business acumen and successful experience managing all aspects of programs, including resource assignment, budget, communicating with stakeholders, dealing with conflicting priorities and directing matrixed teams and resources.

About BCforward:
BCforward began as an IT business solutions and staffing firm. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers' needs into a full-service personnel solutions organization. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, BCforward also operates numerous delivery centers across North America and India. We are currently the largest consulting firm and largest MBE certified firm in Indiana. Our uninterrupted growth has allowed BCforward to deliver uniquely configured IT staffing and project solutions for over years of catering to our customers' specific needs. BCforward currently maintains a team of over 5000 global resources. With our additional brand, Stafforward, together we have the capabilities to deliver services for a variety of industries in both public and private sectors which allows us to address your most challenging needs.
www.BCforward.com

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