Job Title: Program Manager - I

Location: San Francisco, CA

Duration: 6 months (contract)

*Leading Software Company

**MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH A PRODUCT LAUNCH

Job Description:

• Responsible for support of large programs and product launches, creates appropriate documentation, including but not limited to: agendas, minutes, and capturing accomplishments.

• Develops supporting documentation and monitors timeliness and scheduled resources for projects, develops & reports on project metrics, project planning & scheduling, collation and alignment of status reports, ensures compliance with practices, policies, procedures, goals of project sponsors and approved methodologies.

• This position is for a highly skilled program manager with a proven experience managing complex marketing programs.

• You must possess excellent communication skills, experience managing projects in a matrix organization, the ability to drive decisions and projects to completion, and enjoy working in a dynamic and collaborative environment.

• You will need to evaluate data, utilize best practices and identify processes to improve/automate.

• This position will require you to traffic manage Interactive/Creative projects.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

You will be a part of the products & marketing organization. You must possess excellent communication skills, the ability to drive decisions and projects to completion, and enjoy working in a highly dynamic and collaborative environment.

REQUIRED SKILLS:

2+ years of program management experience with a proven track record of delivering business value;

2+ years experience managing projects for commercial software products or online services;

2+ years experience successfully managing large programs with multiple sub-projects and project managers;

• Understanding and ability to work in a matrix management environment;

• Understanding the PLC process;

• Outstanding organizational, detail-oriented, communication, and interpersonal skills;

• Able to work well in a cross-functional environment;

• Complete ownership and ability to solve problems

• Ability to be flexible with a positive attitude and learn quickly in a dynamic environment; ------ Ability to be productive in a fast-paced environment with a minimal direction (self-started will be a plus);

• Strong quantitative and analytical skills, proven ability to track and execute marketing projects Detail-oriented. Able to juggle multiple projects and tasks;

• Motivates and drives others to succeed;

• Ability to learn salesforce application to build tools is a plus;

• Interest in technology and ability to develop application/tool to automate processes is a plus;

• Bachelor's Degree.

DESIRED SKILLS:

• Experience running large scale projects and portfolios of projects, excellent understanding of program and project management processes and procedures, methodologies, best practices;

• Strong MS Project, Word, Visio, PowerPoint, and Excel skills;

• Understanding of systems for sharing and collaboration.