Identity Access Program Manager

Onward Search is a specialized staffing and talent solutions company that helps professionals find top jobs with the nation’s leading brands. We’re excited to partner with a multinational data analytics company to hire a Program Manager for a 4-month contract opportunity. This role is fully remote, with a preference for candidates based in the Eastern or Central time zones.

As a Program Manager, you will play a key role in managing multi-year, high-budget projects that span multiple organizations, including third-party businesses. You will be responsible for leading strategic initiatives, ensuring effective coordination across teams, and driving project success from start to finish. This is a great opportunity for an experienced professional who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and has a passion for delivering complex projects on time and within scope.

Responsibilities:

• Lead large, multi-year projects with significant budgets, impacting key business units.
• Implement and maintain project management best practices across initiatives.
• Develop business cases to support critical project components and their acquisition or development.
• Monitor and analyze project phases, tasks, duration, resources, and costs to ensure successful delivery.
• Create work breakdown structures, schedules, budgets, and resource assignments for management review and approval.
• Act as a liaison between internal and external stakeholders to ensure seamless project coordination.
• Facilitate meetings to review project status, resolve issues, and ensure timely execution.
• Define project deliverables, processes for review, and quality criteria for deliverables assessment.
• Oversee project scope, approving changes and responding to requests for scope modifications.
• Build time estimates and develop project schedules, addressing challenges as they arise.
• Develop, maintain, and distribute comprehensive project plans and updates.
• Identify, mitigate, and manage project risks, recommending solutions as needed.
• Report project progress to upper management, ensuring alignment with timeframes, scope, quality, and budget.
• Drive process improvements within the business unit to enhance project performance.
• Collaborate with information security specialists to prioritize and track security vulnerabilities and remediation efforts.
• Manage the project security assessment to ensure thoroughness and approval before Go-Live.
• Prepare and present project status reports to leadership, highlighting milestones, risks, and resolutions.

Requirements:

• 10+ years of project management experience, with at least 3 years focused on Identity and Access Management (IAM).
• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall) and tools (e.g., MS Project, Jira).
• Expertise in Cyber Security, IT, risk, and compliance.
• Proficiency in data analysis tools (e.g., Excel) and visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex concepts to stakeholders.
• Proven leadership abilities with strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with information security/technology/infrastructure projects.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
• PMP and Certified Scrum Master certifications preferred.

Perks & Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• 401(k) Program
• Commuter Benefit
• eLearning and Education Reimbursement
• Ongoing Training & Development

To qualify for our benefits package, you must work over 30 hours per week and the length of the assignment must be at least 10 weeks.

Application Deadline: November 19, 2024

Employer Details:

• Onward Search is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in an employment with regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status or any other classification protected by federal, state and local laws and ordinances. Candidates must be at least 18 years old to be considered for employment. EOE/M/F/D/V/SO.
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.
• Onward Search is unable to support 1099 / Corp-to-Corp or Independent Contractor arrangements at this time. All freelancers will be paid as W2 employees.
• Onward Search offers medical, dental, vision benefits, as well as a 401k program, for all eligible full time temporary assignments.
• Onward Search is a drug-free workplace.
• Onward Search is a nationwide staffing agency and talent solutions provider specializing in creative, marketing and technology. Our clients are continuously turning to us to fill their open positions. Therefore, there is no application deadline for this position, as we are seeking candidates for this type of role across all our clients on an ongoing basis.