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Job title

Sr Associate Program Management

Company Sapient
Wage between $0.00 - $0.00 Annually
Location United States, California, Oakland
Employment type Full Time
Education Not Specified
Year Experience 4 - 5 Years of Practical Experience
Travel None
Published on 8/17/2006
Description
Assistant Project Manager

Job Summary
The primary functions of this position include project management, client management, and team leadership. The Sr. Associate, Program Management is expected to play a variety of project support and team leadership roles while developing the skills and experience necessary to become a Manager, Program Management. The most typical project roles for the Sr. Associate, Program Management are Track Lead, which usually consists of leading sub-tracks of work (3-8 people) as part of a larger project, and Assistant Project Manager (APM), which entails supporting project managers with day-to-day project leadership activities.

The Sr. Associate, Program Management position requires problem solving skills, solid verbal and written communication skills, basic project management and client management skills, team leadership skills and strong organizational and detail-orientation skills.

In performing the essential functions of this role, the work environment is fast-paced, moderately noisy and team-based. Additionally, frequent overnight travel is required.

Key Responsibilities:
Essential duties and responsibilities include the following and others as assigned:

General Responsibility Specifics
I. Project Management
  • Assists Project Managers with day-to-day project management tasks or leads small and mid-sized tracks/projects
  • Develops and tracks project plans for individual tracks of work (as part of a larger project plan)
  • Builds and maintains an integrated plan from the plans of individual project or tracks of work (using whiteboards, Excel and MS Project)
  • Establishes and maintains communications for project track
  • Oversees track estimations
  • Oversees the development of track deliverables
  • Establishes and maintains processes to manage scope of work for track
  • Identifies and manages track issues and risks
  • Communicates track status, risks and issues to project leadership
    II. Team Leadership & Management
  • Leads teams of 3-8 individuals
  • Provides purpose, direction and motivation to team
  • Clarifies and communicates track objectives and success criteria
  • Ensures key track roles and responsibilities are defined
  • Ensures a positive, collaborative working environment for the team
  • Manages third-party partner and/or vendor relationships, as necessary
    III. Client Management
  • Assists Project Managers in managing client relationships and preparing for client meetings
  • Plans and executes client workshops
  • Develops relationships with appropriate client stakeholders
  • Provides day-to-day contact for client on track related communications
    IV. Company Contribution
  • Participates in, and assists with, company events such as hiring, training and internal initiatives
  • Contributes to the ongoing development of the Program Management Domain and community at Sapient
  • Actively shares knowledge and lessons learned from project experiences



    Job Requirements:

    Education:
  • Bachelor's degree required

    Experience Guidelines:
  • 3 years work experience
  • 2-3 years IT project management experience, preferably in an IT services organization
  • Demonstrated leadership capability and/or potential (prior leadership experience with teams of 3 or more people preferred)
  • Knowledge of and/or experience in software development
  • Ability to effectively work with project teams and clients
  • Proficient in Word, Excel, Powerpoint and MS Project; knowledge of Visio
  • Experience with distributed, enterprise solutions preferred
  • Experience using object oriented design and development methodologies preferred
  • Experience with J2EE or Microsoft .NET preferred

    What's In It For You:

    People come to Sapient to make an impact for their clients and their business - always doing what's right for the client to deliver the results they need, when they need them. We continue to challenge industry norms and deliver extraordinary value with a track record for our clients that are nearly three times better than the industry average. If you are looking fo

    Experience/Skills
    See above

    Other desired skills:
    Project manager, I.T.,
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