Equinix - Program Manager, Enterprise III
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Daniel KotrickeEquinix - Program Manager, Enterprise III
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Daniel KotrickeProgram Manager, Enterprise Programs III
Title: Program Manager, Enterprise
Pay Rate: 72/hr. on W2
Location: Fully remote
Hours Per Week: 40.00
Start Date: 04/04/2022*
Est. End Date: 01/01/2023
Duration: *8 months with possibility of extension or conversion
Position Description:
The Project Manager will be responsible for leading supporting large, complex, high-value strategic and
departmental change initiatives, achieve the objectives of projects through the application of Project
Management best practice knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques.
The successful candidate will be a dedicated, experienced hands-on Project Management professional,
comfortable in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with ability to deliver high-quality IT project from
Initiation to Closure. A self -started, individual with demonstrated experience to present work to senior
leadership, framing discussions, facilitating collaboration and proven ability to influence others to obtain
the expected outcomes.
Responsibilities:
Project Planning and Execution
o Produce robust project plan, work with senior leadership (VP level Director level) and
cross functional teams to assess understand project options and scenarios, develop
mitigation plans
o Lead Initiation, Planning, Execution and Close phases of projects
o Plan, control, and execute project scope
o Ability to forecast progress and responsible for achieving milestones
o Provide leadership, coordination, and cross-functional communication to ensure
achievement of project goals and timelines
Communication and Stakeholder Management
o Create and be responsible for the master milestone schedule, keep deliverables on
track, handle dependencies and escalations
o Manage scheduling meetings, sending agendas, defining meeting objectives, preparing
minutes, and following-up with team members on critical action items
o Identify and engage appropriate stakeholders, manage expectations, and drive conflict
resolution
o Present to program steering committees making detailed, prioritized recommendations,
facilitating discussions, and driving decision making
Risk Management
o Prepare and manage the project Risk Management Plan
o Managing project level risks and issues, taking corrective actions, and raising awareness
at Program and Portfolio level
o Developing regular risk assessments and risk mitigations plans
o Timely escalation and resolution of complex issues
Resource and Budget Management
o Forecast and track project budget and resource requirements
o Ensure program initiatives are correctly resourced and funded; Resolve resource
conflicts and budget mismatches
Management Reporting
o Project level management reporting, including milestone tracking, forecasts, risks,
issues, and overall project RAG status
Benefits Management
o Ensure Project Business case exists and is maintained throughout the project
o Escalate risks and issues that may affect the viability of the business case
o Ensure the project remains aligned to deliver outcomes that will support benefits
realization
Qualifications and Skills:
7+ years of Project/Program Management experience is required
A Bachelor or Master's Computer Science, Information Technology and/or Finance/Accounting
Degree or equivalent experience
Demonstrated experience leading successful large, complex, high-value strategic and
departmental IT change initiatives, preferably in large, multi-national organizations.
Oracle ERP implementation highly desired
Agile experience preferred
Demonstrated depth of Finance knowledge and business acumen obtained from previous
experience of project and programs
Demonstrated experience delivering Corporate ERP initiatives, Oracle Cloud preferred
Proactive mindset, can adapt easily to a changing environment, excellent in time management
Ability to obtain and communicate a broader picture but also get hands-on when needed
Strong analytical, problem-solving, negotiation, and organizational skills, including experience
managing statistical and financial data
Practical and hands-on approach to delivering outcomes
Ability to form and maintaining solid working relationship at all levels of the organization
Great communication and cross-team collaboration skills
