Cox Enterprises Hiring for Senior Program Manager /R202210781/REMOTE at Jackson, Mississippi Full Time

This position Senior Program Manager with a company located in Jackson, Mississippi Summary: The Senior Program Manager is responsible for all aspects of the program over the entire program life cycle, including leading program and project managers. They will have experience in leading and executing large, complex enterprise projects and programs. The Senior Program Manager is well versed in program management methodology, has rich background of program and projects successes, is energetic, personable and thrives in a dynamic environment. The Senior Program Manager possesses the ability to find creative solutions to issues that jeopardize program goals/business objectives or timing, within budget or resource constraints. The Senior Program Manager can envision the ‘big picture’ and interfaces with executive, business, functional and Cox Automotive leadership to materialize the overall focus of the program in line with the business strategy. They leverage their expertise to drive decision making on all aspects of the program/project activities and mitigates erroneous decisions. The Senior Program Manager can manage program/project(s) and/or program managers in a cross-functional, matrix management environment where high-risk, cost, impact or change is paramount to the organization. The role relies upon experience in relationship management, master plan management, communications, change management, delivery execution and benefits realization. Duties and Responsibilities: Leads and manages large, complex enterprise-level projects consisting of multiple teams and/or requiring integration with other activities outside the normal project scope; Establishes and maintains a working partnership with business owners, executives, and project teams to rationalize business objectives & business priorities; Translates program objectives into integrated plans, schedules, and budgets, then leads and oversees project initiation, risk assessment, team selection and startup, execution and post-project review; Initiates and leads process improvement task forces, facilitating and encouraging improvements based on lessons learned and state-of-the-art project management techniques; Drives change and continually improves the efficiency and effectiveness of the Program Management group; Sought out by executives to lead or provide advice on key company initiatives; Manages multiple vendors engagements across the program portfolio; Inspires collaboration and cross-functional trust which results in an environment where the business outcomes are prioritized ahead of individual/functional department needs; Exhibits the business acumen to identify where activities are needed to integrate and/or supplement the functional work streams; Ensures financial health of the program by preparing budgets, forecasting expenditures, analyzing variances, and initiating corrective actions; Establishes and implements norms for communication, interaction, coordination and accountability across multiple threads of the organization specific to the purpose of delivering the program; Communicates the program objectives, priorities, and direction to all stakeholders; Plays a leading role in building a high-performance Program team and addressing dysfunctional behaviors through appropriate channels and engagement; Anticipates issues and outcomes proactively and takes action to mitigate impact to Programs; Ensures that the planned, regular, and effective communication of status, issues, risks, and actions among all persons and parties involved in the program is of sufficient rigor to ensure stakeholder engagement and program success; Establishes and manages a program level change control process that ensures changes are identified, assessed, prioritized, mitigated and incorporated into the program consistent with program goals and organizational standards; Influences (without authority) the actions/behaviors across all levels of the organization with poise and professionalism, e