Senior Program Manager
Company: Disability Solutions
Location: Charleston
Posted on: October 26, 2024
Job Description:
Together we fight for everyone's opportunity for a better
financial future. We will do this together - with customers,
partners and colleagues. We will fight for others, not against: We
will stand up for and champion everyone's access to opportunities.
The status quo is not good enough ... we believe every individual
and every community deserves access to financial opportunities. We
are determined to support both individuals and communities in
reaching a better financial future. We know that reaching this
future depends on our actions today.Like our Purpose Statement,
Voya believes in being bold and committed to action. We are
committed to a work environment where the differences that we are
born with - and those we acquire throughout our lives - are
understood, valued and intentionally pursued. We believe that our
employees own our culture and have a responsibility to foster an
environment where we all feel comfortable bringing our whole selves
to work. Purposefully bringing our differences together to
positively influence our culture, serve our clients and enrich our
communities is essential to our vision. Are you ready to join a
company with a strong purpose and a winning culture? Start your
Voyage - Apply Now Profile Summary: Primary point of accountability
to business partners and other parties for project planning,
day-to-day execution, management, implementation, readiness, and
reporting of large and significant projects or medium to large
programs (typically up to $15M) where scope is subject to change,
contains high complexity, and high degree of risk, large number of
resources, and complex organizational change issues that support
moderate to complex business unit or corporate goals. May be
responsible to provide management and oversight for a business or
IT portfolio. In every case, project/program objectives address
complex business goals. The projects/programs will span multiple IT
and/or business areas. Accountable to manage and monitor project
tasks and controls during portfolio planning, project planning, and
delivery activities to ensure on-time and quality outcomes are met
within scope and budget. Work with a high degree of autonomy and
apply expert/leading project and program management knowledge,
skills, tools, and techniques to project deliverables, processes,
communications, presentations to meet or exceed stakeholder needs
and expectations. Understand, apply, promote, and contribute to
Voya delivery methodologies, standards, and tools. Profile
Description:
- Accountable to business sponsor(s) and management to drive
delivery of quality solutions tied to clearly understood business
problem(s) and benefit(s)
- Deliver project/program objectives on-time, with quality,
within scope and budget to meet or exceed stakeholder needs and
expectations
- Proactively identifies, communicates and manages a holistic
view of project/program milestones including dependencies and
impacts across projects/programs/portfolio
- Promote early awareness, communication, transparency and
mitigation planning of critical dependencies, risks and issues
within project
- Anticipate and head off problems that can jeopardize delivery,
budget, customer readiness, and customer acceptance
- Remove barriers to enable project team to complete objectives
no matter how difficult
- Partners with Finance to support and provide insight to
leadership on project/program financials and forecast; understands
what is driving the costs and what is needed to achieve desired
outcomes
- Establish strong working relationship and trust with senior
leadership; comfortably share perspective and insights
- Establish recognition as a trusted advisor / leader with
project team, customers, and stakeholders at all levels of the
organization across the enterprise (business and Technology)
- Provide input into business strategies and direction that
determine and shape projects
- Manages to business outcomes to ensure customer expectations
are met and program goals are achieved; Effectively negotiate
priorities and solutions
- Hands-on and results driven leader with a proven ability to
work collaboratively and effectively across organizations and cross
functional teams
- Drive lessons learned and knowledge retention for future
use
- Understand, apply, promote, and contribute to Voya delivery
methodologies, standards, and tools
- Identify and champion opportunities to reduce cost and improve
efficiency while delivering on all commitments
- Proactively coach and mentor members of the PM community across
the enterprise
- Manage vendor relationships as required Knowledge & Experience:
- Innovative leader with the ability to question status quo,
influence change and provide forward thinking
- Strong ability to promote, champion change; start with
'yes'
- Ability to work with a high degree of autonomy
- Strong soft skills and judgement; understands that leadership
and people skills are critical success factors
- Demonstrated ability to be disciplined and flexible at the same
time
- Strong Project/Program Management Financial Acumen ability
- Ability to communicate the need for change, its purpose, and
it's expected impact to stakeholders at all levels of the
organization to ensure understanding and buy-in
- Ability to understand and articulate what is critical and what
is noise; keeps team focused on the priorities
- Demonstrated ability to drive simplified solutions to complex
problems to enable positive outcomes
- Demonstrated success of building partnerships and alliances
across the enterprise and at all levels
- Demonstrates decisive decision-making orientation; ability to
make timely, well-reasoned decisions that balance the needs of
all
- Ability to Influence and inspire without control; self-aware;
applies good judgement; leads with passion; strong team building
skills; sets positive tone; easy to get along with and at the same
time commands respect; demonstrates courage
- Critical thinker with proven track record of effectively
leading execution and value through highly matrixed teams
- Comfortable under pressure with the ability to manage to tight
deadlines while maintaining quality and managing to an acceptable
level of risk
- Effectively, clearly and concisely communicate in all methods
(verbal, written, presentation) to all levels of the
organization
- Continuous learner; quickly adapt to changing environment and
personalities
- Expert understanding of project management or portfolio
management principles
- Demonstrated ability and experience (5+ years) managing large
and/or significant projects or medium to large programs (typically
$8M-$15M)
- Bachelor's degree or master's degree, or related field or
equivalent work experience requiredCompensation Pay Disclosure:
Voya is committed to pay that's fair and equitable, which means
comparable pay for comparable roles and responsibilities. The below
annual base salary range reflects the expected hiring range(s) for
this position in the location(s) listed. In addition to base
salary, Voya may offer incentive opportunities (i.e., annual cash
incentives, sales incentives, and/or long-term incentives) based on
the role to reward the achievement of annual performance
objectives. Please note that this salary information is solely for
candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and
refers to the amount Voya Financial is willing to pay at the time
of this posting. Actual compensation offered may vary from the
posted salary range based upon the candidate's geographic location,
work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill
level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Salaries for
part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number
of hours to be regularly worked. $111,150 - $165,110 USDBe Well.
Stay Well. Voya provides the resources that can make a difference
in your lives. To us, this means thriving physically, financially,
socially and emotionally. Voya benefits are designed to help you do
just that. That's why we offer an array of plans, programs, tools
and resources with one goal in mind: To help you and your family be
well and stay well.What We Offer
- Health, dental, vision and life insurance plans
- 401(k) Savings plan - with generous company matching
contributions (up to 6%)
- Voya Retirement Plan - employer paid cash balance retirement
plan (4%)
- Paid time off - including 20 days paid time off, nine paid
company holidays and a flexible Diversity Celebration Day.
- Paid volunteer time - 40 hours per calendar yearLearn more
about Critical Skills At Voya, we have identified the following
critical skills which are key to success in our culture:
- Customer Focused: Passionate drive to delight our customers and
offer unique solutions that deliver on their expectations.
- Critical Thinking: Thoughtful process of analyzing data and
problem solving data to reach a well-reasoned solution.
- Team Mentality: Partnering effectively to drive our culture and
execute on our common goals.
- Business Acumen: Appreciation and understanding of the
financial services industry in order to make sound business
decisions.
- Learning Agility: Openness to new ways of thinking and
acquiring new skills to retain a competitive advantage. Learn more
about Equal Employment Opportunity Voya Financial is an
equal-opportunity employer. Voya Financial provides equal
opportunity to qualified individuals regardless of race, color,
sex, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age,
disability, veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual
orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other
status protected by state or local law. Reasonable Accommodations
Voya is committed to the inclusion of all qualified individuals. As
part of this commitment, Voya will ensure that persons with
disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable
accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or
interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to
receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please
reference .
Keywords: Disability Solutions, Charleston , Senior Program Manager, Executive , Charleston, South Carolina
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