Principal Program Manager

As a Principal Program Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing and executing complex, large-scale projects aimed at transforming our company infrastructure, with focus on merger and acquisitions, and divestitures. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including deal team, engineering, operations, product development, and business stakeholders, to ensure the successful planning, implementation, and delivery of merger and acquisition integrations or divestments (M&AD IT programs).

Essential Duties and responsibilities

Strategic Leadership and Engagement

• Create and deliver compelling presentations for WK executives, other senior leaders, and customers.
• Manage the development, maintenance, and monitoring of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for Programs in scope
• Ensure M&AD playbook and Governance is updated with the learning from M&AD programs delivered under your responsibility

Program Management

• Accountable for the successful delivery of M&AD IT programs and execution of aspects of project life cycle leveraging M&AD playbook. Develop comprehensive project plans, including timelines, milestones, resource allocation, and risk management strategies. Ensure that projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget
• Work closely with engineering, product, operations, and other teams to ensure seamless integration and alignment between M&AD technology workstreams/projects and Business Units transformation workstreams
• Identify potential risks, dependencies, and roadblocks in the M&AD technology workstreams/projects. Implement mitigation plans and escalate critical issues to senior management when necessary
• Ensure TSA is covering integration/divestiture business objectives, and financial objectives. Escalate when TSA is overcommitting IT support beyond what our 3rd party providers can deliver
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to understand their requirements, expectations, and concerns. Build strong working relationships with key stakeholders and effectively communicate project progress, status, and outcomes.
• Build trusted relationships with internal and external (GBS, Divisions/BU) stakeholders and subject matter experts.
• Ensure appropriate change management for programs in scope

Resource Management

• Working with functional leaders ensure resource availability and allocation to required projects to reach objectives
• Manage ClickTime data tracking and enable appropriate allocations of costs
• Develop meaningful actionable reports, as needed.
• Assist in the development of business cases while working with the associated leaders.

Additional Knowledge & Skills

• Senior executive presentation and communication skills
• Communicate complex problems to other people in a simple way that they will understand and work together to alleviate the general program risk.
• Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with and manage relationships with all levels of employees and leaders throughout the Company.
• Demonstrated ability to get positive results through influence, persuasion, leadership, presentations, training, and group facilitation skills.
• Maintain continuous improvement mindset
• Proactively seek opportunities to provide additional value to iPMO internal customers.

Required Experience:

• 15+ years-of demonstrated progressive experience in IT, Program management, resource management, change and transformation management.
• 3+ years’ experience with shared services model
• 2+ years management, enterprise-wide transition and/or transformation programs
• Entrepreneurial mindset and proactive way to managing work.
• Able to deliver with limited oversight and take accountability of actions.
• Excellent presentation skills, both creating slides and delivering presentations to a variety of audiences.

Preferred Experience:

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred.
• Proven ability to solve problems creatively.
• Strong familiarity with project management software tools, methodologies, and best practices
• Experience seeing projects through the full life cycle.
• Excellent analytical skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and extremely resourceful
• Proven ability to complete projects according to outlined scope, budget, and timeline.

Travel requirements

• Minimum Travel required for this position is 20%

Physical Demands

• On occasions work during Weekends and Non-business Hours.

Benefits:

A comprehensive benefits package that begins your first day of employment. Additional Information: Wolters Kluwer offers great benefits and programs to help meet your needs and balance your work and personal life, including Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Commuter Benefits, Tuition Assistance Plan, Vacation and Sick Time, and Paid Parental Leave. Full details of our benefits are available - https://www.mywolterskluwerbenefits.com/index.html