Program Manager, IT Program and Project Management

What IT Program & Project Management contributes to Cardinal Health

Transformation enables the organization to drive complex and transformational programs through disciplined project/program management and change management strategies.

IT Program & Project Management applies Information Technology knowledge and experience to plan, organize, and control resources, procedures, and timing for complex projects within the Information Technology function. This family organizes project teams, establishes project schedules and individual responsibilities, and determines resource requirements. This job family manages project budgets and reports on the status of project cost, timing, and staffing. IT Program & Project Management also ensures adherence to internal external quality standards and integrates vendor tasks and deliverables into project plans.

Responsibilities

Demonstrates knowledge of the project management initiating, planning, executing, monitoring/controlling, and closing processes.

Monitors performance and recommends scope, schedule, cost or resource adjustments.

Connects short-term demands to long-term implications, in alignment with the supporting business case.

Prioritizes multiple tasks while meeting deadlines.

Communicates project status (health, forecast, issues, risks, etc.) to stakeholders in an open and honest fashion.

Effectively balances competing project constraints including but not limited to scope, quality, schedule, funding, budget, resources, and risk, to manage project success.

Connects project objectives to broader organizational goals.

Negotiates with stakeholders to obtain the resources necessary for successful project execution.

Qualifications

8-12 years of experience, preferred

Bachelors degree in related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred

Extensive project management experience leading cross-functional teams with complex projects and multiple vendors.

Strong leadership and organizational skills with the ability to manage a geographically distributed or matrix team.

Ability to manage multiple internal stakeholders, priorities concurrently and provide visibility/transparency

Excellent internal and external written and verbal communication skills.

Strong proficiency in MS Office applications including MS Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Visio.

Demonstrated successful track record delivering projects across different functional areas.

Experience in managing programs in Digital Transformation preferred

Experience in managing test workstreams.

Experienced in Scrum methodology, Jira knowledge preferred

Experience in Web & Mobile Application Development Programs preferred

Experience with Large Scale Agile Development Programs preferred

Experience working and presenting to C-Suite & Board Level Executives preferred

Experience in leading core technical workstreams like data development, Data transformation etc

Experience in running parallel time sensitive workstreams in a large scale program

Collaborative mindset, open to wearing different hats on the program, and have a roll up your sleeve’s mentality.

What is expected of you and others at this level

Applies advanced knowledge and understanding of concepts, principles, and technical capabilities to manage a wide variety of projects

Participates in the development of policies and procedures to achieve specific goals

Recommends new practices, processes, metrics, or models

Works on or may lead complex projects of large scope

Projects may have significant and long-term impact

Provides solutions which may set precedent

Independently determines method for completion of new projects

Receives guidance on overall project objectives

Acts as a mentor to less experienced colleagues

Anticipated salary range: $103,500 – $155,295

Bonus eligible: Yes

Benefits: Cardinal Health offers a wide variety of benefits and programs to support health and well-being.

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Paid time off plan

Health savings account (HSA)

401k savings plan

Access to wages before pay day with myFlexPay

Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)

Short- and long-term disability coverage

Work-Life resources

Paid parental leave

Healthy lifestyle programs

Application window anticipated to close: 12/21/2024 if interested in opportunity, please submit application as soon as possible.

Candidates who are back-to-work, people with disabilities, without a college degree, and Veterans are encouraged to apply.

Cardinal Health supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. Cardinal Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.

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