Sr. Program Manager

Sr. Program Manager

Location: Riverdale, Utah (Partial Remote)

Role Overview

The Senior IT Project Manager is responsible for the overall management and execution of technology initiatives within a structured IT project management framework. This position oversees multiple technology initiatives, primarily delivered using traditional project management approaches, while coordinating with cross-functional teams in a matrixed environment. The selected candidate will manage project planning, budgeting, scheduling, risk management, governance, and stakeholder communication.

Key Responsibilities

• Understand and implement the approved IT project management framework, ensuring all applicable components are followed.

• Manage multiple technology initiatives end-to-end, developing and maintaining comprehensive project plans, schedules, and milestones.

• Determine whether initiatives require Steering Committee review and approval, and prepare required documentation.

• Coordinate activities across IT teams, business units, vendors, and external partners to ensure delivery commitments align with organizational priorities.

• Define required deliverables for each project phase, including initiation, planning, execution, validation, and closure.

• Provide regular status updates and maintain transparency into risks, issues, dependencies, scope changes, and delivery forecasts for senior leadership and stakeholders.

• Partner with IT managers, Quality Assurance, and subject matter experts to define requirements, testing strategies, acceptance standards, and cutover plans.

• Prepare agendas for project and governance meetings, leading sessions effectively to ensure decisions, actions, and outcomes are documented.

• Maintain project documentation including charters, RAID logs, schedules, decision logs, and release documentation.

• Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Information Systems, Technology, or a related discipline is required.

• Experience: Ten or more years of experience managing IT projects or programs, with demonstrated experience managing complex, cross-functional initiatives within PMO and Steering Committee governance models.

• Technical

Skills

• Strong understanding of traditional IT project management methodologies, SDLC, enterprise IT delivery, and working knowledge of scope, schedule, cost, risk, and governance management.

• Preferred Qualifications

• PMP certification is highly preferred.

• ITIL v4 Certification is recommended.

• Familiarity with financial services or credit union technology environments.

• Experience utilizing MS Office, MS Project, ServiceNow, Smartsheet, or equivalent project reporting and governance tools.

Benefits

• Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

• Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

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