.The Program Group Manager is accountable for management of complex/critical/large professional disciplinary areas.
Leads and directs a team of professionals.
Requires a comprehensive understanding of multiple areas within a function and how they interact in order to achieve the objectives of the function.
Applies in-depth understanding of the business impact of technical contributions.
Strong commercial awareness is a necessity.
Generally accountable for delivery of a full range of services to one or more businesses/ geographic regions.
Excellent communication skills required in order to negotiate internally, often at a senior level.
Some external communication may be necessary.
Accountable for the end results of an area.
Exercises control over resources, policy formulation and planning.
Primarily affects a sub-function.
Involved in short- to medium-term planning of actions and resources for own area.
Full management responsibility of a team or multiple teams, including management of people, budget and planning, to include performance evaluation, compensation, hiring, disciplinary actions and terminations and budget approval.
**Responsibilities**:- Supports planning, directing and coordination of day-to-day activities of running a program or portfolio of programs.- Manages multiple teams or a functional area (depending on size of business).- Applies comprehensive understanding of concepts and procedures within own area and basic knowledge of other areas to resolve issues that have impact beyond own area.- Ensures creation and signoff of program plan and charter, benefits management plan, stakeholder management plan, acceptance plan, and central program issue log.- Ensures program plans meet business needs as described in the program initiation documents.- Ensures all stakeholders are identified and included in scope definition activities.- Ensures stakeholders understand the program schedule and key milestones.- Ensures program stakeholders receive schedule status regularly.- Ensures funding has been approved for the program.- Ensures all areas of the program are appropriately staffed.- Ensures program commitment from those assigning resources.- Escalates program risks to the Program Director, or Program Sponsor, when appropriate.- Ensures vendor performance is monitored and actions taken if performance warrants.- Maintains appropriate staffing requirements to meet operational needs.- Exercises shared responsibility for budget, policy formulation and planning