CONTRACT Program Manager - Business Transformation

About the position

Gogo is seeking a thoughtful, collaborative, and high-energy problem solver CONTRACT Program Manager - Business Transformation. You will lead cross-functional teams through the end-to-end delivery of projects and programs, ensuring that Gogo's teams, processes, and enterprise systems are aligned to the desired organizational future state.

Responsibilities

• Proactively manage all aspects of a project/program through the project life cycle project planning, monitoring and controlling through execution, and project closure
• Provide leadership and coordination with cross-functional teams to coordinate companywide resources and ensure that the scope of all projects supports strategic business objectives
• Facilitate the planning, estimating, detailed scheduling, critical path analysis and maintain a baselined schedule through project/program execution
• Ensure adherence to AS9100 organization quality system requirements
• Enable Core and Cross-functional team meetings to facilitate inter-departmental communication and effective collaboration to ensure successful project delivery
• Identify key stakeholders, understand their expectations, and execute effective communication plans
• Tailor messaging to effectively communicate to all levels of the organization - from individual contributors to the executive leadership team
• Implement project management best practices to ensure projects are completed on time, within budget, and meet the overall project objectives
• Develop and communicate risk mitigation and contingency plans for key program risks with project stakeholders
• Assist in collaborative negotiations with project participants and stakeholders to drive alignment on addressing significant issues before they impact the project
• Optimize project delivery within our Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) to continuously deliver value to our customers
• Share your perspective, experience, and lessons learned to challenge the status quo and continually improve the project management discipline at Gogo
• Be curious - learn beyond your domain to better understand Gogo's products, technology, and customers

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related technical field or equivalent work experience
• 5+ years of program management in controlling execution of projects or programs tied to business integration, M&A (mergers and acquisitions), or business transformation
• 3+ years of vendor management experience
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• 12-month availability on site, in the Broomfield, Colorado office 5 days a week

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with the integration or migration of: Enterprise Systems tooling, ERP tooling/systems (e.g. Business Central, etc.), CRM tooling/systems (e.g. Salesforce, etc.) and/or Billing tooling/systems (e.g. Mindsparx, etc.)
• Has worked with Agile Development methodology, including SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework)
• Experience with wireless communications, data communications and/or the aviation industry
• Experience in a regulated industry (e.g., Telecom, aviation, automotive, medical devices, etc.)

Benefits

• Contract Pay Rate: 128,000.00 - 160,000.00 Annual