Program Manager, IT Program and Project Management

$103,500 - $155,295/Yr

Cardinal Health - Topeka, KS

Full-time - Mid Level

Topeka, KS

Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods

About the position

The Program Manager in IT Program and Project Management at Cardinal Health is responsible for driving complex and transformational programs through disciplined project and change management strategies. This role involves planning, organizing, and controlling resources for IT projects, ensuring adherence to quality standards, and integrating vendor tasks into project plans. The Program Manager will connect project objectives to broader organizational goals and manage project budgets while reporting on project status.

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.

Requirements

• 8-12 years of experience, preferred
• Bachelor's 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.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in managing programs in Digital Transformation
• 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

Benefits

• 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