TECHNICAL PROGRAM MANAGER – NETWORK INTEGRATION (CROSS-COMPANY)
Hire Type: Contract
Location: Chicago IL
Overview
We're seeking a strategic and execution-focused Senior Technical Program Manager to lead a high-impact initiative enabling secure interconnectivity between two enterprise networks. This role will drive secured cross-company communication, data exchange, and service integration—bridging architecture, engineering, and program delivery. You'll own the integrated program plan from inception to steady state, coordinating across technical teams, help desk operations, and application access.
Key Responsibilities
- End-to-End Program Ownership: Build and lead a "team of teams," facilitate cross-functional touchpoints and working sessions, and accelerate decision-making across stakeholders.
- Integrated Roadmap Delivery: Define and execute the program roadmap from Day 1 readiness through long-term operations, aligning milestones and dependencies.
- Design Governance: Establish and uphold design principles and guardrails that reduce interim complexity, protect user experience, and ensure compliance.
- Risk & Issue Management: Proactively manage risks, issues, and actions to maintain visibility and momentum across all levels of the organization.
- Executive Communication: Deliver clear, concise updates on status, risks, dependencies, and mitigation plans—while removing blockers and resolving issues swiftly.
- Operational Excellence: Implement scalable ways of working (cadence, artifacts, templates, collaboration tools) across internal teams and external vendors to ensure delivery against milestones.
- Program Financial Management: Efficiently managed assigned funding for program execution and follow standard procurement and financial reporting process through the life of the program.
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years leading large-scale, multi-workstream IT programs in complex enterprise environments (merger/divestiture or cross-company integrations strongly preferred). Including experience leading large network and infrastructure technology implementations programs.
- Deep expertise in program methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid) and portfolio-level planning and risk management.
- Strong technical foundation in network technologies, including:
- Routing, firewall configuration, and bandwidth provisioning
- Wireless infrastructure
- Identity and access management (Okta, MFA)
- Exceptional stakeholder engagement and executive-level communication skills; adept at navigating competing priorities and constraints.
Preferred Skills
- PMP, PgMP, or equivalent program leadership certification
- Familiarity with GDPR, SOX, or similar regulatory frameworks and audit-ready design practices
- M&A integration experience is a strong plus
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