Senior Program Manager - Enterprise Applications

Your role at Dynatrace
The Transformation Office comprises industry-leading professionals dedicated to revolutionizing our internal operations and driving continuous improvements and collaboration across Dynatrace. Our primary focus is on increasing organizational agility & collaboration in support of business growth.
As a Senior Technical Program Manager, you will be a part of our centralized Strategy & Operations Team. Your role will be critical & high visibility, leading cross-functional activities to ensure successful planning, execution, communication, enablement, and success measurement.
The Senior Technical Program Manager must have broad experience and knowledge of SaaS business applications, agile delivery framework and software development lifecycle processes. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills, the ability to align stakeholders and successfully deliver multiple initiatives from Business Case through Implementation, including associated Change Management activities in a fast-paced environment.
Job Description:

• Lead and oversee cross-organization programs, projects, integrations and migration efforts of varying scale.
• Establish a work plan and staffing for initiative activities, managing expectations, scope creep and impacts to timelines; identify and track dependencies and opportunities for optimization and application rationalization; proactively identify problems and recommend solutions before they become blockers.
• Planning and execution of activities and aligning resources to ensure that cost, time, and quality goals are met.
• Deliver communications around goals, status, risks and impact with the ability to adapt content to your audience.
• Perform risk assessments and implement mitigation plans.
• Document, monitor and communicate assumptions and decisions made.
• Provide leadership and motivation to team members throughout the initiative life cycle and confer with resources to outline a work plan.
• Ensure that requirements, use cases and acceptance criteria are prioritized, clearly defined in Jira stories and dependencies at the application and integration level are identified.
• Assist in prioritizing stories in sprints to align with project and sprint goals.
• Coordinate or compile the reporting of metrics to measure the success of meeting work effort and company goals.
• In cases where vendors are included in projects, collaborate on aligning and managing the progress of activities.
• Identify inter-dependencies between the various stakeholder groups to ensure all are aligned and risks are identified, mitigated, and communicated.
• Ensure that data governance approval processes, Business Systems controls, and best practices are being followed.
• Identify post-deployment tasks and issues, transitioning application administration to the support team and conducting retrospectives.

Candidates who live within a 45 mile radius of Boston, MA, Detroit, MI, Denver, CO, or Mountain View, CA will be required to work hybrid.
Candidates are required to work EST hours for this position.
What will help you succeed
Minimum Qualifications:

• 10+ years of demonstrated end-to-end project and/or program management experience with large-scale implementations of projects/programs utilizing industry standard development and service delivery methodologies and multiple full system development life cycles from initiation through post implementation utilizing Software Development methodologies such as Agile
• HS Diploma or GED required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• BA in an IT-related discipline or Business Management.
• 5+ years of IT experience, with sensitivity and commitment to business problem solving.
• 5+ years of Business Unit or Business Unit-facing experience.
• Exceptional communication, organizational, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills that promote teamwork and collaboration.
• Proficiency with MS Office, Confluence and JIRA.
• Expertise in setting and managing stakeholder expectations.
• Effective influencing and negotiating skills in an environment where this role may not directly control resources.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and adapt to frequent change.
• Familiarity with Salesforce, NetSuite and SuccessFactors.
• Ability to quantify project/program success with cost and data related metrics.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to advocate a creative atmosphere, facilitate productive meetings, and envision a final product and user adoption early in the design and/or development process.
• Ability to develop cooperative relationships to achieve results through a win-win relationship.
• Ability to establish alliances with other departments and organizations by recognizing dependencies.
• Ability to identify project risks by defining risk strategies and developing the risk management plan.
• Participates as part of a team, understanding the various work styles of others and their roles on the team. Demonstrates enthusiasm and commitment to the goals and objectives of the team. Seeks help from other team members as appropriate.
• Current PMP/CSM/PMI-ACP or equivalent certification.

Why you will love being a Dynatracer

• A one-product software company creating real value for the largest enterprises and millions of end customers globally, striving for a world where software works perfectly.
• Working with the latest technologies and at the forefront of innovation in tech on scale; but also, in other areas like marketing, design, or research.
• A team that thinks outside the box, welcomes unconventional ideas, and pushes boundaries.
• An environment that fosters innovation, enables creative collaboration, and allows you to grow.
• A globally unique and tailor-made career development program recognizing your potential, promoting your strengths, and supporting you in achieving your career goals.
• A truly international mindset with Dynatracers from different countries & cultures all over the world, and English as the corporate language that connects us all
• A culture that is being shaped by the diverse personalities, expertise, and backgrounds of our global team.

Compensation and Rewards
DOE, salary $145K - $165K, plus Health, Dental, Life, STD, LTD, 401K, PTO. Total compensation may vary depending on candidate experience/education and location.