Director, Program Management
Company: Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC
Location: Chicago
Posted on: May 3, 2024
Job Description:
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Posted Yesterday job requisition id REQ-044960 The Group:
Morningstar's corporate functions play an essential role in
supporting our company's strategic initiatives, day-to-day
operations and infrastructure. The People and Culture (Human
Resources) team is the steward of Morningstar's unique culture. We
design and deliver the end-to-end programs and experiences that
support the entire talent lifecycle. By helping Morningstar
employees succeed, we contribute to Morningstar's growth and
success. The Role : We're looking for a senior leader to serve as
the Directo r, Program Management , driving the evolution of the
group's program management office (PMO) and leading the execution
of key strategic programs. You 'll lead a team of program/project
managers and work with internal partners within P&C and other
corporate functions . You ' ll ensure appropriate program
management support to highly visible, complex programs across the
group and be responsible for accelerating program delivery. You
have a strong background in program management as well as
operational process improvement. Your e xperience delivering highly
complex programs across multiple cross-functional teams, including
oversight of multiple project plans and key metrics, as well as the
ability to work in a fast-paced environment is critical. You must
be able to identify , navigate and ultimately reduce risk
throughout the programs to deliver high value programs on
time/budge t . You 'l l drive PMO best practices and governance as
well as operational excellence and continuous process improvement
across the group. The ability to communicate clearly at all levels,
form strong relationships with stakeholders and proactively
identify and manage risks is essential in this role . The position
is in Chicago and will report t o the Head of Strategy, and
Analytics within Morningstar's People & Culture function.
Responsibilities :
- Lead a team of program/project managers focused on end-to-end
execution of multiple large-scale programs across teams and
geographies.
- In conjunction with senior leaders in P&C , plan and
schedule program goals, milestones, and deliverables across
internal stakeholders to ensure that project tasks are completed on
schedule with high quality.
- Communicate regular updates across all stakeholder groups,
influencing and collaborating with senior leaders.
- Build relationships with key stakeholders (including P&C,
Finance and/or IT) to ensure buy-in, maintain compliance, manage
dependencies between multiple programs and development teams and
identify improvements.
- Coach teams to identify and solve project issues effectively.
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- Lead efforts to manage and support conflict resolution across
priorities and development teams. -
- Guides professional development of the PMO team .
- Build relationships with other senior program management
resources in Morningstar to develop and leverage internal best
practices. Qualifications :
- Bachelor's degree; advanced degree, certifications in project
management (PMP, SixSigma/Lean) a plus. -
- 7-10 years' experience in program and project management;
experience in HR related programs and projects a plus.
- Demonstrated ability to establish and sustain collaborative
relationships across teams and regions.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and execute projects involving
multiple stakeholder teams, most of which don't report to you.
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- Demonstrated ability to successfully pivot between business and
technology teams. -
- A demonstrated ability to independently solve ambiguous
problems.
- Effective in partnering with leadership to promote a
collaborative and high performing environment.
- Proven leadership presence and success in facilitating global
team collaboration.
- Ability to handle multiple divergent priorities in a fast-paced
environment. -
- A positive outlook with the passion for making things better at
every opportunity. -
- Ability to work through differing viewpoints while contributing
consistently and positively in a dynamic, fast-paced work
environment.
- Coach teams to identify project issues and address project
blockers effectively. Lead efforts to manage and support conflict
resolution across priorities and squads. - Morningstar's hybrid
work environment gives you the opportunity to work remotely and
collaborate in-person each week. We've found that we're at our best
when we're purposely together on a regular basis, at least three
days each week. A range of other benefits are also available to
enhance flexibility as needs change. No matter where you are,
you'll have tools and resources to engage meaningfully with your
global colleagues. Similar Jobs (1) Senior Project Manager
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