PRINCIPAL TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM MANAGER (Multiple Positions) - ∙ Elijah House Foundation : Job Details

Work Where You Matter

At Dollar General, our mission is Serving Others! We value each and every one of our employees. Whether you are looking to launch a new career in one of our many convenient Store locations, Distribution Centers, Store Support Center, or with our Private Fleet Team, we are proud to provide a wide range of career opportunities. We are not just a retail company; we are a company that values the unique strengths and perspectives that each individual brings. Your difference truly makes a difference at Dollar General. How would you like to Serve? Join the Dollar General Journey and see how your career can thrive.

Company Overview

Dollar General Corporation has been delivering value to shoppers for more than 80 years. Dollar General helps shoppers Save time. Save money. Every day. by offering products that are frequently used and replenished, such as food, snacks, health and beauty aids, cleaning supplies, basic apparel, housewares, and seasonal items at everyday low prices in convenient neighborhood locations. Learn more about Dollar General at www.dollargeneral.com/about-us.html.

Job Details

DUTIES and ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Gain insight across and provide varying views and analysis into IT project/initiatives portfolio; support project change management; develop and produce roadmaps for the portfolios across IT and consolidation of overlapping teams and projects/initiatives; define goals, stage gates, critical delivery paths, and key deliverables for large-scale programs; secure commitments for program scopes, delivery dates, and resources and manage cross-functional dependencies; create end-to-end delivery plan based on impacts and interdependencies between applications, infrastructure, and security to ensure quality outcomes of the new initiatives; understand dependencies between capabilities, software systems, and services across functional domains and participate in design discussions; ensure dependencies with system contracts are robust to avoid any post-production implementation issues; coordinate across the global IT organization to support the implementation of portfolio/program; develop and disseminate key program-related communications; guarantee IT maintains business partnership and service-oriented view; track, analyze, benchmark, and consolidate reports for key performance indicators; implement processes and tactics to accelerate timelines; simplify concurrent deliverables and manage queuing for engineering teams spanning development cycles and testing progress for multiple teams across a program; ensure the effective use of program budgets; consolidate project/initiatives and portfolio performance metrics; develop and produce executive enterprise and IT leadership level strategic reporting and presentation materials; develop, produce, and coordinate written materials and presentations for executive and board-level reporting; lead, mentor, and develop team in the concepts, practices, and tools relating to Portfolio Management, Scrum Center of Excellence, Governance, Reporting & Metrics, and Financials; IT coordination and representation for companywide committees, action teams, professional networks, resource groups, and programs.

Qualifications & Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related IT or Engineering field.
• Five (5) years of experience in technical or engineering program management.
• Two (2) years of experience in understanding and managing Merchandising Systems, including Promotion Planning, Pricing, Seasonal Allocation, Space Planning, and Item File.
• One (1) year of software development experience.
• Understanding of system architectures and delivering technical solutions.
• Program and product management.
• Hands-on experience in Jira, Confluence, Service Now, Visio, Microsoft Office Suite, and Database Application Skills.
• Experience in the retail industry.
• Experience with SDLC, Waterfall, Agile, Scrum, and SAFe.
• Experience with full lifecycle cost estimates.
• May work remotely 100% from a home office location anywhere in the U.S. Travel to Goodlettsville, Tennessee is not required.