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Program Manager (Eastern US)

Transperfect • New York, NY 10001 • Posted 2 days ago

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The Program Manager at TransPerfect is responsible for the operational success of the company by promoting team collaboration, engaging in process development, ensuring program sustainability, and tracking and evaluating Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). This role involves overseeing and coordinating projects and strategic initiatives, ensuring deadlines are met, and owning the overall financial health of the program. The Program Manager works closely with the Production Director and Senior Management to enhance processes, evaluate outsourcing performance, and drive innovation to improve productivity and profitability.

Responsibilities

  • Overseeing and coordinating various projects and strategic initiatives across TransPerfect.
  • Ensuring deadlines are met in a timely manner.
  • Owning the overall financial health of the program.
  • Driving teams to enhance all areas of processes, including evaluation of outsourcing performance, process and technology innovation to improve productivity and profitability.
  • Establishing operational benchmarks, timelines, and resources needed to achieve strategic goals.
  • Proactively recommending and driving improvements as necessary.
  • Setting standards for accountability and measurements of success.
  • Taking ownership of program-level performance reporting and improvement.
  • Analyzing internal dashboards and monitoring client KPI analysis.
  • Setting projects and programs KPIs, monitoring and controlling them to align client's requirements.
  • Organizing and integrating data to analytics and reporting tools.
  • Serving as a point of contact for the client.
  • Supporting strategic planning and strategy implementation initiatives.
  • Engaging with internal teams to design and implement new initiatives to drive process improvement, quality procedures, and efficient workflow models.
  • Holding line management responsibility for the team.
  • Establishing, strengthening and expanding client relationships.
  • Identifying up-selling opportunities and gaps to support the Sales team.
  • Educating and informing client contacts regarding processes and services provided.
  • Serving as an escalation point on individual projects as well as the overall program.

Qualifications

Required

  • Bachelor's degree or its equivalent
  • AI/Program Management industry experience
  • Demonstrated experience managing AI Machine Learning data-related projects
  • Demonstrated experience managing projects with crowdsourcing and remote resourcing solutions
  • 5+ years' relevant program/project finance management experience
  • Ability to apply technology in solving business problems
  • Experience managing information technology, data management, or similar technical projects
  • Excellent leadership skills
  • Business English language proficiency

Preferred

  • PMI certification or equivalent
  • Experience working in a multinational/multicultural virtual working environment
  • Proficiency in working with support ticketing systems
  • Experience in working in a cross-functional/matrix organization
  • Fluency in a language other than English

Full Job Description

Work Location: United States (Eastern time zone)

Work Schedule: Mon - Fri, during normal business hours

Engagement Model: Full-time employment (FTE)

Estimated Start Date: ASAP

TransPerfect is seeking a Program Manager to join our expanding team in the eastern United States!

Role Summary

The Program Manager is responsible for the operational success of TransPerfect by promoting seamless team collaboration, engaging in process development, ensuring long-term program sustainability, and tracking and evaluating Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) at a program-wide level.

Role Responsibilities

The Program Manager is responsible for overseeing and coordinating the various projects, and strategic initiatives across TransPerfect and ensuring that deadlines are met in a timely manner. The Program Manager owns the overall financial health of the program they are running. The Program Manager works with the Production Director and Senior Management to drive teams to enhance all areas processes, including evaluation of outsourcing performance, process and technology innovation to improve productivity and profitability.
  • Enhance organizational excellence by establishing operational benchmarks, timelines, and resources needed to achieve strategic goals, proactively recommending and driving improvements as necessary, set standards for accountability and measurements of success
  • Take ownership of program-level performance reporting and improvement: analyze internal dashboards and monitor client KPI analysis
  • Set projects and programs KPIs, monitor and control them to align client's requirements, and as needed, take corrective actions
  • Organize and integrate data to analytics and reporting tools - make sure all relevant data is tracked in accurate and timely manner so all reports are available
  • Serve as a point of contact for the client with responsibility for communication, setting achievable service and delivery expectations, and ensuring these are fulfilled and satisfaction levels consistently tracked and maintained
  • Support strategic planning and strategy implementation initiatives to aid improved customer satisfaction, consistent quality delivery, process efficiency, and increased profitability
  • Engage with internal teams to design and implement new initiatives to drive process improvement, quality procedures, and efficient workflow models. Promote cross-divisional information-sharing and training across DataForce and TransPerfect teams.
  • Holds line management responsibility, ensuring the team is at optimum performance, fully utilized, receives constructive feedback, and taking care of their well-being
  • Establish, strengthen and expand client relationships and support development of new business opportunities and overall profitable revenue growth
  • Identify up-selling opportunities and gaps and trends to support the Sales team to maximize revenue potential through expansion and/or diversification of services and solutions
  • Educate and inform client contacts regarding processes and services provided and best industry practices and build strong client relationships and trust in program services and solutions delivery
  • Serve as an escalation point on individual projects as well as the overall program

Role Requirements - Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
  • Exceptional communication skills - being able to communicate important project updates both verbally and in writing
  • Use platforms/systems to plan, organize, and prioritize to ensure the successful completion of projects
  • Resource planning skills - effectively and strategically distributing resources and budgets
  • Organization skills and the ability to work under pressure
  • Effective use of planning tools and time management
  • Outstanding teamwork and collaboration skills - ability to interact with all stakeholders
  • Problem-solving skills - effective analysis and creative solutions for any problems that might arise
  • Demonstrated analytical, critical-thinking, problem-solving and decision-making skills - ability to analyze a situation and plan and implement a solution
  • Knowledge of file management and other administrative procedures
  • Established competency in the use of business applications and collaboration tools, including but not limited to the Microsoft suite of applications (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams) and Google Workspace suite of products

Role Requirements - Education and/or Experience
  • Minimum Bachelor's degree or its equivalent
  • AI/Program Management industry experience
  • Demonstrated experience managing AI Machine Learning data-related projects (including speech, text and computer vision data collection, data curation and annotation projects)
  • Demonstrated experience managing projects with crowdsourcing and remote resourcing solutions
  • 5+ years' relevant program/project finance management or in other roles with similar responsibilities
  • Demonstrated success in end-to-end management of projects
  • Ability to apply technology in solving business problems
  • Experience managing information technology, data management, or similar technical projects
  • Excellent leadership skills - ability to manage/supervise teams
  • Business English language proficiency

Preferred Role Requirements
  • PMI certification or equivalent
  • Experience working in a multinational/multicultural virtual working environment
  • Proficiency in working with support ticketing systems
  • Experience in working in a cross-functional/matrix organization
  • Fluency in a language other than English language is a plus

For more than 25 years, we have honed a culture where all kinds of ideas are shared and new ventures are not only welcomed, but also encouraged. In this fast-paced environment, employees are intellectually stimulated so they can grow alongside the organization. From Intern to President, we believe that every single employee should have a voice and contribute to the amazing services we offer our clients.

We also offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401k matching, membership to child-care providers, and other TransPerks. You even get your birthday off because let's face it, we're stoked that you were born.

TransPerfect provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law.

For more information on the TransPerfect Family of Companies, please visit our website at www.transperfect.com.