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Akkodis · 10 hours ago

Technical Program Manager

Dearborn, MI

Contract

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$69/hr - $71/hr

9+ years exp

Akkodis is seeking a Technical Program & Project Management Specialist for a Contract role with a client in Dearborn, MI. The role involves driving end-to-end delivery of Workforce Software while contributing to the product vision that modernizes workforce management systems.

Information Technology & Services

H1B Sponsor Likely

Hiring Manager

Priya Gupta

Responsibilities

Project Management Own end-to-end delivery planning including risk issue and change management for modernized workforce management solutions—specifically WorkForce Software configuration

Develop detailed project plans outlining what work needs to be done when and by whom. Coordinate delivery timing across multiple project teams ensuring seamless data flow between WFS HRIS and Payroll systems

Provide executive-level timeline reports e.g. Gantt charts including parallel run schedules and system cutover plans. Follow change control management protocols for system upgrades and configuration shifts

Product Management Collaborate with Product Management leadership and Business Owners to understand needs validate solutions and translate strategic ideas into measurable specifications and requirement documentation

Contribute to product vision strategy and functional/non-functional roadmaps for the Timekeeping Modernization portfolio

Own and prioritize the product backlog ensuring success of integrated products across WFS HRIS and Payroll systems

Validate that sagas and epics are broken into clear concise complete and testable user stories or tasks

Communication Governance Drive Program and Project Governance bridging technical developers and business-side Timekeeping Modernization and Payroll leads

Lead L3 project status meetings and prepare support documents for L2 and L1 governance meetings capturing notes follow-ups and next steps

Assign actions and decisions on cross-project/program dependencies particularly regarding vendor management third-party software integration data migration and system integration milestones

Agile Leadership Continuous Improvement Champion Agile methodologies and lead daily stand-ups

Own Agile ceremony artifacts for sprint prioritization release management and communications

Participate in strategic roadmap discussions stakeholder alignment sessions and requirements prioritization

Qualification

Program ManagementWorkforce ManagementProject ManagementJiraMicrosoft 365Technical AnalysisCross-functional Program AnalysisProject DocumentationProject PlanningProblem Solving

Required

9+ years of experience in IT

3+ years in Program Management

6 years in IT

3 years in Program Management

Software Development Lifecycle

Workforce Management

Problem Solving

Technical Analysis

Cross-functional Program Analysis

Program Management

Project Documentation

Project Management

Project Planning

Jira

Budgets/Timing

Financial Reporting

Benefits

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Additional voluntary benefits

An EAP program

Commuter benefits

A 401K plan

Paid Sick Leave

Holiday pay

Company

Akkodis

Glassdoor3.3

Akkodis provides digital engineering solutions for sustainable and innovative industries.

Zug, Zug, CHE

10001+ employees

https://www.akkodis.com

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