IT Program Manager

Role Overview

• Lead IT and Cyber due diligence and integration activities throughout the integration lifecycle
• Execute and maintain the overall IT IMO governance model
• Conduct and facilitate weekly IMO all-hands meetings to drive alignment and accountability
• Prepare and coordinate bi-weekly Steering Committee (SteerCo) meetings, including materials, status reporting, risks, and decision support documentation
• Manage cross-functional coordination, issue resolution, and escalation management across integration workstreams
• Oversee multiple concurrent IT and cybersecurity workstreams to ensure progress against integration goals, timelines, and deliverables
• Identify external resource requirements for upcoming project phases and coordinate staffing needs to optimize project costs and delivery
• Utilize and manage the Smartsheet Integration framework to support overall program execution and reporting
• Collaborate with business leaders, technical teams, vendors, and integration partners to ensure successful execution
• Advocate for integration priorities across all organizational levels and external partners
• Partner with the IMO team to drive prioritization, resource allocation, optimization efforts, and strategic decision-making
• Proactively identify, track, and mitigate program risks, dependencies, and integration challenges
• Support development of one-time integration cost estimates and budget tracking activities
• Deliver executive-level communication, reporting, dashboards, and status updates throughout the engagement

Requirements

• 7+ years of program or project management experience leading large-scale IT initiatives
• Experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, or enterprise integration programs
• Strong understanding of IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, enterprise applications, and integration governance
• Proven ability to manage complex cross-functional programs with multiple stakeholders and workstreams
• Experience facilitating executive governance forums, Steering Committees, and operational reviews
• Strong risk management, escalation management, and issue resolution skills
• Experience developing integrated project plans, status reporting, and executive dashboards
• Excellent communication, organizational, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to work effectively in fast-paced, highly matrixed environments
• Experience leading IT IMO or PMO functions during post-merger integration efforts (preferred)
• Hands-on experience with Smartsheet or similar program management platforms (preferred)
• Experience supporting Cybersecurity integration and due diligence activities (preferred)
• PMP, PgMP, Scrum Master, or related certification preferred (preferred)
• Background in energy, oil & gas, utilities, or asset-intensive industries is a plus (preferred)

Tech Stack

• Cyber Security
• PMP

Benefits

• Our team is unique — we are passionate about what we do.
• We recognize our employees for their contributions.
• Our culture is one of the most friendly and communicative in the consulting industry.
• Sand Cherry is not a top-heavy organization.
• We offer the opportunity to be part of a digital workforce.
• Discover the experience that only comes with self-responsibility in the workplace.
• Our team members manage their own workloads and are expected to deliver exceptional work for our clients.
• Professional career growth is one of our main priorities, as we affirm that investing in our Consultants and empowering our people will also deliver the best results and value for our clients.