Program Manager, Principal
Role Overview
The Principal Program Manager will serve as a senior strategic partner within the VISTA organization, leading complex, cross-functional programs and initiatives that support operational performance, analytics, and technology enablement.
This role requires a highly analytical, self-directed leader who can independently take ambiguous business challenges, structure the problem, analyze data and financial impacts, develop recommendations, and drive execution across multiple organizations.
The successful candidate will manage programs with significant scope and financial responsibility, including program strategy, performance, budgeting, forecasting, risk management, and executive reporting.
The ideal candidate combines strong program leadership and business acumen with technical curiosity and an analytical mindset.
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Qualifications Minimum
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience. Ten (10) years of related experience or equivalent Desired: Demonstrated experience independently leading large, complex, cross-functional programs from strategy through execution. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with demonstrated ability to use data to identify trends, evaluate alternatives, develop recommendations, and influence business decisions. Advanced financial management and business acumen, including experience with budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and program performance management. Experience applying data analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, automation, or other emerging technologies to business or operational challenges. Experience with GIS, geospatial data, or location-based analytical tools. Experience developing or using dashboards, performance metrics, analytical models, or other decision-support tools. Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in ambiguity, establish direction, and drive results with limited oversight. Strong strategic thinking combined with the ability to translate strategy into executable plans and measurable outcomes. Demonstrated ability to influence and lead across organizational boundaries without direct authority. Advanced executive communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate complex operational, financial, analytical, or technical information for different audiences. Experience developing business cases and recommendations supported by quantitative and financial analysis. Experience partnering across operational, technical, financial, and business organizations. Knowledge of electric utility operations, processes, regulatory requirements, and key performance drivers. Knowledge of project/program management and process-improvement principles, methods, and techniques.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience. Ten (10) years of related experience or equivalent Desired: Demonstrated experience independently leading large, complex, cross-functional programs from strategy through execution. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with demonstrated ability to use data to identify trends, evaluate alternatives, develop recommendations, and influence business decisions. Advanced financial management and business acumen, including experience with budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and program performance management. Experience applying data analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, automation, or other emerging technologies to business or operational challenges. Experience with GIS, geospatial data, or location-based analytical tools. Experience developing or using dashboards, performance metrics, analytical models, or other decision-support tools. Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in ambiguity, establish direction, and drive results with limited oversight. Strong strategic thinking combined with the ability to translate strategy into executable plans and measurable outcomes. Demonstrated ability to influence and lead across organizational boundaries without direct authority. Advanced executive communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate complex operational, financial, analytical, or technical information for different audiences. Experience developing business cases and recommendations supported by quantitative and financial analysis. Experience partnering across operational, technical, financial, and business organizations. Knowledge of electric utility operations, processes, regulatory requirements, and key performance drivers. Knowledge of project/program management and process-improvement principles, methods, and techniques.
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