Program Analyst
Job Description
Job Title: Program AnalystLocation: Onsite (San Diego, CA)
Duration: 9+ Months
Job Description:
Principal Duties And Responsibilities:
- Develops and maintains relationships with third parties or internal customers and facilitates cross-team coordination for large, complex programs to identify and meet needs, assess resources, ensure compliance with processes and guidelines, track progress, and communicate program status updates.
- Facilitates review board meetings under guidance of the Program Manager and coordinates documentation of key discussion points, project plan changes, and stakeholder needs.
- Contributes to and updates project plans to support Program Managers or Leads on multiple or large programs that include priorities, timelines, critical tasks, stakeholder identification for each task, and forecasted resource allocation and/or leads program planning activities for small programs to support Program Managers or Leads.
- Collects, compiles, analyzes, monitors, and maintains budget data and recommends budget decisions to Program Lead or Manager and drives closure.
- Tracks the progress and execution of multiple, complex deliverables to ensure deadlines are met, and identifies, escalates, and at times manages issues that may impact deadlines.
- Determines schedules and task assignments by evaluating stakeholder needs and following proper project management practices with general guidance from the Program Manager.
- Manages and communicates changes in program timelines, priorities, and deliverables for multiple programs to stakeholders.
- Anticipates risks and issues in limited capacity throughout the program lifecycle, communicates issues to the Program Manager, and works with relevant team members to determine a solution.
- Gathers, analyzes, and interprets complex data and program metrics using highly advanced tools (e.g., macros, pivot tables, charts, graphs).
- Creates tools and processes to maintain and update databases using advanced aspects of data management tools (e.g., Excel, agile).
- Synthesizes highly complex data and metrics into a summary of key trends, risks, and changes, and presents results into a report that can be easily understood by key stakeholders.
- Contributes to the design and implementation of improvements to assigned planning processes, tools, and methods and drives standardization with support and guidance from Program Managers
Top 5 Required Skills
- Excellent Microsoft Office skills (especially Excel) and other tools, such as JIRA, Codebeamer, Tableau, Workfront.
- Experience gathering and integrating data from various sources to create reports and data trends.
- Experience with creating PowerBI dashboards.
- Basic Program Management skills and experience in supporting Program Managers
- Excellent Verbal and Written Communication Skills
Required Education:
- Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Management, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field with 2 years of relevant work experience
- OR
- Associates Degree in Business Administration, Management, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field with 2 years of relevant work experience
- OR
- High School Diploma or equivalent with 4 years of relevant work experience
SPECTRAFORCE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Please contact Human Resources at nahr@spectraforce.com if you require reasonable accommodation.
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