Job Title: Program Manager

Job Overview:
Contemporary Staffing Solutions is seeking a Program Manager to join our client to help drive complex technology programs while strengthening visibility, coordination, and execution across a broader project portfolio. This temporary opportunity is fully remote for candidates working in the Eastern or Central time zones. The Program Manager will connect technical and business teams, translate program data into actionable insights, and provide the structure needed to keep priorities, resources, risks, and deliverables aligned. This role is well suited for an experienced program professional who enjoys balancing hands-on delivery with portfolio reporting, governance, and continuous improvement.

Compensation:
$69.00 - $73.00/hour

Work Schedule:
Monday-Friday, normal business hours; Remote, EST or CST

Key Responsibilities of the Program Manager:

• Oversee technology-focused programs through the full delivery lifecycle, establishing cohesive plans that align milestones, dependencies, resources, quality expectations, and business objectives.
• Partner across Product, Engineering, Quality, Operations, Supply Chain, and other functional areas to coordinate priorities, clarify ownership, remove roadblocks, and keep interconnected workstreams moving forward.
• Deliver portfolio-level visibility through dashboards, KPIs, executive reporting, and performance analysis, highlighting project health, emerging risks, schedule impacts, decisions, and areas requiring leadership attention.
• Guide risk, issue, dependency, and capacity management across programs by identifying potential constraints early, driving mitigation efforts, escalating concerns appropriately, and supporting timely resolution.
• Support portfolio planning and prioritization by evaluating resource demand, organizational capacity, competing initiatives, financial considerations, cross-program dependencies, and potential delivery scenarios.
• Strengthen PMO effectiveness by refining governance practices, tools, templates, and reporting standards while identifying opportunities to simplify, standardize, or automate recurring processes and incorporate lessons learned.

Qualifications and Skills for the Program Manager:

• 5+ years of experience spanning program management, project management, PMO functions, business operations, business analysis, or a closely related discipline.
• Bachelor’s degree or comparable educational background relevant to program, project, business, or operational management.
• Proven ability to create and interpret portfolio dashboards, project metrics, performance reporting, and leadership-level materials that turn complex information into clear insights.
• Experience coordinating initiatives across multiple functional groups, with strong communication, facilitation, organization, and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Demonstrated success developing, implementing, or enhancing project and program governance frameworks, methodologies, reporting practices, or operational processes.
• PMP, PMI, Lean/Six Sigma, Agile, or a comparable project/program management certification is preferred.

Why Join Us?
This opportunity offers the chance to influence both individual program execution and the effectiveness of a larger project portfolio while collaborating with a diverse group of technical and operational stakeholders. You’ll gain broad exposure to strategic planning, executive reporting, resource management, and PMO improvement while making a visible impact on how complex initiatives are delivered.

About Us:
Contemporary Staffing Solutions (CSS) is a trusted leader in providing contract, temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct hire staffing solutions. With decades of experience, we’ve grown from a staffing agency to a nationwide provider of workforce management solutions. Our niche recruitment expertise spans Accounting & Finance, Call Center & Office Support, Human Resources, Sales & Marketing, and Information Technology. Explore more about CSS and how we connect great talent with exceptional opportunities by visiting www.ContemporaryStaffing.com.