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Description The Enterprise Program Manager is responsible to provide project leadership, management and oversight for assigned programs and projects. These programs and projects are typically significant, institute-wide, multi-year with large budgets, multiple executive sponsors, sizable project teams requiring coordination of resources from Northwest's business lines, technology resources, and third parties. Essential Functions * Support M&A program through operational due diligence, divestiture and integration by facilitating the completion and management of documents, timelines and critical milestones * Monitor and report overall progress of all workstreams * Support workstream leads as needed and act as the escalation of any workstream risks or issues to the program level * Directly manage workstreams as needed * Establish a work plan and staffing for program and project activities, iterations or phases, and arrange for recruitment or assignment of project personnel * Lead the design, testing, planning, and implementation of complex programs and projects for systems that typically affect many users * Oversee the coordination and completion of individual projects by Project Managers within the department * Manage cross project dependencies, risks, issues, and escalations within assigned Programs * Coordinate and complete assigned individual projects by setting deadlines, assigning responsibilities, monitoring, and summarizing progress of the project * Foster and manage productive relationships with executive level sponsors, keeping them apprised of the status of their program of projects * Serve as an escalation point for Project Managers, assisting with problem resolution or risk mitigation as needed * Provide training and consulting to departmental project managers in the process of project management and in the softer skills of team dynamics, team building, and group motivation * Continuously improve project management software, toolkit, and methodologies used within Northwest * Continuously benchmark project and program management performance to identify improvements and achieve higher capability maturity in project, program and portfolio management * Ensure compliance with third party vendors, Industry regulations, and data integrity * Maximize technology tools available * Develop internal measuring and monitoring systems, and reporting systems * Monitor performance and results of programs and projects to be implemented * Promote knowledge of team's work to gain support for ongoing and future initiatives * Provide detailed analysis and reports * Organize and monitor documentation * Coordinate departmental involvement, updating, and testing * Act as liaison for project related requirements * Work cross-functionally to solve problems and implement changes * Provide technical training for project management tools and software * Act as a champion for business process changes; act behind the scenes to craft solutions for business problems related or tangential to the project * Create, develop, and use project management tool * Recommend/develop administrative procedures, and technical procedures Additional Essential Functions * Ensure compliance with Northwest's policies and procedures, and Federal/State regulations * Navigate Microsoft Office Software, computer applications, and software specific to the department in order to maximize technology tools and gain efficiency * Work as part of a team * Work with on-site equipment Additional Responsibilities * Complete special projects as assigned by management Safety and Health for Supervisors with Direct Reports * Provide leadership and positive direction for maintaining the safety and loss prevention program * Actively participate in and support employee participation in the safety and loss prevention program by ensuring that employees kn