Consultant, Project/Program Management

Key activities:Play a leading role in designing, implementing and managing a strategic program designed to bring Dell Technologies training and certification to students in higher education. In collaboration with Dell Education Services, Diversity & Inclusion and many other business partners, work with 2- and 4-year colleges serving minority communities, enabling increased access to STEM content, enhanced workforce readiness and engagement with professional opportunities.Principal tasks and responsibilities:

Develop and execute strategy and business plan

Identify initial set of partner schools and establish engagement model in partnership with University Relations and other Dell teams

With faculty and Dell subject matter experts, identify curriculum needs and program structure

Identify program requirements and roadmap including technology, legal, content, communications etc.

Coordinate launch and expansion activities

Establish and lead program management and governance structure

Define success measures and milestones

Establish review cadence and structure

Define and manage interlock with other Dell program and business unit teams

Prepare dashboards and executive readouts

Manage program budgets

Drive continuous improvement

Serve as program ambassador

Represent the program internally and externally

Prepare and present communications

Monitor industry trends

Identify opportunities for expansion and increased engagement

Required knowledge and qualifications:

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Strong executive presence

Demonstrated passion and experience in fostering an inclusive and diverse environment

Commitment to improving the experience of historically underserved communities

Proficiency in working in a multi-cultural environment

Ability to define a strategy and turn into quantifiable, trackable project plan

Ability to define and analyze quantitative and qualitative metrics

Strong project management skills – PMP certification preferred

Experiences and Education:

Experience working with corporate engagement programs with colleges/universities, and/or training programs with external customer groups

Experience building cross-functional partnerships

Demonstrated ability to lead distributed cross-functional teams

10+ years of cross-functional project management experience in IT / high tech and/or education industry

Bachelor’s degree required

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