Program Manager

What You’ll Do

• Own the system, not just the plan - Serve as the single source of truth across scope, dependencies, risks, and decisions. Translate strategic intent into executable plans and ensure teams stay aligned as conditions change.
• Lead executive-level governance and decision-making - Design and run governance forums that drive clarity, accountability, and timely decisions. Frame trade-offs, escalate risks with context, and guide leaders toward resolution.
• Influence without authority - Build credibility across stakeholders. Resolve conflict, align incentives, and keep teams moving forward even when priorities compete.
• Anticipate and manage risk proactively - Identify systemic risks early, not just delivery issues. Drive mitigation plans that balance speed, quality, and business impact.
• Model strong program leadership behaviors - Demonstrate clear thinking, decisive action, and calm execution under pressure. Set the tone for accountability, transparency, and follow-through.

You'll Have

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Management, Economics, or a related field, or equivalent demonstrated business operations experience (e.g., PMO, strategy, operations, portfolio management).
• 6+ years of experience leading cross-functional programs with competing priorities.
• 3+ years operating autonomously in ambiguous, unstructured environments, where success required judgment, prioritization, and trade-off decisions, not just execution against a defined backlog.
• Demonstrated business acumen, translating strategy into execution plans, defining success metrics, and managing outcomes against business objectives.
• Experience establishing and using dashboards to drive decisions, surface risk, and communicate progress to senior leaders.
• Strong executive communication skills, having the ability to synthesize complex information, frame decisions, and influence without authority.
• Proven stakeholder management and relationship-building skills, with the ability to align teams with conflicting incentives and perspectives.
• Confidence leading through ambiguity, balancing structure with adaptability, and making progress without perfect information.
• Emotional intelligence and sound judgment, the ability to navigate tension, challenge constructively, and maintain trust across teams.

Additional Experience

• Experience working within a PMO, Portfolio Management, or Operations, including governance design, standards, metrics, or operating cadences.
• Experience leading multi-workstream programs where success depended on coordination, sequencing, and executive alignment rather than technical depth.
• Exposure to financial planning, capacity management, or investment trade-off discussions.
• Experience leading larger, interconnected programs composed of multiple projects, demonstrating a higher level of strategic oversight and coordination.
• Experience in developing and implementing enterprise-wide risk management frameworks, performing quantitative risk analysis, and facilitating risk mitigation strategies across multiple projects.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

Salary and Benefits

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Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status.

Visa Sponsorship

Note: This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.