Program Manager

Piper Companies is hiring for an award-winning company located in the Raleigh-Durham Area. This role requires time in office 3 days per week in Durham, NC.

About the role

The Program Manager will work closely with product operations to support product-aligned delivery models.

Responsibilities

• Align the portfolio by driving quarterly executive prioritization and ensuring initiatives tie to strategic goals
• Increase delivery visibility by leading monthly execution reviews, standardizing reporting, and maintaining a unified risks/issues view
• Strengthen change management by applying a lean framework, reinforcing ownership, and ensuring consistent executive-aligned communication
• Improve delivery outcomes by resolving at-risk initiative issues, shaping system-level roadmaps, and supporting strong UAT and discovery practices
• Lead cross-functional coordination by supporting teams with complex dependencies and ensuring smooth sequencing across IT and product groups

Requirements

• Senior program leadership with 8+ years of project management experience and 3+ years leading complex technical programs or multi-team portfolios
• Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Technology, or related fields
• Experience with SaaS project tools such as Smartsheet and JIRA; certifications like PMP, PfMP, or SAFe are a plus
• Technical and SDLC fluency including software-development experience, ability to translate velocity and SDLC data into executive insights, and practical understanding of AI in IT/software work
• High-EQ executive influence with strong relationship skills, proven ability to influence senior leaders, and the diplomacy to partner with technical squads while respecting ownership boundaries
• Adaptive delivery expertise with Agile/Scrum fluency, ability to apply hybrid or waterfall approaches, strong dependency management, and capability to drive large-scale roadmaps and resolve at-risk initiatives

Pay

$140,000–$155,000 plus 10% bonus.

Benefits

• Full comprehensive benefits: health, vision, dental
• PTO, paid holiday, and sick leave if required by law

Schedule

Hybrid (3 days per week in office in Durham, NC).