Vice President, Program Management Office

The Vice President, PMO at Rapid7 will lead the strategic alignment, program orchestration, and delivery velocity of the company's global product portfolio.

About the Team

The Program Management Office (PMO) builds scalable operational frameworks, portfolio tracking models, and cross-functional delivery infrastructure to support Rapid7's global strategic initiatives. This team prioritizes high-value investments, optimizes resource dependencies, and ensures reliable operational outcomes across the organization.

About the Role

Reporting directly to the Chief Product and Technology Officer, the VP, PMO will:

• Design the technical program management strategy to accelerate the software release lifecycle across multiple cloud-native product lines.
• Be the single source of truth for delivery timelines for the R&D organization.
• Lead a strategic team of technical program managers, scrum masters, and/or equivalent delivery roles, embedding them as strategic partners across engineering squads to drive execution and alignment.
• Synchronize product roadmaps with engineering architecture dependencies to maximize developer throughput and minimize delivery blockages.
• Oversee the capacity planning, technical metric analysis, and cross-team development velocity dashboards for the engineering leadership team.
• Establish data-driven framework metrics focused on code-to-production speed, development cycle predictability, and product roadmap milestone adherence.
• Mitigate product development operational risks by introducing proactive early-warning mechanisms for engineering bottlenecks and architectural blockers.
• Lead cross-functional alignment initiatives across product boundaries to establish unified agile cadences, shared engineering release criteria, and seamless delivery pipelines.

Skills and Qualities

The ideal candidate should have:

• Demonstrated mastery in steering complex technical program portfolios, software delivery operations, or engineering-focused PMO structures within enterprise SaaS ecosystems.
• Deep expertise implementing scalable product delivery lifecycles, developer capacity optimization models, and agile engineering analytics infrastructure.
• Ability to translate complex product visions into structured, time-bound technical sprints, turning high-level strategies into actionable engineering milestones.
• Absolute commitment to establishing clear development ownership parameters, joint team milestones, and transparent software release expectations.
• Talent for making rapid, technical trade-off decisions that maintain code-shipping momentum while evaluating diverse product and architectural inputs.
• Communication style that distills deep technical program roadmaps and resource constraints into clear, motivating business rationale for cross-functional partners.
• Talent for cultivating a global engineering and product management network across corporate lines to deliver integrated, scalable platform updates.
• High self-awareness to evaluate technical squad health, adjusting leadership and process styles dynamically to resolve architectural or team friction.
• Embody our core values to foster a culture of excellence that drives meaningful impact and collective success.

What You’ll Bring

We are looking for someone who can:

• Bring a passion for solving complex problems and driving innovation.
• Have a proven track record of leading and managing large-scale projects and teams.
• Have a strong understanding of Agile methodologies and their application in a fast-paced environment.
• Have experience working with cross-functional teams to ensure successful project delivery.
• Have a deep understanding of software development processes and tools.
• Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively with all levels of the organization.

Benefits

Rapid7 offers competitive compensation packages, including a range of salaries depending on location, and comprehensive benefits such as health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off. We also provide opportunities for professional growth and development through training programs and mentorship opportunities.

Pay

The annual salary range for this role, depending on location, is: United States: $263,500.00 - 356,500.00 USD.

Schedule

Flexible work arrangements are available to accommodate the needs of our employees.