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Program Manager - IT

Creative Circle
Torrance, CA Contractor
POSTED ON 1/1/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/29/2026

Our automotive client is seeking a Program Manager - IT for a 12-month assignment. Candidates must be able to work onsite in Torrance, CA 5 days/week (40 hrs/week).

In this role, you'll play a critical part in shaping the future of the team's solutions from ideation to launch and beyond. You'll work closely with engineering, design, and business teams to deliver high-quality products that meet user needs and drive business impact.

WHAT YOU'LL DO: 
- Lead major, complex programs from initiation through implementation, coordinating efforts across internal stakeholders, professional services, and business partners.
- Translate user needs into clear product requirements and ensure alignment across engineering and design teams.
- Build and maintain program roadmaps using portfolio management tools.
- Drive delivery of technical programs or products from inception through post-launch.
- Manage competing priorities, ensuring strategic alignment and timely achievement of deliverables.
- Facilitate communication across multiple teams and present complex information clearly to executives.
- Oversee program financials, scope estimation, and risk/benefit analysis for recommendations.
- Guide teams through day-to-day challenges while keeping focus on the big-picture customer problem.
- Foster strong partner relationships and influence key stakeholders to achieve program goals.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED: 
- BS or MS in Engineering or Computer Science or relevant experience. 
- 10 years of management experience leading technology solution implementations, business process improvements, and customer experience initiatives.
- Proven track record in fast-paced, dynamic environments.
- Expertise in mobile and web digital business programs.
- Experience managing programs in payments, subscriptions, or e-commerce.
- Strong IT and customer-centric mindset to deliver seamless experiences.
- Exceptional communication and facilitation skills.
- Ability to synthesize information quickly and deliver practical, effective initiatives.
- Deep understanding of transactional UX, payment flows, and subscription lifecycle management.
- Proficiency in Agile methodologies and tools (Jira, Confluence).
- Ability to build strategic and tactical plans, weigh risks, and create business justifications.
- Skilled in roadmap planning and portfolio management.
- Proven ability to operate across multiple teams and influence stakeholders.
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, both strategic and tactical.
 

In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data. This position is onsite and requires you to work closely with other individuals in a collaborative team environment.

Benefits

Creative Circle's Freelance Employee benefits package includes eligibility for Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) medical plan, dental/vision/term life package, discount prescription program, critical illness, accident, tele-behavioral health, and 401(k) plan. Sick leave is provided to Candidates whose assignment work location is in a state or city subject to sick leave laws. A Minimum Value (MV) PPO medical plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and paid holiday eligibility are based on length and dates of service.

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bcarter@creativecircle.com
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Billy Carter - Recruiter, National Delivery

For Creative Circle to represent you for this opportunity, you must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need of employer sponsorship for a non-immigrant visa such as a H-1B, TN, or O visa. We do not support or provide training for STEM/OPT programs. Additionally, you must be physically located in and perform the work for our client in the United States.



This job was first posted by Creative Circle on 12/15/2025 and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or closed.

Creative Circle is an Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Creative Circle will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local law, including but not limited to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act. If you need a reasonable accommodation in the application process, please contact your Recruiter (the person you'll be interviewing with) or a member of our Human Resources team to make arrangements. United Healthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Creative Circle.

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