Program Manager

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Key Responsibilities

Program Leadership & Accountability

• Own end-to-end delivery of a complex, multi-workstream program
• Establish program vision, structure, and execution strategy
• Drive alignment across product, project, engineering, UX, vendors, and stakeholders
• Lead with authority and clarity, ensuring accountability at all levels
  
  

Operating Model & Governance

• Design and implement the program operating model (cadence, governance, decision-making, etc.)
• Establish clear roles, responsibilities, and escalation paths
• Stand up and lead steering committees and governance forums
• Ensure consistent adherence to program standards and ways of working
  
  

Planning & Execution

• Develop and maintain an integrated master roadmap across all workstreams
• Identify and manage cross-workstream dependencies
• Drive quarterly (or periodic) re-planning and prioritization
• Ensure deliverables are met on time, within scope, and within budget
  
  

Team Organization & Enablement

• Organize and structure teams for clarity and effectiveness
• Coach product managers, project managers, and leads on best practices
• Establish clear expectations for meeting readiness, deliverables, and communication
• Address gaps in performance, ownership, and execution
  
  

Stakeholder Management & Communication

• In partnership with the product managers, the program manager serves as the primary point of accountability for program status and outcomes
• Deliver clear,concise, and structured reporting to leadership
• Translate complex program details into digestible insights for non-technical stakeholders
• Facilitate alignment and resolve conflicts across teams
  
  

Risk, Issue, and Decision Management

• Proactively identify program risks, issues, and blockers
• Implement mitigation strategies and drive resolution
• Escalate critical issues with clear recommendations and decision asks
• Ensure timely and effective decision-making across the program
  
  

Financial & Vendor Oversight

• Drive program budget, forecasting, and financial tracking
• Oversee vendor performance and accountability
• Ensure contracts, procurement, and deliverables align with program goals
  
  

Additional duties may include:

• Assisting with Agile project coordination and team facilitation; supporting Agile teams by helping coordinate Scrum activities, tracking project progress, and assisting in the removal of obstacles that impact delivery.
• Supporting assigned Scrum Masters with ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily standups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives as needed
• Assisting in the coordination of project activities and tracking progress against project timelines and deliverables
• Support the Product Manager to track programmatic key results, objectives, and deliverables.
• Helping identify and escalate project-level risks, issues, or blocked work items to leadership
• Maintaining project documentation, status reports, and project tracking tools
• Assisting with communication between technical teams and business stakeholders
• Monitoring project-level progress and helping track team performance using Agile metrics and project management tools
• Contributing to project reports and presentations for leadership and stakeholder audiences
  
  

Required Experience, Training & Eligibility Qualifications

• 8-10 years of program or portfolio management experience
• Proven track record managing large-scale, multi-year, multi-million-dollar programs
• Experience managing multiple concurrent workstreams and cross-functional teams
• Experience working with both internal teams and external vendors
  
  

Leadership & Communication

• Demonstrated ability to lead with authority and influence without direct control
• Strong ability to coach, mentor, and elevate team performance
• Comfortable having critical, constructive conversations with senior stakeholders
• Exceptional communication skills (executive-level reporting and team-level clarity)
  
  

Delivery & Execution

• Deep expertise in program governance, planning, and execution frameworks
• Strong understanding of Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery models
• Ability to bring structure to ambiguous or under performing environments
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in State Government - preferred but not required
• Experience with Salesforce - preferred but not required
• Certifications (e.g., PMP, Scrum, etc.)
• Experience in standing up programs from early-stage or disorganized environments
  
  

Core Competencies

• Strategic thinking with strong execution focus
• Organizational design and operational excellence
• Accountability and ownership mindset
• Conflict resolution and stakeholder alignment
• Risk-based decision making
• Clarity, structure,and attention to detail
  
  

Success Metrics (What Good Looks Like)

• Program is structured, predictable, and operating with clear governance
• Teams are aligned,accountable, and consistently prepared
• Risks and dependencies are actively managed (not reactive)
• Leadership has clear visibility into status, risks, and decisions
• Delivery milestones are met with improved efficiency and quality