What are the responsibilities and job description for the Program Manager position at SSi People?
Program Manager – Go-to-Market and Product Launches
Location: Los Gatos, CA preferred; Los Angeles, CA also considered
Schedule: Hybrid, 3 days per week onsite
Industry Experience Is Required
About the Role
Our client is seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead the execution of complex new product, partnership, and go-to-market initiatives. This person will serve as the connective layer between strategy and execution, coordinating across Product, Engineering, Product Marketing, Design, Communications, Social, Commerce, and other cross-functional teams.
This is a true program management role for someone who has built scalable programs, operating models, and processes within a large, complex organization. The role is not primarily focused on task tracking, status reporting, or maintaining existing project plans.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end program management for large-scale product launches, partnership initiatives, and go-to-market programs.
- Build and operationalize scalable processes, operating models, workflows, and governance structures.
- Create the shared execution framework that cross-functional teams use to manage milestones, dependencies, risks, and deliverables.
- Coordinate execution across Product, Engineering, Product Marketing, Design, Communications, Social, Commerce, and external partners.
- Translate technical product updates and engineering decisions into clear business and go-to-market actions.
- Establish launch operating cadences, cross-functional workstreams, escalation paths, and leadership reporting.
- Identify gaps, risks, and cross-team dependencies early and drive the appropriate teams toward resolution.
- Improve how product and go-to-market teams work together as the program continues to grow and evolve.
Required Skills
- 7 years of experience in a Program Management role leading complex, cross-functional programs within large technology organizations.
- Experience within consumer technology, digital media, streaming, entertainment technology, or another large-scale technology environment.
- Experience working for a large technology organization such as YouTube, Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Uber, or a similar Entertainment Technology Company.
- Proven experience building, scaling, and operationalizing programs, operating models, and business processes rather than primarily managing timelines, trackers, or project plans.
- Experience leading large-scale go-to-market, product launch, strategic partnership, or platform integration initiatives.
- Experience coordinating launches across Product, Engineering, Product Marketing, Design, Communications, Social, Commerce, and other business teams.
- Strong technical background with a deep understanding of the Product Development Lifecycle and technical delivery processes.
- Experience supporting partnership launches, integrated customer experiences, content-related products, or intellectual property considerations is a strong plus.
About SSI People: With over 26 years of industry experience, SSi People has built its reputation and expertise on putting people first. Everything we do works toward delivering exceptional experience for our consultants, our clients, and our internal team. Through a genuine commitment to people in everything we do. We have developed refined processes and a stellar internal team to deliver talent quickly. More importantly, we focus on building long-term relationships, not transactions. Putting people first is just what we do well.
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