Program Manager

JOB TITLE: Program Manager III

LOCATION: Remote (Open to onsite in San Francisco, Menlo Park, or NYC)

DURATION: 12 Months

PAY RANGE: $65 - $75/hr.

• TOP 3 SKILLS:7 years of project or program management experience in marketing, communications, creative, or media environments, with a strong ability to work with cross-functional partners
• Conflict resolution with XFN partners while effectively managing communication and stakeholder expectations
• Coordinating and tracking milestones for large-scale programs, including managing creative timelines and complex program deliverables

Company:

Our client is a Fortune 500 multi-national technology company headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Job Description:

Content Studio's Strategic Operations & Program Management (SO&PM) team is part of the Communications & Public Affairs organization and serves as the operational backbone of Content Studio. The team drives clarity, speed, and efficiency across Content Studio by leading strategic planning, program management for large-scale initiatives, and cross-functional coordination. We are seeking a Contract Program Manager to support our Program Management function. This role will drive end-to-end planning, execution, and delivery of large-scale social, creative, and communications programs — partnering cross-functionally with creative strategists, social teams, communications leads, and external agency partners. This person will be critical in maintaining flawless execution across high-priority initiatives spanning flagship events, product launches, policy campaigns, and organizational programs.

• Responsibilities:Drive end-to-end project management for large-scale, cross-functional programs and campaigns across Content Studio (e.g., flagship events, product launches, policy/social campaigns), including developing project plans, timelines, RACI frameworks, and workback schedules
• Coordinate across creative, social, comms, and PA teams to align workstreams, manage dependencies, lead status meetings, and track deliverables — flagging risks early and driving resolution of blockers
• Support strategic planning processes, including road mapping, resource allocation, goal-setting, and the development and socialization of organizational processes
• Build and refine operational processes, templates, and frameworks that scale across Content Studio, including support for tool migrations, workflow documentation, and knowledge management
• Partner with external agency teams and vendors on deliverable alignment and timelines, and support the expansion of centralized program management capabilities across the Comms & PA organization

• Minimum Qualifications:7 years of project or program management experience in marketing, communications, creative, or media environments
• Demonstrated experience managing large-scale, multi-stakeholder programs with complex timelines and cross-functional dependencies
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously and maintain meticulous attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills — able to distill complexity into clear updates for leadership and cross-functional partners
• Proficiency with project management tools (e.g., Jira, Asana, or similar)
• Proven ability to operate with a high degree of autonomy, managing workload and prioritizing tasks effectively with minimal supervision
• Comms and traditional - social and editorial teams (Marketing)
• Understanding the organic side of marketing

• Typical Day-to-Day in the role:Helping the manager with the overall program end-to-end
• Scheduling meetings with XFN
• Action items
• Stakeholders
• Strategic plans and recommendations
• Coming with issues and concerns
• Bridge the gap between creative and business needs
• Understand the feedback

• Must-Have Skills:Working with cross-functional partners
• Conflict resolution with XFN
• Coordinating and tracking milestones
• Dealing with programs of a larger size
• Manage creative timelines

• Nice-to-have Skills:Organized
• Open to AI
• Flexible - adaptable

• Years of Experience Required:7 years of project or program management experience in marketing, communications, creative, or media environments