Program Manager (III)

Aquent, a premier partner in connecting top talent with leading global technology companies, invites you to seize an extraordinary opportunity. Imagine driving impactful programs that shape the future of technology, working with a pioneering organization at the forefront of innovation. This role offers a unique chance to lead critical initiatives, influence strategic decisions, and contribute directly to advancements that touch millions of users worldwide. If you're ready to make a significant impact by orchestrating complex projects and fostering collaboration across diverse teams, this is your moment to shine.

About the Role

Step into a pivotal role where your expertise in program management will empower a leading global technology company to achieve its ambitious goals. As a Program Manager, you will be instrumental in steering multiple, high-impact programs that extend across various teams and organizational boundaries. Your strategic vision and leadership will be crucial in identifying, organizing, and driving program activities, ensuring successful delivery of business, operational, and technical enhancements. You will expertly navigate ambiguous, cross-functional challenges, leading change management initiatives and aligning senior stakeholders to propel projects forward. This is an opportunity to leverage your advanced domain knowledge to make a tangible difference, fostering continuous improvement and innovation within a dynamic environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Independently define, drive, and own program charters across multiple teams, addressing scope, timelines, objectives, resourcing, and risks for moderately complex programs.
• Translate ambiguous program goals into clear, measurable objectives and milestones, determining the optimal level of program management required for each initiative.
• Develop comprehensive project plans that segment projects into discrete phases, align with stakeholder needs, identify risks and dependencies, and proactively address constraints.
• Determine program phasing and metrics to effectively drive continuous improvement, including resource stewardship, and optimize regular checkpoints and performance dashboards.
• Design and deliver optimized program communication plans, including executive and key partner communications, articulating program progress and rationale across all touchpoints.
• Anticipate and independently develop change management rollout plans, including impact analysis, proactively driving necessary pivots and resolving misalignments.
• Build trusted relationships with senior program stakeholders, enabling effective decision-making, resolving prioritization conflicts, and proactively managing escalations.
• Independently determine and collect data for program governance and stakeholder decision-making, maintaining project trackers and status reports.
• Execute program tasks, proactively managing dependencies, while integrating values of product excellence, inclusion, and brand trust.
• Create automated processes to enhance velocity and monitoring, defining program governance structures for effective mitigation, postmortems, and escalation reporting.
• Drive effective stakeholder meetings, ensuring clear communication and progress toward program objectives.

Required Qualifications

• Proficiency in Portfolio Management.
• Experience in Team Management.
• Demonstrated ability in Continuous Improvement methodologies.
• Expertise in Managing Organizational Change.
• Strong Communications Management skills.
• Proven capabilities in Planning and strategic foresight.
• Exceptional Stakeholder Management abilities.
• Proficiency in Execution and Governance of complex programs.
• Strong Technical Judgment.
• Deep User understanding and empathy.

About Aquent Talent:

Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world's biggest brands. Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium. More information on our awesome benefits! Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.