Strategic Initiatives Program Manager

Jobtailor; Alcobendas; Presencial; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced Program/Portfolio Lead to steer the legacy SaaS migration across multiple platforms in Spain. You will define the strategic roadmap, establish governance, and drive cross-functional collaboration with Engineering, Product, and GTM teams to achieve post-transition KPIs.

The role demands high-stakes executive communication, risk management, and proven ability to translate complex technical needs into clear business outcomes, with a track record of delivering

Formación

• Experience managing complex program portfolios with large-scale tech transitions.
• Proven SaaS migrations or large-scale platform integrations expertise.
• Expertise with both waterfall and agile delivery for phased migrations.
• Ability to present strategies to senior executives and align global stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication for non-technical stakeholders.

Responsabilidades

• Define vision, strategy, and outcomes for legacy SaaS migration across multiple platforms.
• Establish governance, monitor execution, report status, and facilitate executive decisions.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration with Engineering, Product, and GTM to hit KPIs.
• Assess resources, funding, and tools to translate technical debt into actionable plans.
• Design reporting that provides executive visibility into progress, risks, dependencies.

Conocimientos

SaaS migration

program governance

resource management

risk management

waterfall model

agile model

operational reporting

large-scale platform integrations

delivery models

cross-functional leadership

executive facilitation

communication

stakeholder alignment

problem-solving

decision-making

collaboration

strategic thinking

presentation skills

interpretation of technical needs

Descripción del empleo

• Strategic Roadmap Development: Define the vision, strategy, and outcome measures for the legacy SaaS migration of four or more platforms, ensuring the transition aligns with long-term digital strategy.
• Program Governance: Establish and facilitate governance for the legacy SaaS migration project, including execution monitoring, status reporting, and facilitating high-stakes decision-making.
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Foster close working relations across Engineering, Product Management, and Go-to-Market teams to ensure post-transition commercial and KPI targets are achieved.
• Resource & Risk Management: Assess and articulate required resourcing, including people, funding, and tools, to translate technical debt into actionable problem statements and increase confidence in achieving critical SaaS migration milestones.
• Operational Reporting: Design and establish reporting practices that provide executive-level visibility into legacy migration progress, cross-functional risks, and project dependencies.

Requirements

• Numerous years of experience in managing complex program portfolios, with a proven track record of leading large-scale technology transitions.
• Several years of specific technical proficiency focused on SaaS migrations or large-scale platform integrations in digital industries.
• Mastery of Delivery Models: Deep expertise utilizing both waterfall and agile models specifically to manage phased legacy SaaS migration activities.
• Executive Facilitation: Strong experience building alignment across global stakeholders and presenting technical SaaS migration strategies to senior executive teams.
• Exceptional Communication: Outstanding written and oral communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to interpret complex technical SaaS migration needs for non-technical stakeholders.

Hard Skills

• SaaS migration
• program governance
• resource management
• risk management
• waterfall model
• agile model
• operational reporting
• technical proficiency
• large-scale platform integrations
• delivery models

Soft Skills

• cross-functional leadership
• executive facilitation
• communication
• stakeholder alignment
• problem-solving
• decision-making
• collaboration
• strategic thinking
• presentation skills
• interpretation of technical needs