Agile Program Lead - Energy

Sapient Corporation; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible vacation policy

16 paid holidays

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Gift matching

Job summary

Publicis Sapient in Houston seeks an Agile Program Lead to partner with senior client stakeholders in the Energy & Commodities sector, delivering large-scale digital transformation initiatives. You will lead programs end-to-end, owning delivery excellence and commercial performance while advising C-suite leaders navigating industry disruption.

You will guide cross-functional, globally distributed teams to drive measurable business outcomes across trading, operations, customer experience, and

Qualifications

• Experience leading end-to-end large-scale digital transformation programs.
• Clear ability to partner with senior client stakeholders and C-suite leaders.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of large-scale digital transformation programs.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with senior stakeholders.
• Define and implement optimal team structures and governance.
• Drive business value through cloud, data/analytics, trading systems, and customer experience solutions.
• Manage program financials including revenue, margin, burn rate and forecasting.
• Lead program planning, risk management and dependency tracking across workstreams.
• Advise clients on Agile, hybrid and product-centric delivery models.

Skills

Agile

Stakeholder management

Hybrid delivery

Product-centric

Job description

Job Description

As an Agile Program Lead at Publicis Sapient, you will partner with senior client stakeholders within the Energy & Commodities sector to deliver large-scale digital business and technology transformation initiatives. You will lead complex programs end-to-end, owning both delivery excellence and commercial performance while acting as a trusted advisor to C-suite leaders navigating industry disruption.

You will operate at the intersection of strategy, technology, and execution, guiding cross-functional, globally distributed teams to deliver measurable business outcomes across trading, operations, customer experience, and digital platforms.

Your Impact

You will drive both Program Delivery and Client Engagement success, including:

• Leading the end-to-end delivery of large-scale digital transformation programs, ensuring alignment to client business objectives and measurable outcomes
• Building and maintaining trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, acting as a strategic partner across Energy & Commodities clients
• Defining and implementing optimal team structures (roles, capabilities, governance) to deliver high-quality, scalable solutions
• Driving business value through the delivery of digital platforms, including cloud, data & analytics, trading systems, and customer experience solutions
• Managing program financials including revenue, margin, burn rate, and forecasting to ensure account health and profitability
• Leading program planning, risk management, and dependency tracking across multiple workstreams to ensure predictable delivery
• Advising clients on modern delivery methodologies (Agile, hybrid, product-centric models) and enabling lasting changes to ways of working
• Supporting business development activities, including shaping proposals, defining delivery models, and contributing to go-to-market strategies

Energy & Commodities Industry Focus

• Bring deep understanding of Energy & Commodities markets, including areas such as trading & risk management (ETRM/CTRM), upstream/downstream operations, utilities modernization, or renewable energy transition
• Advise clients on digital transformation opportunities across trading platforms, asset optimization, supply chain, and sustainability initiatives
• Translate industry trends (e.g., energy transition, decarbonization, volatility in commodity markets) into actionable technology and business solutions
• Partner with clients to modernize legacy systems and enable data-driven decision making in complex, highly regulated environments

Additional Information

Benefits of Working Here

• Flexible vacation policy; time is not limited, allocated, or accrued
• 16 paid holidays throughout the year
• Generous parental leave and new parent transition program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Corporate gift matching program

Role Level: Senior Manager

Salary Range: 160,000 - 200,000 base pay

As part of our dedication to an inclusive and diverse workforce, Publicis Sapient is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity without regard for race, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [e-mail] or you may call us at [phone].

Company Description

Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation partner helping established organizations get to their future, digitally-enabled state, both in the way they work and the way they serve their customers. We help unlock value through a start-up mindset and modern methods, fusing strategy, consulting and customer experience with agile engineering and problem-solving creativity. United by our core values and our purpose of helping people thrive in the brave pursuit of next, our 20,000+ people in 53 offices around the world combine experience across technology, data sciences, consulting and customer obsession to accelerate our clients\' businesses through designing the products and services their customers truly value.