Director, Program Management

ROSTR, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

ROSTR, Inc. is seeking a Director of Program Management to drive organizational execution across product, engineering, design, and platform teams, ensuring cohesive, end-to-end systems with real operational impact as CreateOS scales.

The role sits at the center of strategy-to-execution, aligning teams, orchestrating dependencies, and leading agile and AI-enabled ways of working to deliver measurable progress against objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years of program management experience in software organizations.
• Experience delivering complex software systems with product, engineering, and design teams.
• Experience scaling distributed teams across time zones.
• Strong systems thinking and operational leadership in fast-moving environments.

Responsibilities

• Drive cross-functional execution aligned to objectives and milestones.
• Orchestrate delivery across pods, manage dependencies and risks.
• Partner with Product and Engineering leadership to operationalize strategy.
• Lead organizational readiness and transition planning for new systems.
• Establish scalable operating rhythms and execution frameworks across distributed teams.
• Drive executive reporting and stakeholder communication.
• Lead cross-functional issue resolution to maintain momentum.
• Evolve delivery practices including agile and AI-enabled workflows.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional lead

Agile methods

AI-enabled workflows

Distributed teams

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Job Summary

As our Data & Technology organization scales, we are building the operating system that powers how the company works — starting with CreateOS and expanding across the business.

We are seeking a Director of Program Management to drive organizational execution across product, engineering, design, and platform teams, ensuring complex initiatives deliver cohesive, end-to-end systems with real operational impact.

Operating within the Clarity–Coordination–Cohesion model:

• Product drives Clarity
• Program drives Coordination
• Pods deliver Cohesion

This role sits at the center of how strategy becomes execution — aligning teams, orchestrating dependencies, and driving measurable progress against organizational objectives and delivery milestones as the company scales.

The ideal candidate is a strong systems thinker and operational leader with experience driving organizational change, scaling distributed teams, and helping organizations adopt modern agile and AI-enabled ways of working.

Responsibilities

• Drive cross-functional execution aligned to organizational objectives, strategic priorities, delivery milestones, and measurable outcomes
• Orchestrate delivery across pods, managing dependencies, sequencing, risks, and execution alignment
• Partner with Product and Engineering leadership to operationalize strategy and ensure delivery of cohesive, end-to-end systems
• Lead organizational readiness and cross-functional transition planning for adoption of new systems, workflows, and operating practices
• Establish scalable operating rhythms, communication practices, and execution frameworks across distributed teams
• Drive organizational alignment through program reviews, stakeholder communication, and executive reporting
• Lead cross-functional issue resolution to maintain momentum, delivery quality, and business impact
• Help evolve organizational processes, including agile practices, change management, and AI-enabled workflows
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent practical experience
• 7+ years of experience in program management, technical program management, product operations, or related roles within software organizations, leading complex cross-functional programs within software or technology organizations
• Demonstrated experience working closely with product, engineering, and design teams to deliver complex software systems
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives through implementation, operational transition, and platform scaling
• Proven success driving execution across product, engineering, design, and platform teams in fast-moving environments
• Strong systems thinking with the ability to translate complex initiatives into cohesive operational outcomes
• Experience leading organizational change, operational transformation, and evolution of delivery or operating practices at scale
• Strong understanding of agile methodologies, modern product development workflows, and AI-enabled operational practices
• Experience leading distributed teams across multiple time zones
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and operational leadership skills, including executive audiences
• Strong organizational judgment with the ability to drive alignment, accountability, and momentum across teams

Pay Scale

• $180,000 - $200,000 USD per year
• The final compensation within this range will be determined based on the candidate’s experience, skills, and overall fit for the role.