Foundational Program Lead - Cross-Team Delivery

Skill; New York (NY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Aquent is partnering with a pioneering platform to redefine cross-team delivery for millions of users. We are seeking an exceptional program leader to join the product team as the first in this role, establishing the processes and structures that will scale the organization.

You will act as the central hub, aligning engineering, legal, finance, and go-to-market—driving on-time delivery, clear communication, and actionable insights that translate into real business impact for a creative community.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in program or delivery management (10-12+ years)
• Proven track record managing cross-team dependencies across functions (Engineering, Legal, Finance, Go-to-Market)
• Ability to build delivery processes and operating models from scratch
• Comfort holding diverse teams accountable without formal authority
• Exceptional written and oral communication, clear, decision-ready updates
• Proactive risk and dependency management across teams
• Experience bringing structure to ambiguous situations and establishing visibility in new processes
• Experience in platform, infrastructure, or technical-adjacent delivery is a plus

Responsibilities

• Serve as the vital link between technical teams, proactively identifying and resolving dependencies to maintain smooth delivery commitments.
• Ensure high visibility and progress of delivery commitments across multiple teams, promptly flagging status, risks, and potential delays for timely intervention.
• Anticipate and mitigate sequencing conflicts among technical teams, providing strategic resourcing recommendations when necessary.
• Drive the successful, on-time delivery of significant cross-organizational initiatives by partnering with product managers and project owners.
• Manage comprehensive stakeholder communications across the program, keeping key partners informed with actionable insights on status, risks, and trade-offs.
• Architect and implement new dependency-mapping and risk-review frameworks for senior leadership visibility.
• Develop and standardize the reporting and communication strategies linking program health to business impact.
• Establish foundational program management practices, processes, and delivery cadences for this inaugural role.

Skills

Program management

Cross-team dependencies

Stakeholder management

Process design

Accountability

Communication

Risk management

Managing ambiguity

Job description

Aquent is partnering with a pioneering platform to redefine cross-team delivery for millions of users. We are seeking an exceptional program leader to join the product team as the first in this role, establishing the processes and structures that will scale the organization.

You will act as the central hub, aligning engineering, legal, finance, and go-to-market—driving on-time delivery, clear communication, and actionable insights that translate into real business impact for a creative community.