Lead Program Manager, Cross‑Team Delivery (Creative Platform)

Aquent; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Aquent is hiring a program leader to join a dynamic product team. You will be the first to occupy this role, establishing essential processes and structures to enable seamless collaboration and delivery across multiple technical teams.

You will directly impact the success of countless creative projects and millions of users by shaping how new features reach the world. The role focuses on building delivery frameworks, managing dependencies, and communicating with senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Extensive program or delivery management experience (10–12+ years).
• Proven track record coordinating cross‑team dependencies and stakeholders.
• Ability to build delivery processes and operating models from scratch.
• Able to hold teams accountable to commitments without formal authority.
• Strong written and verbal communication with senior stakeholders.
• Proactive risk and dependency management across multiple teams.
• Experience bringing structure to ambiguous environments.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the vital link between technical teams to resolve dependencies for smooth delivery.
• Provide high visibility on delivery progress, flag risks and delays early.
• Identify sequencing conflicts and propose strategic resourcing recommendations.
• Drive on‑time delivery of large cross‑organizational initiatives with PMs and product owners.
• Maintain comprehensive stakeholder communications across legal, finance, go‑to‑market, and leadership.
• Architect and implement dependency‑mapping and risk‑review frameworks for leadership transparency.
• Develop and standardize reporting and communication strategies linking health to business impact.
• Establish foundational program management practices and cadences for future growth.

Skills

Program management

Cross-team collaboration

Dependency management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Risk management

Delivery frameworks

Tools

Project management tools

Job description

Aquent is hiring a program leader to join a dynamic product team. You will be the first to occupy this role, establishing essential processes and structures to enable seamless collaboration and delivery across multiple technical teams.

You will directly impact the success of countless creative projects and millions of users by shaping how new features reach the world. The role focuses on building delivery frameworks, managing dependencies, and communicating with senior leadership.