Program Director

Servicenow; Kirkland (WA); Hybrid; USD 192,000 - 337,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

401(k) Plan with company match

ESPP

Matching donations

Flexible time away plan

Family leave programs

Job summary

ServiceNow in Kirkland, WA is seeking a Program Director to drive on-time, on-budget delivery of defined solutions, collaborating with customers, partners, and internal teams. You will lead the delivery, govern engagements, and ensure stakeholder buy-in while mitigating risks and issues.

You will apply NowCreate methodologies, guide cross-functional teams, and mentor staff to achieve strategic outcomes. Travel up to 50% and flexible work arrangements are supported.

Qualifications

• 15+ years progressive experience in a professional services organization.
• Ability to travel up to 50%.
• Experience integrating AI into work processes or decision-making.
• Creative, high energy, entrepreneurial spirit with ability to run initiatives independently.
• Strong collaboration across functions and excellent communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery team across engagements, including partner collaboration.
• Manage governance, timeline, scope, risk, and financials.
• Collaborate with Sales, partners, and customers to understand goals and value.
• Align deliverables with customer objectives and business outcomes.
• Mentor teams to achieve engagement deliverables and outcomes.
• Oversee multiple projects and complex programs.

Skills

AI integration in business processes

Program delivery leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Education

ServiceNow certification (aligned workflow)

15+ years progressive experience in professional services

Job description

What you get to do in this role:

The Program Director is accountable for the on time, on budget delivery of the defined solution scope to meet the customer's desired business outcomes. This requires the EM to execute the project following ServiceNow's leading practice methodology, NowCreate working in collaboration with the customer project team and any involved partner, ensuring proper governance is followed to gain stakeholder support for the project, including risk and issue mitigation. The EM is also responsible for assembling and leading the ServiceNow resources on the project making sure they are clear on the planned tasks, tracking actual progress and managing deviations through appropriate measures.

What you will do:

• Leads the delivery team throughout the engagement, often in collaboration with a services partner.
• Manages the engagement governance, timeline, scope, risk, change management, resourcing, reporting and financials.
• Collaborate with the Sales Account Team, partner and customer to understand the customer and the engagement; including business challenges, key stakeholders, issues and business value being delivered.
• Understands the business objectives and aligns the deliverables accordingly.
• Act as a thought leader, applying expertise from the Now Create methodology and prescriptive guidance to drive successful delivery of the engagement, including long term customer success.
• Accountable for communication and acts as the single point of contact to facilitate collaboration, decision making and customer buy-in on proposed solutions.
• Coaches, mentors and managing Customer Outcomes and/or Partner team members to achieve the engagement's deliverables and enable the customer's desired business outcomes.
• Typically managers multiple projects simultaneously
• Identify gaps between actuals and plan of record, propose solutions and drive resolution.
• Leads the delivery team through large, complex programs, often with multiple workstreams and in collaboration with a services partner
• Supports Business Development efforts for multi-million-dollar engagements
• Manages the largest and most complex programs for Customer Outcomes Strategic Accounts

To be successful in this role you should have:

• Experience in leveraging or critically thinking about how to integrate AI into work processes, decision-making, or problem-solving. This may include using AI-powered tools, automating workflows, analyzing AI-driven insights, or exploring AI's potential impact on the function or industry.
• 15 years progressive experience as part of a professional services organization
• Ability to travel up to 50%
• Creative, high energy, entrepreneurial spirit with comfort running initiatives and program independently within a "start-up paced" environment
• Demonstrated success driving complex issues through analysis and resolution
• Experience working collaboratively and cross-functionally
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• ServiceNow certification in aligned workflow

For positions in this location, we offer a base pay of $192,400 - $336,700 , plus equity (when applicable), variable/incentive compensation and benefits. Sales positions generally offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive compensation structure. Please note that the base pay shown is a guideline, and individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies, and work location. We also offer health plans, including flexible spending accounts, a 401(k) Plan with company match, ESPP, matching donations, a flexible time away plan and family leave programs. Compensation is based on the geographic location in which the role is located and is subject to change based on work location.

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