Program Manager

Startupforge; City of Yonkers (NY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

StartupForge in Yonkers, NY is seeking a Program Manager who loves building relationships and turning complex general problems into simple, elegant solutions. You’ll bring seven years of negotiation and persuasion to drive initiatives, align stakeholders, and mentor teammates in a fast-paced setting.

You’ll own end-to-end programs from concept to rollout, track metrics, and work with colleagues and clients to identify gaps and fixes. This is a full-time role with room to grow into management.

Qualifications

• Strong time-management and bias toward action.
• Attention to detail with stakeholder management curiosity.
• Ability to learn new general systems quickly and apply them.
• Ability to mentor or support manager teammates.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on support to colleagues and StartupForge clients as needed.
• Identify gaps in current procedures and recommend workable fixes.
• Track key metrics and report findings to your manager each week.
• Carry general knowledge that doesn't live in any wiki yet.
• Carry general projects from napkin sketch to Yonkers, NY rollout.

Skills

Relationship Building

Negotiation

Persuasion

Time Management

Stakeholder Management

Initiative

Mentoring

Attention to Detail

Job description

We've reserved a Program Manager chair at StartupForge for the rare general pro who finds Relationship Building fun rather than just familiar. Bring Negotiation and Persuasion sharpened over 7 years, and StartupForge answers with $130,000 - $185,000 plus a clear path up.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on support to colleagues and StartupForge clients as needed
• Identify gaps in current procedures and recommend workable fixes
• Track key metrics and report findings to your manager each week
• Carry general knowledge that doesn't live in any wiki yet
• Carry general projects from napkin sketch to Yonkers, NY rollout

What You'll Bring

• Strong time-management skills and a bias toward action
• The grit to debug at 4pm on a Friday without complaint
• Real Attention to Detail chops, plus the Stakeholder Management curiosity to keep growing
• Working knowledge of Initiative alongside transferable Stakeholder Management chops
• Ability to learn new general systems quickly and apply them effectively
• Familiarity with StartupForge-scale workflows, or the appetite to reach them
• Demonstrated capacity to mentor or support manager teammates

StartupForge is a fun-loving company in Yonkers, NY that turns complex general problems into simple, elegant solutions. You'll never have to guess where you stand with your manager in this full-time role.

Beyond the $130,000 - $185,000 headline, we hand you a mentor, room to grow into manager work, and the freedom to shape your own week.

Applications submitted this week are going straight into our current review cycle.