Program Manager

Ringside Talent; Columbus (OH); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Ringside Talent seeks a Program Manager to drive enterprise-scale IT initiatives in a healthcare, regulated setting. Based in Columbus, OH, this hybrid role partners with executives to shape roadmaps, budgets, and delivery across data, analytics, and cloud modernization.

You will lead cross-functional teams, guide agile delivery, and report on risks and outcomes, enabling digital transformation while navigating regulatory constraints.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of IT program management experience leading enterprise-scale initiatives.
• Healthcare IT experience in regulated, patient-facing environments.
• Experience with data, analytics, and digital transformation, including data platforms and cloud modernization.
• 3+ years in Agile, iterative, hybrid, or Scrum development environments.
• Strong executive communication with roadmap ownership and budget/resource management.
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple enterprise IT programs with alignment to priorities.
• Own program roadmaps, timelines, and delivery across data, analytics and digital initiatives.
• Guide teams through Agile, iterative, or hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Partner with tech and business leaders to shape scope and gather requirements.
• Manage budgets, resources, and vendor coordination.
• Provide executive-level reporting on status, risks and outcomes.
• Navigate regulatory, patient-facing environments during technology delivery.
• Support adoption of modern data platforms, cloud initiatives and AI capabilities.

Skills

IT program management

Healthcare IT experience

Data analytics & transformation

Agile / Scrum

Executive communication

Cross-functional influence

Job description

We are looking for a Program Manager to work for our client. The ideal candidate aligns with the responsibilities and qualifications outlined below.

This is a great opportunity for a seasoned program leader to drive enterprise-scale technology initiatives across a complex, highly regulated environment, working at the intersection of digital transformation and executive strategy, in a hybrid role based in Columbus, OH.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple complex, enterprise-scale IT programs simultaneously, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities
• Own program roadmaps, timelines, and delivery across data, analytics, and digital transformation initiatives
• Guide program teams through Agile, iterative, or hybrid delivery methodologies
• Partner with technology and business leaders to gather requirements and shape program scope
• Manage program budgets, resource allocation, and vendor coordination
• Provide clear, executive-level reporting on program status, risks, and outcomes
• Influence and align cross-functional teams and stakeholders without direct authority
• Navigate the unique complexities of technology delivery within regulated, patient-facing, or clinical environments
• Support the adoption of modern data platforms, cloud initiatives, and AI/automation capabilities within program scope

Qualifications

• 7+ years of IT program/project management experience, including leading multiple complex, enterprise-scale initiatives simultaneously
• Healthcare IT experience strongly preferred, ideally within regulated, patient-facing, clinical, or similarly complex technology environments
• Experience with data, analytics, and digital transformation initiatives, such as enterprise data platforms, cloud modernization, AI/automation, or advanced analytics
• 3+ years working within Agile, iterative, hybrid, or Scrum-based development environments
• Strong executive communication skills, with experience in roadmap ownership, budget/resource management, and executive reporting
• Proven ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams without direct authority

What Our Client Offers

• A portfolio of genuinely complex, high-visibility programs; not routine project tracking
• Direct exposure to healthcare technology's most pressing challenges, from clinical systems to data modernization
• A seat in executive-level conversations shaping the technology roadmap
• Room to bring modern delivery practices into a traditionally complex environment