Program Manager

Brooksource; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading national provider of recycling is seeking a Program Manager to lead multiple inter-related projects toward a common goal. You will manage projects related to environmental acquisitions, ensuring alignment and communication across diverse technical teams. The ideal candidate has strong leadership skills, experience with IT programs, and familiarity with cloud migration initiatives. This role emphasizes budget tracking and vendor management within a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to coordinate across diverse technical teams and translate complex updates.
• Experience supporting high-visibility IT programs involving modernization and cloud migration.
• Ability to identify and resolve cross-team communication gaps.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple inter-related projects towards a common goal.
• Provide overall management support to ensure project alignment.
• Track budgets, funding, and resource usage for multi-million-dollar programs.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Vendor management

Technical understanding

Budget tracking

Cloud migration

Cross-team coordination

Risk management

Tools

AWS

Clarity PPM

Smartsheet

Job description

Client: Leading national provider of recycling

Job Description:

Brooksource is looking for a Program Manager that will be required to lead multiple inter-related projects toward a common goal. They will provide overall management support for the projects to ensure they all move together toward meeting that goal. This particular role will be leading several stabilization/integration projects related to the client’s Environmental Solutions acquisitions.

Requirements:

• Strong leadership and communication skills with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels, including executive leadership.
• Proven ability to coordinate across diverse technical teams (AWS, database, application, vendors) and translate complex updates into clear, accurate status reporting.
• Experience supporting large, high‑visibility IT programs involving modernization, cloud migration, and stabilization work.
• Ability to identify and resolve cross‑team communication gaps, escalate risks appropriately, and drive alignment across multiple workstreams.
• Comfortable working with legacy systems and modernization efforts, including middleware transitions to APIs and microservices.
• Strong understanding of technical concepts sufficient to follow discussions with engineering and database teams and ask informed questions.
• Skilled in managing vendors, including system integrators and partners involved in AWS and database optimization initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to track budgets, funding, and resource usage for multi‑million‑dollar programs.
• Ability to maintain a high‑level perspective of program objectives while monitoring detailed progress across several teams.
• Experience working within a PMO structure and supporting transformation efforts, reporting standards, and roadmap development.

Preferred Requirements:

• Prior experience supporting cloud modernization initiatives, including AWS migrations and legacy platform performance improvements.
• Experience overseeing integration and stabilization efforts tied to acquisitions or large-scale enterprise programs.
• Proven ability to manage and influence system integrators, database optimization vendors, and cross‑functional engineering partners.
• Familiarity with Clarity PPM, Smartsheet, or similar tools used within a transforming PMO environment.
• Demonstrated executive presence with the ability to confidently answer detailed questions about program status, risks, dependencies, and technical considerations.

Brooksource provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, citizenship, disability, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, amnesty or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.