Program Manager (III)

Aquent; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & vision plans

Dental plans

Paid sick leave

Retirement plan with match

Online training (Aquent Gymnasium)

Job summary

Aquent, a premier partner in connecting top talent with leading global technology companies, invites you to seize an extraordinary opportunity to lead pivotal programs. As a Program Manager, you will steer high-impact initiatives, align senior stakeholders, and drive cross-functional collaboration to deliver business, operational, and technical enhancements.

This role requires strategic vision, change management leadership, and a track record of delivering complex programs across diverse teams.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in portfolio management and leading multi-team programs.
• Strong skills in stakeholder management and executive communication.
• Experience guiding change management and governance of complex programs.

Responsibilities

• Define and own program charters across teams with scope, timelines, and risks.
• Turn ambiguous goals into clear objectives and milestones.
• Create phased project plans with risks and dependencies.
• Set program metrics and dashboards for continuous improvement.
• Craft communication plans for executives and partners.
• Develop change management rollout plans and resolve misalignments.
• Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and manage escalations.
• Gather data for governance and maintain trackers and reports.
• Execute tasks while focusing on inclusion and brand trust.
• Implement automated processes to boost velocity and monitoring.
• Lead effective stakeholder meetings and track progress.

Skills

Portfolio management

Team management

Continuous improvement

Change management

Stakeholder management

Strategic planning

Executive communication

Program governance

Technical judgment

User empathy

Job description

Aquent, a premier partner in connecting top talent with leading global technology companies, invites you to seize an extraordinary opportunity. Imagine driving impactful programs that shape the future of technology, working with a pioneering organization at the forefront of innovation. This role offers a unique chance to lead critical initiatives, influence strategic decisions, and contribute directly to advancements that touch millions of users worldwide. If you’re ready to make a significant impact by orchestrating complex projects and fostering collaboration across diverse teams, this is your moment to shine.

About the Role

Step into a pivotal role where your expertise in program management will empower a leading global technology company to achieve its ambitious goals. As a Program Manager, you will be instrumental in steering multiple, high-impact programs that extend across various teams and organizational boundaries. Your strategic vision and leadership will be crucial in identifying, organizing, and driving program activities, ensuring successful delivery of business, operational, and technical enhancements. You will expertly navigate ambiguous, cross-functional challenges, leading change management initiatives and aligning senior stakeholders to propel projects forward. This is an opportunity to leverage your advanced domain knowledge to make a tangible difference, fostering continuous improvement and innovation within a dynamic environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Independently define, drive, and own program charters across multiple teams, addressing scope, timelines, objectives, resourcing, and risks for moderately complex programs.
• Translate ambiguous program goals into clear, measurable objectives and milestones, determining the optimal level of program management required for each initiative.
• Develop comprehensive project plans that segment projects into discrete phases, align with stakeholder needs, identify risks and dependencies, and proactively address constraints.
• Determine program phasing and metrics to effectively drive continuous improvement, including resource stewardship, and optimize regular checkpoints and performance dashboards.
• Design and deliver optimized program communication plans, including executive and key partner communications, articulating program progress and rationale across all touchpoints.
• Anticipate and independently develop change management rollout plans, including impact analysis, proactively driving necessary pivots and resolving misalignments.
• Build trusted relationships with senior program stakeholders, enabling effective decision-making, resolving prioritization conflicts, and proactively managing escalations.
• Independently determine and collect data for program governance and stakeholder decision-making, maintaining project trackers and status reports.
• Execute program tasks, proactively managing dependencies, while integrating values of product excellence, inclusion, and brand trust.
• Create automated processes to enhance velocity and monitoring, defining program governance structures for effective mitigation, postmortems, and escalation reporting.
• Drive effective stakeholder meetings, ensuring clear communication and progress toward program objectives.

Required Qualifications

• Proficiency in Portfolio Management.
• Experience in Team Management.
• Demonstrated ability in Continuous Improvement methodologies.
• Expertise in Managing Organizational Change.
• Strong Communications Management skills.
• Proven capabilities in Planning and strategic foresight.
• Exceptional Stakeholder Management abilities.
• Proficiency in Execution and Governance of complex programs.
• Strong Technical Judgment.
• Deep User understanding and empathy.

About Aquent Talent

• Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match.
• We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium.

Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer.

We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

We’re about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.