Program Manager - Onboarding Experience

Insight Global; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Senior Program Manager to lead a CEO-sponsored onboarding transformation initiative across the organization, reimagining the employee experience and onboarding processes.

The ideal candidate is a strategic executor who thrives in ambiguity, partners across HR, IT, Payroll, L&D, Talent, and Operations to establish governance, define pilots, and drive execution with measurable business impact.

Qualifications

• Experience leading enterprise-wide transformation initiatives.
• Experience leading onboarding, employee experience, talent, or HR transformation programs.
• Ability to turn ambiguous, high-visibility programs into execution.
• Ability to establish governance, workstreams, dependencies, sequencing, and resource models.
• Strong executive presence with experience presenting to C-suite and Steering Committees.
• Experience partnering across HR, L&D, Talent, HR Ops, Payroll, IT, and business stakeholders.
• Proven success leading pilots, change initiatives, or employee experience transformations.
• Ability to drive execution while operating at a strategic level.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead an onboarding transformation initiative with CEO sponsorship across the organization.
• Partner across HR, Payroll, IT, L&D, Talent, Operations, and executive leadership to establish governance and roadmaps.
• Define pilot programs, manage dependencies, and drive execution with measurable outcomes.
• Create owner ships models, success metrics, and decision frameworks across functions.

Skills

Transformation

Onboarding

Stakeholder mgmt

Governance

C-suite comms

Cross-functional

Change management

Execution

Job description

Insight Global is seeking a Senior Program Manager for a top construction and engineering services client. This candidate will lead a highly visible, CEO-sponsored onboarding transformation initiative focused on reimagining the employee experience and operational onboarding processes across the organization. The ideal candidate is a strategic executor who thrives in ambiguity, can quickly evaluate complex enterprise programs, and build the structure necessary to drive results. This individual will partner across HR, Payroll, IT, Learning & Development, Talent, Operations, and executive leadership to establish governance, define pilot programs, create operational roadmaps, manage dependencies, and drive execution. The role requires exceptional stakeholder management, executive communication skills, and the ability to transform a broad vision into a disciplined, measurable program that delivers meaningful business impact.

REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

• Senior-level Program Manager / Project Manager experience leading enterprise-wide transformation initiatives
• Experience leading onboarding, employee experience, talent, or HR transformation programs
• Experience taking ambiguous, high-visibility programs from strategy into execution
• Proven ability to establish governance, workstreams, dependencies, sequencing, and resource models
• Strong executive presence with experience presenting to C-suite and Steering Committees
• Experience partnering across HR, Learning & Development, Talent, HR Operations, Payroll, IT, and business stakeholders
• Demonstrated success leading pilot programs, change initiatives, or employee experience transformations
• Ability to drive execution while simultaneously operating at a strategic level
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Experience creating program structures, success metrics, ownership models, and decision frameworks
• Ability to identify risks, dependencies, and operational impacts across multiple functions

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

• Consulting background with organizational transformation experience
• Experience in union (CBA) and non-union workforce environments
• Experience building operating models and process governance frameworks
• Experience working directly with executive leadership teams and CEO-sponsored initiatives