Project Manager

Corsair; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Corsair is seeking an experienced IT Program Manager in Milpitas, CA to drive end-to-end delivery of large-scale technology programs that align with business strategy and IT roadmaps. You will lead cross-functional teams, govern portfolios, and coordinate vendors and budgets for successful outcomes.

The role requires 7+ years in IT project/program management, with strong stakeholder communications and expertise in PM frameworks and tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT/CS or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years IT PM experience including 3+ years managing multi-project programs.
• Proven track record delivering large cross-functional technology programs.
• Strong knowledge of PM frameworks (PMI/PMBOK, Agile/Scrum, SAFe, hybrid).
• Experience managing program budgets and vendor relationships.
• Excellent communication and executive presentation skills.
• Strong risk management and decision-making abilities.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of large-scale IT programs aligned with strategy and roadmap.
• Serve as primary liaison to senior leaders; deliver status reports and updates.
• Establish governance, RAID management, and change control processes.
• Ensure security, audit, regulatory, and change standards are followed.
• Manage program budget, forecasts, vendor relations, and resource planning.
• Lead and mentor project managers; apply agile, waterfall, or hybrid methods.
• Partner with teams on change management and user adoption; enable handoff to run teams.
• Lead post-implementation reviews and capture lessons learned.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Negotiation

Executive presentation

Risk management

Decision making

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, or related field

Tools

Jira

MS Project

Smartsheet

Confluence

ServiceNow

Power BI

Job description

• Own end-to-end delivery of one or more large-scale IT programs, ensuring alignment with business strategy and the IT roadmap; define scope, objectives, success metrics, and benefits realization plans; and maintain integrated program plans, schedules, and milestones across multiple workstreams.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for senior leaders, business partners, and technical teams; deliver clear status reports, dashboards, and steering committee updates; and facilitate decisions, elevate issues, and resolve conflicts and dependencies.

• Establish and run program governance, including steering committees, change control, and RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) management, while proactively identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks.

• Ensure adherence to security, audit, regulatory, and change management standards (e.g., ITIL, SOX, ISO 27001, as applicable).

• Own program budget, forecasting, and variance tracking; manage vendor and third-party relationships, SOWs, and contract deliverables; and coordinate resource allocation and capacity planning across project managers, engineers, and business teams.

• Lead and mentor project managers and coordinators; apply Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery methodologies as appropriate; and ensure quality through defined acceptance criteria, testing, cutover, and go-live readiness.

• Partner with business and communications teams on change management, training, and user adoption, and ensure smooth operational handoff to support and run teams.

• Lead post-implementation reviews and capture lessons learned to drive continuous improvement.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, or a related field (or equivalent experience)

• 7+ years of experience in IT project/program management, including 3+ years managing multi-project programs

• Proven track record delivering large, cross-functional technology programs (enterprise applications, infrastructure, cloud, cybersecurity, or digital transformation)

• Strong knowledge of program management frameworks (PMI/PMBOK, Agile/Scrum, SAFe, hybrid)

• Experience managing program budgets and vendor relationships

• Excellent communication, negotiation, and executive presentation skills

• Strong risk management, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities

• Proficiency with program management tools (e.g., Jira, MS Project, Smartsheet, Confluence, ServiceNow, Power BI)