Project/Program Manager

Horizontal Talent; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 140,405,000 - 243,560,000; Full time

Job summary

Horizontal Talent seeks an experienced Project/Program Manager to shape and stabilize a large-scale enterprise scheduling environment. You will drive rebuilds of dependencies, governance, and adoption across cross-functional teams to deliver complex launch programs.

You will assess Asana structures, redesign templates, rebuild dependencies, enable automation, create training materials, and lead adoption through sessions and office hours.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Asana in a large enterprise.
• Ability to manage integrated schedules, dependencies, and milestones.
• Experience redesigning workflows, templates, and processes.
• Translate business needs into practical system improvements.
• Strong training, documentation, and change-management skills.
• Experience building adoption plans and training users.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Ability to balance priorities across multiple teams.
• Attention to governance, structure, and consistency.

Responsibilities

• Assess and optimize the Asana workspace for enterprise use.
• Redesign and standardize schedule templates for consistency.
• Rebuild task dependencies and critical-path logic across workstreams.
• Identify schedule conflicts, resource constraints, and risks.
• Implement automation and workflow improvements to reduce manual work.
• Collaborate with source-system owners to reduce duplicate data entry.
• Create training materials, docs, and quick-reference resources.
• Lead adoption through training sessions and office hours.
• Develop executive dashboards and reporting views for leadership.
• Define and enforce naming conventions and governance standards.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Communication

Training & change management

Governance & process improvement

Enterprise scheduling

Tools

Asana

Slack

Jira

Outlook

SharePoint

Confluence

Reporting tools

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Project/Program Manager to help shape and stabilize a large-scale, enterprise scheduling environment supporting multiple cross-functional teams. You’ll play a key role in rebuilding dependencies, improving workflow efficiency, strengthening governance, and driving adoption across a complex launch program.

Responsibilities

• Assess the current Asana workspace structure, including projects, templates, permissions, custom fields, workflows, and dependency logic.
• Redesign and standardize schedule templates to improve consistency, usability, and visibility across active launch projects.
• Rebuild task dependencies and critical path logic so schedule changes flow correctly across interconnected workstreams.
• Support cross-project planning by identifying schedule conflicts, resource constraints, and milestone risks.
• Implement automation and workflow improvements that reduce manual effort and improve data accuracy.
• Partner with source system owners to connect tools and reduce duplicate data entry where possible.
• Create training materials, documentation, and quick-reference resources for different user groups.
• Lead adoption efforts through training sessions, office hours, and ongoing support.
• Build executive-ready dashboards and reporting views to support leadership decision-making.
• Help define and enforce naming conventions, governance standards, and project management best practices.

Skills

• Strong hands-on experience with Asana in a complex, enterprise-scale environment.
• Proven ability to manage integrated schedules, dependencies, and milestone-driven program plans.
• Experience redesigning workflows, templates, and operational processes for improved efficiency.
• Ability to translate business needs into practical system and process improvements.
• Strong training, documentation, and change management skills.
• Experience building adoption plans and supporting users with varying levels of technical familiarity.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work across multiple teams and balance competing priorities in a fast-moving environment.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to governance, structure, and consistency.

Preferred Skills

• Experience supporting large, cross-functional launch or operations programs.
• Familiarity with integrations involving Slack, Jira, Outlook, SharePoint, Confluence, or reporting tools.
• Experience using automation, AI-enabled tools, or workflow optimization features within collaboration platforms.
• Background in portfolio reporting, dashboard creation, or executive-level status reporting.
• Experience supporting structured change management or train-the-trainer programs.
• Comfort working in highly collaborative environments with diverse stakeholder groups.

Horizontal is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences are valued. We encourage candidates of all identities and abilities to apply and be part of an environment built on equity, respect, and collaboration.

Applications will be accepted for 4 weeks. For those that join the team, we offer competitive compensation and benefits including medical, dental, vision, and retirement.

The pay range for this role is $49 - $85 per hour based on qualifications and experience.