Remote Program Manager for Strategic Delivery

R.W. Mercer Co.; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development support

Remote or hybrid work options

Contract extension opportunities

Job summary

R.W. Mercer Co. seeks an experienced Program Manager to lead planning, execution, and delivery across multiple initiatives. You will collaborate with operations, technology, product, marketing, finance, and other teams to align with strategic goals and drive successful outcomes.

The role requires 5+ years in program/project management, strong PM methodology knowledge, and excellent communication skills. A flexible schedule may support remote or hybrid arrangements based on program needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in a related field.
• 5+ years of program/project management experience on multiple projects or workstreams.
• Strong understanding of PM methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall or hybrid).
• Excellent organization, planning, prioritization and problem-solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication with executives and cross-functional teams.
• Experience with PM collaboration tools like MS Project, Jira, Asana, Smartsheet, Monday.com.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, execution, and delivery of multiple projects/programs from initiation through completion.
• Develop program plans, timelines, milestones, budgets, and resource requirements.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across operations, technology, product, marketing, finance, and others.
• Establish program priorities aligned with strategy and business requirements.
• Monitor progress, identify risks, and develop mitigation strategies to stay on track.
• Manage schedules, deliverables, resources, and competing priorities with high quality.
• Facilitate meetings, stakeholder reviews, status updates, and executive presentations.
• Prepare reports and dashboards on performance, milestones, risks, budgets, and deliverables.
• Communicate with stakeholders to align expectations, responsibilities, and timelines.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, workflows, and delivery methodologies.
• Manage scope, timelines, resources, and priorities with documentation and approvals.
• Support budget management, resource allocation, vendor coordination, and contract activities as needed.
• Ensure programs meet policies, standards, and applicable requirements.
• Build relationships with stakeholders and act as central coordination point.
• Provide guidance to project managers and team members.
• Continuously evaluate outcomes and recommend improvements for future initiatives.

Skills

Program management

Agile

Scrum

Waterfall

Hybrid approaches

Communication

Budgeting

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Project Management, Operations, Information Technology, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Project

Jira

Asana

Smartsheet

Monday.com

Job description

R.W. Mercer Co. seeks an experienced Program Manager to lead planning, execution, and delivery across multiple initiatives. You will collaborate with operations, technology, product, marketing, finance, and other teams to align with strategic goals and drive successful outcomes.

The role requires 5+ years in program/project management, strong PM methodology knowledge, and excellent communication skills. A flexible schedule may support remote or hybrid arrangements based on program needs.