Senior Agile Program Manager

Sapient Corporation; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Publicis Sapient is seeking a Manager, Program Management to join the PMO supporting a large-scale transformation. This hands-on role focuses on building structure, detailed planning, stakeholder coordination and ensuring progress across workstreams.

The Manager will own day-to-day program management, collaborate with senior leadership, client stakeholders, and globally distributed teams, driving execution and governance in a fast-moving environment.

Qualifications

• Hands-on project/program management experience.
• Experience managing complex projects within larger transformation programs.
• Ability to build and maintain detailed delivery plans.
• Strong organization and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day program management of an assigned transformation workstream.
• Build and manage detailed bottom-up project and program plans.
• Track milestones, deliverables, risks, issues, decisions, dependencies and actions.
• Ensure commitments have clear owners and follow up through completion.
• Coordinate activities across internal teams, client stakeholders, third parties and globally distributed delivery teams.
• Identify program risks and dependencies early and elevate issues appropriately.
• Prepare accurate status reports for program leadership and client stakeholders.
• Support governance meetings and executive reviews.
• Create clear PowerPoint presentations translating program information for clients.
• Work across multiple program areas while monitoring interconnected dependencies.
• Help establish and improve PMO processes, tools and practices.
• Support leadership with planning, resource coordination and execution.

Skills

Project management

Complex projects

Delivery plans

Detail orientation

Risk tracking

Client communication

Cross-team coordination

Prioritization

PowerPoint proficiency

Global teams

Adaptive requirements

Problem solving

Job description

Publicis Sapient is seeking a Manager, Program Management to join the PMO supporting a large-scale business and technology transformation.

This is a highly hands-on role for someone who excels at creating structure, maintaining detailed plans, coordinating multiple stakeholders and ensuring that actions and commitments move forward.

The Manager will own the day-to-day management of an assigned program or workstream and work closely with senior program leadership, client stakeholders, third parties and globally distributed teams.

Your Impact:

• Own the day-to-day program management of an assigned transformation workstream.
• Build, maintain and actively manage detailed bottom-up project and program plans.
• Track milestones, deliverables, risks, issues, decisions, dependencies and actions.
• Ensure commitments have clear owners and proactively follow up through completion.
• Coordinate activities across internal teams, client stakeholders, third parties and globally distributed delivery teams.
• Identify program risks and dependencies early and elevated issues appropriately.
• Prepare accurate, concise status reporting for program leadership and client stakeholders.
• Support governance meetings, working sessions and executive reviews.
• Create clear, polished PowerPoint presentations that translate detailed program information into effective client communications.
• Work across multiple program areas while maintaining visibility into interconnected dependencies.
• Help establish and continuously improve PMO processes, tools and working practices.
• Support program leadership with planning, resource coordination and execution.
• Take ownership of assigned work rather than relying on senior leadership to drive routine follow-up.
• Maintain the level of execution rigor required for a complex, high-visibility transformation.

Your Skills & Experience:

• Strong hands-on project or program management experience.
• Experience managing complex projects or individual workstreams within larger transformation programs.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain detailed delivery plans.
• Strong organization and follow-through with close attention to detail.
• Experience tracking risks, dependencies, decisions, deliverables and actions.
• Strong client-facing written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience coordinating across multiple teams and stakeholders.
• Ability to manage competing priorities within a fast-moving environment.
• Strong PowerPoint and presentation-development capabilities.
• Experience working with globally distributed teams.
• Ability to operate effectively when requirements or program structures are still evolving.
• Strong problem-solving skills and comfort escalating issues when necessary.

Set Yourself Apart With:

• Experience supporting AI or Generative AI programs.
• Marketing, advertising, media or consumer-products experience.
• Understanding of marketing processes, including research and insights, strategy development, campaign planning, content development or measurement.
• Experience with large-scale business or digital transformation initiatives.
• Experience coordinating offshore or India-based delivery teams.
• Experience managing external partners or third-party dependencies.
• Experience in complex consulting environments.

Additional Information:

Salary Range: $120,000 - $155,000

The range shown represents a grouping of ranges currently in use at Publicis Sapient. Actual range for this position may differ, depending on location and specific skillset required for the work.

As part of our dedication to an inclusive and diverse workforce, Publicis Sapient is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity without regard for race, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [e-mail] or you may call us at [phone].