Senior Program Manager, Business Planning & Transformation (RapidScale)

RapidScale; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 122,600 - 204,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible vacation policy

Paid wellness hours

Paid holidays

Job summary

RapidScale in Raleigh, NC is seeking a strategic program leader focused on driving complex cross-functional initiatives. The ideal candidate will have 8+ years of experience and excellent executive communication skills, supporting integration and transformation efforts aligned with corporate strategy.

The position offers a base salary range of $122,600 – $204,400 annually. Benefits include flexible vacation, paid wellness hours, and various paid leaves. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States.

Qualifications

• 8 years' experience in a related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong knowledge of large-scale initiatives in complex organizations.
• Ability to influence without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional transformation initiatives.
• Manage enterprise-wide integration programs.
• Conduct competitive market benchmarking.

Skills

Program management discipline

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional leadership

Executive communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related discipline

Master's degree in a related discipline

Ph.D. in a related field

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

About RapidScale

At RapidScale, exceptional technology is powered by exceptional people. We deliver secure, reliable managed and advisory services across private, public, and hybrid cloud environments, helping organizations innovate, adapt, and grow. As an Elite Broadcom VMware VCSP Partner and top partner with AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, our solutions are built around business outcomes, cyber resilience, and operational excellence backed by the strength of the Cox family of companies.

Role Overview

This role will serve as a strategic and operational program leader focused on driving complex cross‑functional initiatives across the organization. Initially, the position will play a critical role in supporting integration and transformation efforts, ensuring programs are executed in alignment with the company's long‑term strategic vision and operating objectives. Over time, the role will evolve into a broader enterprise leadership function responsible for guiding large‑scale transformation initiatives, future acquisition integrations, strategic operational alignment, and executive‑level program governance across the business.

The ideal candidate combines strong program management discipline with executive presence, strategic thinking, and the ability to influence across all levels of the organization without direct authority. This individual will act as a trusted partner to senior leadership by bringing structure, clarity, and accountability to complex initiatives while also providing competitive benchmarking, operational insight, and integration best practices that support the company's continued growth and evolution.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as cross‑functional day‑to‑day leader across complex transformation initiatives, providing strategic direction, maintaining alignment to intended outcomes, and mitigating scope creep or organizational drift.
• Lead enterprise‑wide integration programs related to mergers, acquisitions, and strategic partnerships, ensuring alignment with overall corporate strategy, operating model, and long‑term business objectives.
• Conduct competitive, peer, and market benchmarking across RapidScale operating units to provide leadership with insight into relative performance, emerging trends, and potential areas for improvement.
• Partner closely with executive leadership to refine strategic priorities, translate high‑level objectives into actionable programs, and support execution against key business initiatives.
• Establish governance structures, operating cadences, and executive reporting mechanisms for major enterprise programs and integrations.
• Coordinate and align workstreams across multiple functional teams and project managers, ensuring dependencies, timelines, risks, and decision points are effectively managed and escalated.
• Support long‑term strategic refinement and identify gaps for future opportunities.
• Prepare to lead integration of future acquisitions, driving consistency in process.
• Track post‑integration performance to ensure outcomes align with strategic goals.
• Prepare executive‑level presentations, analyses, and communications to support strategic planning, operational reviews, management discussions, and enterprise initiatives.
• Develop and maintain a structured integration playbook to streamline future acquisitions and integration projects.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline and 8 years' experience in a related field. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master's degree and 6 years' experience; a Ph.D. and 3 years' experience; or 12 years' experience in a related field.
• Strong knowledge leading large‑scale, cross‑functional initiatives in complex or rapidly evolving organizations.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and drive alignment across teams and senior stakeholders without direct organizational authority.
• Strong executive communication and presentation skills, including experience preparing materials for senior leadership or boards.

Preferred Qualifications

• Exceptional organizational, analytical, and problem‑solving capabilities with strong attention to detail.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent programs, priorities, and stakeholders in a fast‑paced environment.
• Strong financial and operational acumen, including ability to interpret performance metrics and benchmark against peers or industry trends.
• Advanced proficiency in PowerPoint, Excel, and related business productivity and analytics tools.
• Experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, integrations, or enterprise transformation initiatives preferred.

Compensation

Compensation includes a base salary in the range of $122,600.00 – $204,400.00 per year. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate's knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.

Benefits

The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company's needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.

Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship.

EOE, including disability/vets