Senior Manager Agile Program Management

Sapient Corporation; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Inclusive workplace

Learning & development

Competitive compensation

Flexible work-life balance

Health benefits for family

Paid leave & holidays

Wellness program

Job summary

Publicis Sapient in New York, NY seeks a Senior Manager for Agile Program Management to lead cross-functional teams in delivering Agile initiatives across digital/martech programs. You will drive planning, execution, and delivery while aligning goals with business outcomes and leveraging AI to improve decisions and efficiency.

You will mentor teams, facilitate ceremonies, and establish governance with metrics to measure impact and continuous improvement across enterprise programs.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in Agile project management, transformation, or leadership roles.
• Expertise in digital and/or martech transformation work delivering programs across digital platforms.
• AI fluency to apply generative/agentic AI tools to improve speed, quality, and decisions.
• Strong expertise in Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, and Lean Agile methodologies.
• Proven track record leading Agile projects and driving digital transformations.
• Excellent leadership, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead Agile project execution with successful planning, execution, and delivery of initiatives.
• Manage cross-functional teams to align projects with business objectives.
• Apply AI tools to planning, backlog refinement, status reporting, and risk analysis.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies to enhance team efficiency and delivery.
• Identify and mitigate risks, dependencies, and impediments for seamless execution.
• Collaborate with product owners, engineering, and stakeholders to deliver value.
• Guide teams through digital/martech transformations and platform migrations.
• Develop governance, dashboards, and metrics to optimize execution with AI insights.
• Coach teams to adopt AI tools responsibly and drive Lean-Agile practices.

Skills

Agile project management

Agile transformation

Agile leadership

Digital/martech transformation

AI fluency

Scrum

Kanban

SAFe

Stakeholder management

Tools

Jira

Rally

SAFe toolkits

Agile dashboards

Job description

Senior Manager Agile Program Management

As a Senior Manager in Agile Program Management, acting as an Agile Project Manager, you will lead the planning, execution, and delivery of agile projects across product teams. You will ensure the alignment of project goals with business objectives, manage project timelines, and mitigate risks to ensure successful delivery. In this role, you will leverage agile methodologies to drive cross-functional team collaboration, optimize workflows, and ensure that value is consistently delivered. Your focus will be on maintaining project transparency, facilitating agile ceremonies, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Your Impact:

• Lead Agile project execution, ensuring successful planning, execution, and delivery of Agile initiatives for digital or Martech transformation programs.

• Manage cross-functional teams to drive Agile program management best practices and align projects with business objectives.

• Apply AI fluency to raise both efficiency and efficacy: use AI to cut the effort behind planning, backlog refinement, status reporting, risk analysis, and dependency tracking, and to improve the quality of decisions and delivery outcomes.

• Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, retrospectives, and daily stand-ups, to enhance team efficiency.

• Identify and mitigate project risks, dependencies, and impediments to ensure seamless execution.

• Collaborate with product owners, engineering teams, and business stakeholders to prioritize and deliver value-driven solutions.

• Guide client and delivery teams through digital and martech transformation, including platform migrations, data and customer-journey orchestration, and personalization at scale, so that business outcomes are realized, not just releases shipped.

• Develop Agile governance structures, dashboards, and performance metrics to track and optimize project execution, using AI-assisted insights to surface issues early and measure impact.

• Coach teams to adopt AI tools responsibly and consistently, setting practices that make AI-enabled delivery repeatable across programs.

• Provide leadership and mentorship to Agile teams, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and Lean-Agile thinking.

• Work with senior leadership to drive Agile transformation strategies and enterprise agility.

Qualifications

Skills & Experience:

• 12+ years of experience in Agile project management, Agile transformation, or Agile leadership roles.

• Expertise in digital and/or martech transformation work, with a record of delivering programs across digital/marketing technology, customer data, and engagement platforms.

• AI fluency: demonstrated ability to apply generative and agentic AI tools to improve delivery speed, quality, and decision-making, and to lead teams in doing the same.

• Strong expertise in Agile frameworks, including Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, and Lean Agile methodologies.

• Proven track record of leading Agile projects and driving successful digital transformations.

• Excellent leadership, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.

• Hands-on experience with Agile tools such as Jira, Rally, SAFe toolkits, and Agile dashboards.

• Ability to implement Agile project management best practices and ensure Agile maturity across teams.

• Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

Set Yourself Apart With:

• SAFe Program Consultant (SPC), Certified Scrum Master (CSM), PMI-ACP, or other Agile project management certifications.
• Experience leading Agile transformations in large enterprise environments.
• Expertise in Agile coaching, change management, and scaling Agile frameworks.
• Thought leadership in Agile methodologies and enterprise agility strategies.

Additional Information

• An inclusive workplace that promotes diversity and collaboration.
• Access to ongoing learning and development opportunities.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Flexibility to support work-life balance.
• Comprehensive health benefits for you and your family.
• Generous paid leave and holidays.
• Wellness program and employee assistance.

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]