Senior Manager Agile Program Management

Publicis Groupe; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Competitive compensation

Generous paid leave

Job summary

Publicis Sapient in New York seeks a Senior Manager of Agile Program Management to lead planning, execution, and delivery of agile initiatives across product teams, aligning goals with business objectives and driving value.

You will facilitate ceremonies, coach teams, manage risks, and work with product owners, engineering, and stakeholders to transform digital and martech platforms, guided by AI-enabled insights and a commitment to continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in Agile project management or leadership roles.
• Experience in digital and/or martech transformation programs.
• AI fluency: apply generative/agentic AI tools to improve delivery.
• Expertise in Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, Lean Agile methodologies.
• Proven track record of delivering large enterprise transformations.
• Strong leadership, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Hands-on experience with Jira, Rally, and SAFe toolkits.
• Ability to drive Agile maturity across teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead Agile project execution for digital or martech transformations.
• Manage cross-functional teams to align with business objectives.
• Facilitate agile ceremonies and improve team efficiency.
• Identify and mitigate risks, dependencies, and impediments.
• Collaborate with product owners, engineering, and stakeholders to deliver value.
• Develop governance structures and dashboards with AI-assisted insights.

Skills

Agile project management

Digital transformation programs

AI in project delivery

Stakeholder management

Leadership and coaching

Tools

Jira

Rally

SAFe toolkits

Agile dashboards

Job description

Company description

Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation partner helping established organizations get to their future, digitally enabled state, both in the way they work and the way they serve their customers. We help unlock value through a start-up mindset and modern methods, fusing strategy, consulting, and customer experience with agile engineering and problem-solving creativity. United by our core values and our purpose of helping people thrive in the brave pursuit of next, our 20,000+ people in 53 offices around the world combine experience across technology, data sciences, consulting, and customer obsession to accelerate our clients’ businesses through designing the products and services their customers truly value.

Overview

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]