Senior Program Leader - P&L, Strategy & Client Exec

DEPLOY; Bessemer (AL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401k plan

Licensing/certification support

Job summary

Deploy's Client LLC is seeking a Senior Manager, Program to lead one or more modular programs and the Managers who run them. This role owns program P&L, develops C-suite client relationships, and drives scalable operations across assigned programs.

The Senior Manager sets standards, builds the team, and ensures delivery within budget and schedule, while championing safety, quality, and continuous improvement across programs. Travel up to 25% may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, Data Analytics, or related field.
• 10+ years of relevant experience with >$100M in actively managed contract revenue.
• C-suite-level client relationships.
• Ability to build, restructure, and right-size a program team.
• Ability to take direct control of a program in serious jeopardy and return it to stable operation.
• Experience presenting and defending Business Case Reviews with Executive Leadership.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Strong financial acumen; ability to make sound P&L decisions with explicit margin accountability.
• Advanced proficiency in scheduling across MS Project, Primavera P6, and Smartsheet.
• Advanced Excel for program-level financial and operational analysis.
• Proficiency in Office suite and Bluebeam.
• Expert negotiator with a fair and ethical mindset.
• Strategic and operational leadership capacity.
• Ability to travel up to 25% depending on program phase and intervention needs.

Responsibilities

• Own program P&L with explicit margin accountability — accountable for financial outcomes across assigned programs, not oversight only.
• Design, build, and restructure the program team as needed to meet operational demands; evaluate team structure, right-sizing, and capability gaps.
• Develop and maintain C-suite-level client relationships, representing Deploy's Client at the highest levels of client organizations.
• Contribute to Deploy's Client's strategic pipeline decisions — provide input on which programs and clients Deploy's Client pursues, based on operational capacity, margin potential, and strategic fit.
• Take direct control of programs in serious jeopardy — financial, schedule, or client-relationship crises — and drive them back to stable operation.
• Refine and improve operational procedures across programs; establish program-wide standards for schedule, financial reporting, procurement, and stakeholder communication.
• Present and defend Business Case Reviews to Executive Leadership.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of program Managers; accountable for their performance, retention, and professional development.
• Champion leadership development within the program; support the progression of Managers, Senior PMs, and high-potential PMs.
• Champion safety and quality culture across the program.
• Ensure consistent execution of Deploy's Client standards and best practices across all assigned programs.
• Represent assigned programs in senior enterprise forums; translate cross-program lessons learned into organizational practices and continuous improvement of Deploy's Client's program management systems.

Skills

C-suite relationships

Program leadership

Financial acumen

Scheduling proficiency

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Negotiation

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, Data Analytics, or related field

Master's degree (MBA, Data Analytics, Construction Management, or similar)

Tools

MS Project

Primavera P6

Smartsheet

Excel

Power BI

Bluebeam

SQL

Python

Job description

Deploy's Client LLC is seeking a Senior Manager, Program to lead one or more modular programs and the Managers who run them. This role owns program P&L, develops C-suite client relationships, and drives scalable operations across assigned programs.

The Senior Manager sets standards, builds the team, and ensures delivery within budget and schedule, while championing safety, quality, and continuous improvement across programs. Travel up to 25% may be required.