Senior Program Manager

Kforce Inc; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

HSA

FSA

401(k)

Life & disability insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Kforce Inc. is seeking a Senior Program Manager in New York, NY, to lead a complex, customer-facing program across technology, operations, vendors, and implementation teams.

The role requires governance, stakeholder management, and hands-on execution in a regulated, contract-driven environment. The position is primarily onsite in New York City, with collaboration across technology, operations, and leadership teams.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of Program Management experience.
• Proven success leading large, complex enterprise programs.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent workstreams.
• Strong governance, risk management, and executive reporting skills.
• Excellent stakeholder and customer management abilities.
• Background leading large-scale implementations or transformation initiatives.
• Experience in regulated, government, or contract-driven environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate strong executive presence and communication skills.
• Build credibility with senior leaders and customer stakeholders.
• Balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
• Drive accountability across cross-functional teams.
• Navigate both business and technical aspects of large programs.
• Stay engaged in details while maintaining a big-picture perspective.

Skills

Executive presence

Stakeholder management

Governance

Cross-functional leadership

Clear communication

Job description

Responsibilities

Kforce has a client in New York, NY that is looking for a Senior Program Manager who will lead a complex, customer-facing program involving multiple workstreams across technology, operations, vendors, and implementation teams. The environment is highly regulated and contract-driven, requiring strong governance, stakeholder management, and execution skills. The ideal candidate is more than a traditional status-reporting Program Manager. Duties:

• Demonstrate strong executive presence and communication skills
• Build credibility with senior leaders and customer stakeholders
• Balance strategic thinking with hands‑on execution
• Drive accountability across cross‑functional teams
• Navigate both business and technical aspects of large programs
• Stay engaged in details while maintaining a big‑picture perspective

Requirements

• 10+ years of Program Management experience
• Proven success leading large, complex enterprise programs
• Experience managing multiple concurrent workstreams
• Strong governance, risk management, and executive reporting skills
• Excellent stakeholder and customer management abilities
• Background leading large-scale implementations or transformation initiatives
• Experience in regulated, government, or contract-driven environments preferred

Work Environment

• Primarily onsite in New York City
• Extensive collaboration with technology, operations, program management, and executive leadership teams

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

• medical/dental/vision insurance
• HSA
• FSA
• 401(k)
• life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees
• Salaried personnel receive paid time off
• Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law
• Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.