Senior Program Manager

Spectraforce Technologies; Oakland (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectraforce Technologies in Oakland, CA is seeking a Senior Program Manager for a hybrid role (3 days on-site Tue-Thu). The position supports program governance, reporting rhythms, dashboards, KPIs, and executive communications.

You will drive cross-team alignment, analyze complex data, and deliver actionable insights to stakeholders. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with about 6+ years of related experience, strong budgeting and reporting skills, and a proven ability

Qualifications

• PMO governance & executive reporting; dashboards, KPIs, and exec-ready status communications.
• Analytical thinking and systems thinking to turn complex program data into insights, metrics, readiness indicators and improvement actions.
• Ability to influence without authority across multiple teams and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Completes moderate to complex problems and takes a new perspective on existing solutions, plans and goals.
• Works independently on most issues.
• Provides direction on overall program plan and goals.
• Responsible for most/all deliverables within the program implementation plan.
• Communicates findings and recommendations to various levels of management.
• Develops budget forecasts, conducts analysis in support of identifying budget variances and develops solutions to address.
• Develops new and ad-hoc reports, summarizes findings and recommendations and provides business insight.

Skills

Governance & Reporting Leadership

Analytical Problem Solving

Stakeholder Influence

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Senior Program Manager

Oakland, CA-Hybrid (3 days a week-Tue-Thurs)

3 months+

*****Local candidates only near the work location-Oakland, CA******

Top Skills to look for:

• Governance & Reporting Leadership
• Analytical Problem Solving
• Stakeholder Influence

Top 3 Qualifications / Attributes to Prioritize:

• PMO Governance & Executive Reporting; Experience building program governance, reporting rhythms, dashboards, KPIs, and executive-ready status communications.
• Analytical & Systems Thinking; Ability to turn complex program data into meaningful insights, metrics, readiness indicators, and improvement actions.
• Influence Without Authority; Proven success driving alignment, accountability, and results across multiple teams and stakeholders.

Top 5 Skill Sets to Look For

• KPI, Metrics, and Dashboard Development
• Executive Communication and Storytelling
• Program Governance and PMO Operations
• Process Improvement and Problem Solving
• Stakeholder Management and Cross-Functional Leadership

Responsibilities:

• Completes moderate to complex problems and takes a new perspective on existing solutions plan and goals.
• Works independently on most issues.
• Provides direction on overall program plan and goals.
• Responsible for most/all deliverables within the program implementation plan.
• Communicates findings and recommendations to various levels of management.
• Develops budget forecasts, conducts analysis in support of identifying budget variances and develops solutions to address.
• Develops new and ad-hoc reports, summarizes findings and recommendations and provides business insight.

Education:

• Bachelor degree or equivalent experience

Experience:

• 6 years of related experience or equivalent

Desired

• Advanced knowledge of Program Management
• Ability to communicate findings and recommendations to various levels of management.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple projects with demanding time constraints.
• Knowledge and understanding of business drivers.
• Demonstrated ability to manage or direct teams
• Ability to work within a Regulatory environment
• Ability to assess and recommend solutions for assigned projects
• Knowledge of energy industry applications to local level customers, including energy issues, customer energy efficiency applications, and general customer information.

Desired

• Primarily office environment with extensive use of personal computers, telephone conversations, conference calls and in person meetings.
• Travel may be required.