Senior Program Manager — Agile Delivery Leader

EMPLOYERS; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

EMPLOYERS is seeking a Project Manager III to lead large, multi-team programs with enterprise impact. You will drive strategy-to-execution alignment, cross-functional delivery, and executive communication while shaping delivery standards across the portfolio.

The ideal candidate has advanced Agile and Lean experience, evident in mentoring teams, improving flow, and guiding governance and PMO improvements across complex technology initiatives.

Qualifications

• 10+ years leading large and complex technology programs or transformation initiatives.
• Expert-level Agile and hybrid delivery leadership.
• Strong command of enterprise architecture awareness, integrations, and dependencies.
• Exceptional communication across C-level and technical layers.
• Experienced in shaping portfolio priorities and governance models.
• Proficient in advanced delivery tools - Jira Advanced Roadmaps, dashboards, forecasting.

Responsibilities

• Lead large, complex, multi-workstream initiatives across business units and technology domains.
• Serve as senior Agile leader; coaching teams, improving flow, and driving predictability.
• Direct complex risk management, financial forecasting, and program-level roadmaps.
• Facilitate executive steering committees and cross-functional governance forums.
• Influence strategy by translating business goals into delivery pathways and sequencing.
• Resolve cross-team conflicts, capacity constraints, and architectural blockers.
• Govern vendor management plans and ensure performance against contract outcomes.
• Define and drive enterprise-level delivery improvements, PMO frameworks, and metrics.
• Mentor Project Manager I & II talent and build project management maturity.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Agile leadership

Hybrid delivery

Executive communication

Portfolio prioritization

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Jira Advanced Roadmaps

Dashboards

Forecasting

Job description

EMPLOYERS is seeking a Project Manager III to lead large, multi-team programs with enterprise impact. You will drive strategy-to-execution alignment, cross-functional delivery, and executive communication while shaping delivery standards across the portfolio.

The ideal candidate has advanced Agile and Lean experience, evident in mentoring teams, improving flow, and guiding governance and PMO improvements across complex technology initiatives.