Senior Program Manager — AI-Driven Delivery Leader

Auction.com; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

401k contribution (25% of eligible)

PTO, including 12 holidays

Job summary

Auction.com is seeking a Senior Program Manager to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives that drive business process improvement, technology transformation, and scalable execution across the organization.

You will partner across product, engineering, operations, marketing, and business teams to improve delivery outcomes, accelerate execution, and evolve ways of working as software development increasingly incorporates AI-enabled tools, automation, and experimentation.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience leading complex cross-functional technology programs.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, IS, CS, Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience managing programs across the full software development lifecycle.
• Strong understanding of dependency management, risk mitigation, release planning, and governance.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, Jira Service Management, and Microsoft Office tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex strategic programs with clear goals, scope, and milestones.
• Build cross-functional partnerships across product, engineering, operations, marketing and business teams.
• Establish delivery models using Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Waterfall, or hybrid methods.
• Drive program governance, planning, risk management, and executive communications.
• Identify and remove bottlenecks to improve delivery timelines and collaboration.
• Facilitate release planning and operational readiness with clear milestones.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Agile & hybrid delivery

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, IS, CS or Engineering

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Jira Service Management

Microsoft Office

Job description

Auction.com is seeking a Senior Program Manager to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives that drive business process improvement, technology transformation, and scalable execution across the organization.

You will partner across product, engineering, operations, marketing, and business teams to improve delivery outcomes, accelerate execution, and evolve ways of working as software development increasingly incorporates AI-enabled tools, automation, and experimentation.