Senior Program Manager, Technical Program Management

Cencora, Inc.; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Cencora, Inc. in Philadelphia is seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead integrated plans, milestone schedules, risk registers, and governance routines, ensuring visibility and alignment across engineering, product, data, and business teams.

You will deliver executive-ready status reports, dashboards, and decision briefs; drive improvements in delivery frameworks and governance; and mentor junior project managers in planning, risk management, and stakeholder communication.

Qualifications

• Develops integrated program plans, milestone schedules, risk registers, and governance routines to maintain delivery visibility.
• Coordinates cross-functional dependencies across engineering, product, data, and business teams to resolve blockers and maintain momentum.
• Delivers program risks and issues using structured escalation frameworks and stakeholder decision-making.
• Produces executive-ready status reports, dashboards, and decision briefs communicating progress and actions.
• Drives improvements to project management practices, delivery frameworks, and governance standards.
• Guides less experienced project managers on planning, risk management, and stakeholder communication practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional program planning and governance across multiple teams.
• Escalate and resolve program risks and blockers with senior stakeholders.
• Prepare executive dashboards and status reports for leadership.
• Mentor junior PMs in planning and risk management.
• Improve delivery processes and governance standards across programs.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk management

Executive communications

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, business administration, or related field

Tools

PM certification PMP/ PMI-ACP

Job description

If you want to make a difference at the center of health, come join our innovative company and help us improve the lives of people and animals everywhere. Actual duties and responsibilities may vary based on business needs, local requirements, and operational practices. Where a team member's role is governed by an employment agreement, local terms and conditions, prior job description or collective bargaining agreement, those documents shall prevail in case of any inconsistency. Mandatory local laws shall also prevail.

Develops integrated program plans, milestone schedules, risk registers, and governance routines that maintain delivery visibility and stakeholder alignment. Coordinates cross-functional dependencies across engineering, product, data, and business teams to resolve blockers and maintain program momentum. Delivers program risks and issues by applying structured escalation frameworks and facilitating decision-making with appropriate stakeholder involvement. Produces executive-ready program status reporting, delivery dashboards, and decision briefings that communicate progress, risks, and required actions. Drives improvements to project management practices, delivery frameworks, and program governance standards to improve execution quality and consistency. Guides less experienced project managers on planning methods, risk management, and stakeholder communication practices.

Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, business administration, or a related field, or equivalent experience required. 4+ years of experience in technical project management, program management, or a related field required. Certification in PMP, PMI-ACP, agile methodologies, or equivalent preferred.

In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more.

Full time

Equal Employment OpportunityCencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements.