Senior Program Manager, Technical Program Management

myhrabc; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision care

Career development programs

Mentorship and training opportunities

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Cencora is seeking a seasoned Technical Project Manager to bridge engineering, product, data, and business teams. You will drive program plans, milestones, risks, and governance to ensure on-time delivery and clear executive reporting across the enterprise.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 4+ years in technical program management, plus PMP/Agile certifications. We offer comprehensive medical benefits, career development, and a collaborative, inclusive culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of experience in technical project/program management.
• PMP/PMI-ACP or Agile certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Bridges strategy, execution and governance ensuring larger-scale initiatives deliver value.
• Develops integrated program plans, milestones, risk registers, and governance routines.
• Coordinates cross-functional dependencies across engineering, product, data, and business teams to resolve blockers and maintain momentum.
• Delivers program risks and issues with structured escalation and executive involvement.
• Produces executive-ready status reports, dashboards, and briefings on progress and actions.
• Drives improvements to project management practices and governance standards.
• Mentors less experienced project managers on planning, risk management and stakeholder communication.

Skills

Program management

Risk management

Stakeholder communication

Agile methodologies

Cross-functional coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IS/Engineering/Business

Job description

Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. At Cencora, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures, and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose. 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.

Job Details

This job profile description is a standardized, non-contractual reference description and global reference tool provided for organizational consistency and talent architecture purposes across Cencora. It does not alter actual job duties, responsibilities, reporting lines, working conditions, grading, compensation, or other essential terms and conditions of employment.

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.

• Bridges strategy, execution and governance ensuring larger-scale initiatives deliver on business value.
• 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.

What Cencora offers

We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members' ability to live with purpose every day. 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. For details, visit https://www.virtualfairhub.com/cencora

Full time

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cencora 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.

The company's continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. 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. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email [e-mail] . We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned

Affiliated Companies

Affiliated Companies: AmerisourceBergen Services Corporation