Senior Staff Strategic Operations

ServiceNow, Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 172,000 - 301,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

401(k) with match

ESPP

Matching donations

Flexible time away

Family leave

Job summary

ServiceNow in San Diego, CA is seeking a seasoned program leader to drive the organization's most critical cross-functional priorities. You will operate at the intersection of strategy and execution, designing scalable programs with clear milestones, accountability, and outcomes.

The role requires comfort working with senior executives across multiple geographies, and the ability to turn ambiguous problems into well-defined initiatives.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of project/program management in mid/large software organizations, with a Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• Experience presenting to executives and managing cross-functional programs.
• Proven ability to define milestones, deliverables and success criteria.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional priorities and strategic programs at scale across the organization.
• Build relationships with senior executives across geographies and functions.
• Break down complex problems into milestones, deliverables, dependencies and success criteria.
• Develop scalable processes, templates and training for program delivery and change management.
• Establish governance and lead executive-level meetings and cross-functional events.

Skills

Cross-functional PM

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

AI in workflows

Program governance

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

It all started when engineer Fred Luddy wrote code that automated a tedious task for his coworker, Phyllis. She cried tears of joy. That moment inspired Fred to build a company that could do that for everyone—freeing people from busywork so they could focus on meaningful work. Today, ServiceNow is the AI control tower for business reinvention. Our ServiceNow AI platform brings together any AI, any data, and any workflow— helping 85% of the Fortune 500® work smarter, faster, and better. We're building an AI-native culture where technology and talent are unstoppable together. And we're just getting started.

Join us to put AI to work for people.

About the team:

Office of Business Strategy manages the portfolio, strategy and operations for the Cloud Engineering & Support (CES) organization. The CES organization is accountable for delivering autonomous infrastructure with speed and efficiency—while providing the enterprise-grade services our customers rely on.

What you get to do in this role:

• In this role, you will drive the organization’s most critical cross-functional priorities and strategic programs— operating at the intersection of strategy and execution and setting the standard for how high-impact programs are designed, governed, and run at scale.

• This person is effective at building relationships, collaborating, and influencing others; they must also be highly experienced working with senior executives across various geographies and functions.

• Organize complex, ambiguous problems into prioritized milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and success criteria — designing programs to deliver specific strategic outcomes and drive relentless accountability against them

• Develop and implement scalable processes, templates, and training to ensure program delivery and process adoption; oversee change management efforts, guiding teams through organizational transitions and improvements

• Establish governance frameworks and lead executive-level meetings and cross-functional events; serve as the go-to source of leadership, transparency, and visibility — clearly communicating objectives, status, risks, and results while ensuring surgical execution and handoffs across workstreams

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in leveraging or critically thinking about how to integrate AI into work processes, decision-making, or problem-solving. This may include using AI-powered tools, automating workflows, analyzing AI-driven insights, or exploring AI's potential impact on the function or industry.

• Proven project/program management experience involving many cross-functional teams

• Solid organizational skills with high regard for quality

• Strong collaboration and relationship-building skills – able to work well with many different types of personalities in various functions. Masterful in the art of bringing people together

• Excellent communication skills - Ability to communicate, document, and present complex technical issues in a concise and efficient manner for a variety of audiences

• Experienced and confident in creating slides and presenting to executives

• Must possess effective listening skills and comfortable asking powerful questions

• Passion for working with people in technical environments

• Proven leadership skills to influence and motivate without authority. True servant leader

• Proven facilitation skills to lead/drive a variety of program events

• Excellent negotiation and conflict management skills

Basic Qualifications:

• 12 years of project/program management experience in mid/large size companies, ideally in a software engineering/product development organization with a Bachelor's degree; or 8 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD with 5 years experience; or equivalent experience.

For positions in this location, we offer a base pay of $171,900 - $300,800 , plus equity (when applicable), variable/incentive compensation and benefits. Sales positions generally offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive compensation structure. Please note that the base pay shown is a guideline, and individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies, and work location. We also offer health plans, including flexible spending accounts, a 401(k) Plan with company match, ESPP, matching donations, a flexible time away plan and family leave programs. Compensation is based on the geographic location in which the role is located and is subject to change based on work location.

Work Personas

We approach our distributed world of work with flexibility and trust. Work personas (flexible, remote, or required in office) are categories that are assigned to ServiceNow employees depending on the nature of their work and their assigned work location. Learn more here (https://careers.servicenow.com/life-at-servicenow#workpersonas) . To determine eligibility for a work persona, ServiceNow may confirm the distance between your primary residence and the closest ServiceNow office using a third-party service.

Equal Opportunity Employer

ServiceNow is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity, veteran status, or any other category protected by law. In addition, all qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with legal requirements.

Accommodations

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