Senior Strategic Programs Manager, Executive Office

Synopsys, Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Synopsys, Inc. is seeking an experienced program manager to own the full lifecycle of strategic programs across IPG and SSG, from scoping through execution.

You will run the Executive Office rhythms, design agendas, capture minutes, and ensure milestones are tracked across leadership. You will build dashboards and executive summaries, prepare leaders for reviews, drive cross-functional actions, and help scale the office with new mechanisms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years in program management, project management, or business operations, or an advanced degree and 3+ years of related experience.
• A track record of running multiple workstreams concurrently and delivering them on schedule.
• Strong written communication skills, specifically the ability to turn a complex discussion into a concise summary a senior executive can act on.
• Experience standing up an operating process from scratch, not just running one that already exists.

Responsibilities

• Own the full lifecycle of strategic programs across IPG and SSG, from scoping and planning through execution and closure, including tracking milestones, dependencies, and commitments across leadership.
• Run the operating rhythm of the Executive Office: strategic account reviews, staff meetings, all-hands forums, quarterly business reviews, and leadership check-ins, including agenda design, pre-reads, minutes, action tracking, and follow-up.
• Build and maintain dashboards, status reports, and executive summaries that leadership uses to track progress and make decisions, working across teams to ensure consistency and accuracy.
• Prepare the CIDO and leadership team for reviews and planning cycles by assembling agendas, data, and materials that are clear, accurate, and ready to use.
• Drive cross-functional action items to closure, coordinating across engineering, product management, finance, and HR to keep commitments on track.
• Improve how the office operates by refining existing mechanisms and standing up new ones as the organization scales.
• Partner with the CIDO's Executive Assistant on scheduling, logistics, and day-to-day coordination for leadership meetings, off-sites, and large events across multiple time zones

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive communication

Jira

Smartsheet

Asana

MS Project

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Tools

Jira

Smartsheet

Asana

MS Project

Job description

Synopsys, Inc. is seeking an experienced program manager to own the full lifecycle of strategic programs across IPG and SSG, from scoping through execution.

You will run the Executive Office rhythms, design agendas, capture minutes, and ensure milestones are tracked across leadership. You will build dashboards and executive summaries, prepare leaders for reviews, drive cross-functional actions, and help scale the office with new mechanisms.