Sr. Program Manager, Mind the Product Training

Pendo.io; Raleigh (NC); Hybrid; USD 113,000 - 136,000; Full time

Job summary

Pendo seeks a Sr. Program Manager for Mind the Product Training to design and deliver customer training programs aligned with client goals. You will coordinate onboarding, run sessions, and manage pre/post activities while partnering with trainers, customers, and internal stakeholders.

The role emphasizes AI-enabled workflows and scalable processes. You will influence program strategy, ensure high-quality experiences, and drive continuous improvement in training outcomes and customer

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in operations, program management, professional services, enablement, consulting operations, or a similar customer-facing SaaS environment.
• Strong organizational and project management skills for complex initiatives with multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to translate customer needs into practical, executable plans balancing outcomes and business goals.
• Comfort operating in ambiguity and building scalable processes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication across customers, trainers, advisors, and internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Training opportunity assessment with the Director of Mind the Product to shape program approaches.
• Program operations and delivery: onboard customers, gather engagement details, schedule sessions, and manage delivery steps.
• Pre-training readiness: manage pre-training communication, attendee lists, and materials.
• Post-class follow-up: collect feedback and generate client reports with insights for improvement.
• Course experience improvement: design pre- and post-course experiences to boost engagement and learning.

Skills

Operations

Program management

Cross-functional collaboration

SaaS knowledge

AI curiosity

Job description

The Team + The Role

Mind the Product Training helps organizations build better products by connecting them with product management expertise, training, and advisory services. Through a network of trainers and product leaders, the team helps companies improve how they develop products, operate as data‑driven organizations, and evolve in the era of AI.

As Sr. Program Manager, Mind the Product Training, you will build and deliver customer training programs that are well‑scoped, operationally strong, and aligned to customer goals. You will partner with the Director of Mind the Product, Program Management colleagues, customers, trainers, advisors, and internal stakeholders to shape solutions, operationalize engagements, and deliver a consistently high‑quality customer experience. This role is not responsible for writing individual class content.

This is a role based in‑office in San Francisco or Raleigh or Remote in the United States.

What this looks like day‑to‑day

• Training opportunity assessment: Partner with the Director of Mind the Product to qualify inbound training opportunities and shape program approaches that address specific customer business challenges. Translate customer goals into practical engagement structures that can be delivered effectively.
• Program operations and delivery: Coordinate the onboarding of training customers, gather key engagement details, schedule sessions, and manage the operational steps required for smooth delivery. Facilitate trainer selection based on the client’s industry, location, and training needs while ensuring trainers receive the background needed to customize delivery.
• Pre‑training readiness: Manage pre‑training communication with clients to collect attendee lists, schedule sessions and send attendees pre‑class materials.
• Post‑class follow‑up: Collect feedback from attendees, trainers, and clients after each engagement. Generate client feedback reports that summarize key takeaways, performance metrics, and opportunities to improve future programs.
• Course experience improvement: Design and manage the pre‑ and post‑course experience so learners are prepared before training and supported afterward. Use these touchpoints to drive continuous learning, improve engagement quality, and identify follow‑on opportunities.
• Process definition and scale: Identify opportunities to improve systems, workflows, tooling, and operating models. Build repeatable processes that allow Mind the Product to scale while maintaining strong customer experiences.
• Contributor network development: Help develop the contributor network by identifying capability gaps, supporting recruitment, and coordinating onboarding and enablement. Strengthen the network so Mind the Product can match the right expertise to customer needs.
• Operational measurement: Track and report on key operational metrics, including training completion rates, trainer utilization, attendee satisfaction, customer outcomes, and process efficiency. Use data and AI‑enabled workflows to improve productivity, accelerate execution, and enhance customer and operational outcomes.

Who You Are

Beyond the qualifications, we hire through a specific lens. These aren’t buzzwords; they’re the things we’ll actually look for in how you talk about your work.

You're a builder, not a maintainer.

You're most energized when there isn’t a clear path yet, and you get to define it. You don’t wait for direction; you identify gaps, shape solutions, and drive them forward. At Pendo, great Sr. Program Managers don’t just follow instructions; they operate as strategic advisors, influencing decisions, guiding stakeholders, and elevating how we work.

You're AI‑curious – genuinely.

You're not using AI tools occasionally. You’re rewiring how you work around them. You’re faster, sharper, and more prolific because of it, and you bring that energy to everything — how you approach your work, how you prep, how you communicate, how you think. We want someone who sees AI as a multiplier, not a shortcut.

Must‑haves

• 5+ years of experience in operations, program management, professional services, enablement, consulting operations, or a similar customer‑facing SaaS environment.
• Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to manage complex initiatives involving multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to translate customer needs into practical solutions and executable plans that balance customer outcomes, business goals, and delivery realities.
• Comfort operating in ambiguity, identifying operational gaps, and building new processes that improve execution and scale.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to coordinate clearly across customers, trainers, advisors, and internal stakeholders.
• Experience working cross‑functionally across Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, and external partners.

Nice‑to‑haves

• Experience in product management, product operations, community, or advisory services.
• Familiarity with product management practices and the Mind the Product ecosystem.
• Experience building and managing communities, networks, or enablement programs.
• Experience with AI‑enabled workflows and operational automation.

About Pendo

Pendo was founded in 2013 by former product managers, who combined their heads and hearts to build something they wanted but never had as product managers: a simple way to understand and attack what truly drives product success. Our mission is to improve society’s experience with software. Come join one of the fastest‑growing startups, supported by best‑in‑class institutions like Battery Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, Spark Capital and Meritech.

Pendo Core Values: Bias to Act, Hone Your Craft, The Team is Pendo, and Maniacal Focus.

Location: Pendo is a hybrid culture. In‑office 3 days per week unless designated remote. Travel up to 25%.

Compensation: The expected salary range for this role to be performed in San Francisco, CA is $124,000 - $149,000. The expected salary range for this role to be performed in Raleigh, NC or Remote is $113,000 - $136,000.

Benefits: Highly competitive, employer‑heavy coverage, including $0 premium options, strong 401(k) match, equity, and flexible time off.

EEOC: We are an equal opportunity employer and believe having diverse teams where everyone brings their whole self to Pendo is key to our success. We welcome all people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives.

Accessibility: Pendo is committed to working with, and providing access and reasonable accommodation to, applicants with mental and/or physical disabilities. If you think you may require an accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, please send a request to: [e-mail]. All requests for accommodations are treated discreetly and confidentially, as practical and permitted by law.