Staff PM: Brand Campaigns & Cross-Functional Programs

Duolingo; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 205,000 - 251,000; Full time

Job summary

Duolingo is seeking a Staff Program Manager to lead complex, cross-functional programs with autonomy, aligning senior stakeholders and delivering scalable execution. This NYC-based role involves planning, dependencies, and risk management while building processes that scale across teams.

You will oversee a bench of freelance program managers, partner with Brand/Marketing, and ensure timely delivery with quality. Travel is 10–15%, and base salary is substantial with equity.

Qualifications

• Experience in program/project management leading high-impact cross-functional programs end-to-end in a consumer tech or fast-paced environment.
• Ability to define scope, milestones, owners, success metrics, and decision logs for complex programs.
• Strong communication and facilitation skills; ability to influence across levels without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end planning and execution of multiple complex, cross-functional programs from inception through launch, reporting and retro.
• Build and maintain integrated program plans and timelines; identify risks, dependencies, and mitigations.
• Run operating rituals (kickoffs, status reviews, exec updates, retros) to drive decisions and blockers.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Communication

Structured planning

Data-driven decisions

Vendor/agency management

People leadership

Project portfolio management

Tools

Asana

Jira

Google Workspace

Job description

Duolingo is seeking a Staff Program Manager to lead complex, cross-functional programs with autonomy, aligning senior stakeholders and delivering scalable execution. This NYC-based role involves planning, dependencies, and risk management while building processes that scale across teams.

You will oversee a bench of freelance program managers, partner with Brand/Marketing, and ensure timely delivery with quality. Travel is 10–15%, and base salary is substantial with equity.