Staff Program Manager

Flexera; Itasca (IL); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Flexera is seeking a highly experienced Staff Program Manager to ensure strategic priorities translate into measurable business impact. You will bridge vision and execution, remove roadblocks, and enable investments that scale and deliver growth across cross-functional workstreams within a defined product portfolio.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in program management, with a track record of delivering complex programs in software/tech.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of program management experience
• Experience managing cross-functional initiatives in a software/tech organization
• Strong problem-solving and ambiguity-management skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder alignment abilities

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end planning, execution, and delivery for existing product releases and new product offerings.
• Define the program roadmap, milestones, and success metrics in alignment with organizational goals.
• Coordinate with product management, engineering, design, marketing, sales, and customer success for alignment and execution.
• Serve as a core communication hub for all program-related activities.
• Identify dependencies and synergies across the product portfolio to maximise impact.
• Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate program risks; develop contingency plans.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

AI/GenAI understanding

Communication skills

SDLC knowledge

Agile methodologies

Technical literacy

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, computer science, engineering, or related field

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Copilot

Claude

Job description

remote type

Remote

locations

Home-United States

time type

Full time

Flexera saves customers billions of dollars in wasted technology spend. A pioneer in Hybrid ITAM and FinOps, Flexera provides award-winning, data-oriented SaaS solutions for technology value optimization (TVO), enabling IT, finance, procurement and cloud teams to gain deep insights into cost optimization, compliance and risks for each business service. Flexera One solutions are built on a set of definitive customer, supplier and industry data, powered by our Technology Intelligence Platform, that enables organizations to visualize their Enterprise Technology Blueprint in hybrid environments-from on-premises to SaaS to containers to cloud.

We're transforming the software industry. We're Flexera. With more than 50,000 customers across the world, we're achieving that goal. But we know we can't do any of that without our team. Ready to help us re-imagine the industry during a time of substantial growth and ambitious plans? Come and see why we're consistently recognized by Gartner, Forrester and IDC as a category leader in the marketplace. Learn more atflexera.com

We're transforming the software industry. We're Flexera. With more than 50,000 customers across the world, we're achieving that goal. But we know we can't do any of that without our team. Ready to help us re-imagine the industry during a time of substantial growth and ambitious plans? Come and see why we're consistently recognized by Gartner, Forrester and IDC as a category leader in the marketplace. Learn more at flexera.com

Flexera is transforming the way enterprises deliver IT, and we're looking for smart and collaborative teammates to deliver on that promise by anticipating the needs of our customers and helping them solve real problems.

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Staff Program Manager to ensure every strategic priority becomes measurable business impact - bridging vision and execution, removing roadblocks, and enabling investments that scale, delight customers, and deliver profitable growth. This role will require coordination of cross-functional workstreams within a defined area of the company's product portfolio. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of managing complex, large-scale programs, collaborating with diverse stakeholders, and driving results in a fast-paced environment.

What you'll do

• Program Leadership:
  • Lead the end-to-end planning, execution, and delivery for existing product releases and new product offerings.
  • Define the program roadmap, milestones, and success metrics in alignment with organizational goals.
• Cross-Functional Coordination:
  • Collaborate with teams across product management, engineering, design, marketing, sales, and customer success to ensure alignment and seamless execution.
  • Serve as a key point of contact and communication hub for all program-related activities.
• Strategic Alignment:
  • Work with program leadership to ensure the program's goals align with the company's strategic vision.
  • Identify dependencies and synergies across the product portfolio to maximize impact.
• Risk Management:
  • Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate program risks and issues.
  • Develop contingency plans and adapt program strategies as needed to ensure on-time and high-quality delivery.
• Communication and Reporting:
  • Provide regular updates to stakeholders, including executives, on program progress, risks, and milestones.
  • Ensure transparency and clarity in program status and decision-making processes.
• Process Improvement:
  • Leverage best practices for program management, driving operational excellence and continuous improvement.
  • Contribute to a culture of learning and collaboration with other program managers within the organization.

Ideal candidates bring

• Experience: 10+ years of program management experience, with at least 3 years in roles managing cross-functional initiatives in a software or technology-focused organization.
• Preferred: Strong understanding of the AI landscape, including how organizations integrate, adopt, and derive business value from AI capabilities
• Skills:
  • Exceptional ability to manage complexity and ambiguity, with strong problem-solving skills.
  • Proven expertise in building and managing program roadmaps and timelines.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to drive alignment across teams.
• Technical Knowledge: Familiarity with software development lifecycle (SDLC), Agile methodologies, and modern product development practices. Technical literacy across AI/GenAI systems, data, and platform architecture. Experience with the following is a plus: Web Applications, Go, Ruby, JavaScript, React, microservice architectures, AWS, MS Azure.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in business, computer science, engineering, or a related field.
• Tools: Proficiency in program management tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence), productivity tools (e.g., Microsoft Office) and Gen AI tools (e.g. Copilot, Claude)

Flexera is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered for open roles regardless of age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local/national laws, policies and/or regulations.

Flexera understands the value that results from employing a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce. We recognize that equity necessitates acknowledging past exclusion and that inclusion requires intentional effort. Our DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) council is the driving force behind our commitment to championing policies and practices that foster a welcoming environment for all.

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