Staff Program Manager

Engine; United States; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Equity opportunities

Job summary

Engine is transforming business travel and seeking a Staff Program Manager to lead cross-functional, multi-team initiatives. You’ll define direction, build operating models, and drive execution across functions while embracing ambiguity and tradeoffs.

You’ll sit in the centralized Business Operations group, shaping how execution works, coaching teams, and advancing AI and automation to remove low-value work. Strong GTM and SaaS experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Deep program management across complex, multi-team initiatives.
• Strong judgment in ambiguity and decision-making.
• Ability to build governance and operating models.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end execution across complex, multi-team initiatives.
• Develop new operating approaches when playbooks don’t apply.
• Think strategically across functions and connect systems and teams.
• Resolve ambiguous situations with experience and judgment.
• Build cross-functional relationships and drive collaboration.
• Coach others in clear, direct communication and stakeholder management.
• Lead AI and automation adoption across initiatives.

Skills

Deep program management

Cross-functional collaboration

AI & automation

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Job description

About the Role

At Engine, we're transforming business travel — and doing it with unparalleled speed, heart, and hustle. Our biggest bets are moving simultaneously, and we need someone who doesn't just keep up — someone who redesigns the system as they go.

As a Staff Program Manager, you'll lead complex, multi-team initiatives where the path isn't always clear and the playbook doesn't always exist. You separate signal from noise, set the direction, and navigate ambiguity with confidence — not because someone handed you a framework, but because you built one. The question you answer every day: Is this initiative going to land, and is the way we're running it making the whole org better?

You'll sit within our centralized Business Operations function — a pool of PGMs deployed where the work is hardest. At the Staff level, you're not just executing — you're defining how execution works. You build the operating model, coach the approach, and make the tradeoffs that move work forward across functions.

What You'll Do

• Lead end-to-end execution across one or more complex, multi-team initiatives — setting direction, sequencing the work, and making the right tradeoffs with precision.
• Build and evolve operational approaches — when established playbooks don't apply, you develop new ones and make them repeatable.
• Understand how systems and teams connect — you think strategically across functions, not just within the initiative you're running.
• Resolve complex, ambiguous situations using deep knowledge and sound judgment — you leverage experience and context, not just process.
• Develop and maintain trusted cross-functional relationships that drive real collaboration — you steer conversations toward outcomes that are bigger than any one team.
• Model clear, direct communication and coach others through difficult stakeholder situations — you don't just communicate well, you raise the bar for how the whole team does.
• Lead AI and automation adoption across your initiatives — redesigning workflows to eliminate low-value work, with sharp judgment on what to automate, what to retool, and what to abandon.
• Guide the development of tools, guidelines, and methods that improve how the broader PGM pool operates.
• Partner with BizOps leadership to ensure initiative health is visible in company-level reporting and planning cycles.

What We're Looking For

• Deep program management expertise with a track record of leading complex, multi-team initiatives to completion — you've done this across different orgs and contexts.
• Sound judgment in high-ambiguity situations — you separate signal from noise, make decisions with incomplete information, and evolve your approach when the situation demands it.
• Strong cross-functional instincts and trusted relationships — you keep business priorities front and center and steer toward outcomes greater than yourself.
• A builder's mindset — you don't just run inside existing systems, you improve them; you develop guidelines, tools, and methods that make others better.
• Clear, direct communicator who models and coaches — you translate complexity into crisp updates and help teammates navigate uncertainty and conflict.
• AI-forward operator — you identify leverage in your domain, test confidently, and build toward scalable, repeatable approaches.
• High-growth tech or SaaS experience strongly preferred.

Compensation

Base Pay Range: $140,000 - $170,000 USD

The Engine Edge: Perks & Compensation

• Compensation: Competitive base pay tied to role and experience, with opportunities for bonuses, commissions, and equity.
• Environments for Success: Different roles have different needs in terms of the environments that drive success which is why we have a hybrid-hub model. Whether you are in one of our amazing offices or fully remote, we’ll make sure you have what you need to succeed.

Perks and benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and more.

Ready to Build the Future of Work Travel? Join us on our mission to transform how work travel works—for businesses, for travelers, and for the industry. Apply now and let’s make travel simpler, smarter, and more enjoyable—together.