Strategic Program Manager – AI-Driven Modernization

LexisNexis Risk Solutions

Horsham (PA)

Hybrid

USD 115,000 - 192,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

LexisNexis Reed Technology is seeking a Senior Program Manager to lead modernization initiatives across the government portfolio. You will coordinate product, engineering, operations, security, release management, and AI-enabled engineering programs to drive portfolio health and executive visibility.

The role demands 12+ years in IT PM/PMO, a governance certification, and strong collaboration across senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

12+ years of IT project management, program management, or PMO experience.
Project governance certification (PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, or equivalent) required.
Strong project management, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.
Experience coordinating cross-functional delivery efforts in Agile environments.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
Ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities in fast-paced environments.
Comfortable operating in ambiguous or evolving operational environments.
Strong proficiency with modern AI productivity tooling and AI-assisted workflows.

Responsibilities

Own the program governance model across initiatives — cadences, decision rights, and escalation paths.
Maintain a portfolio-level view of priorities across initiatives, ensuring resource allocation reflects strategic intent.
Manage all phases of assigned projects through the product development lifecycle.
Project-manage cross-functional teams across Market Vertical, Product Management, Engineering, Testing, Legal, Operations, Security, and Release Management.
Conduct stakeholder negotiations that span across portfolios, driving alignment on scope, sequencing, and trade-offs.
Negotiate with Engineering Resource Managers for project resources; review resource allocation for project, program, and portfolio.
Build development road maps and project schedules, and support roadmap planning, quarterly planning, and execution tracking.
Maintain ownership of and accountability for schedules, milestones, dependencies, risks, and delivery status.
Define key performance parameters and create regular variance reports to track progress.
Schedule and facilitate project review meetings and stakeholder updates.
Communicate program and project status to leadership and stakeholders.
Collaborate with senior Engineering resources to resolve issues and mitigate impacts.
Support release coordination and operational rollout activities.
Perform data analysis relevant to project delivery and operational improvement initiatives.
Identify and recommend improvements to processes and workflows.
Leverage AI productivity tools and automation workflows to improve planning, reporting, documentation, and coordination.
Support AI-assisted engineering and modernization initiatives.