Transformation PMO Lead - Agile & AI Programs

Sapient Corporation; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Publicis Sapient is seeking a Manager, Program Management to join the PMO supporting a large-scale transformation. This hands-on role focuses on building structure, detailed planning, stakeholder coordination and ensuring progress across workstreams.

The Manager will own day-to-day program management, collaborate with senior leadership, client stakeholders, and globally distributed teams, driving execution and governance in a fast-moving environment.

Qualifications

• Hands-on project/program management experience.
• Experience managing complex projects within larger transformation programs.
• Ability to build and maintain detailed delivery plans.
• Strong organization and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day program management of an assigned transformation workstream.
• Build and manage detailed bottom-up project and program plans.
• Track milestones, deliverables, risks, issues, decisions, dependencies and actions.
• Ensure commitments have clear owners and follow up through completion.
• Coordinate activities across internal teams, client stakeholders, third parties and globally distributed delivery teams.
• Identify program risks and dependencies early and elevate issues appropriately.
• Prepare accurate status reports for program leadership and client stakeholders.
• Support governance meetings and executive reviews.
• Create clear PowerPoint presentations translating program information for clients.
• Work across multiple program areas while monitoring interconnected dependencies.
• Help establish and improve PMO processes, tools and practices.
• Support leadership with planning, resource coordination and execution.

Skills

Project management

Complex projects

Delivery plans

Detail orientation

Risk tracking

Client communication

Cross-team coordination

Prioritization

PowerPoint proficiency

Global teams

Adaptive requirements

Problem solving

Job description

Publicis Sapient is seeking a Manager, Program Management to join the PMO supporting a large-scale transformation. This hands-on role focuses on building structure, detailed planning, stakeholder coordination and ensuring progress across workstreams.

The Manager will own day-to-day program management, collaborate with senior leadership, client stakeholders, and globally distributed teams, driving execution and governance in a fast-moving environment.