Workforce strategy Program Manager

Spectraforce Technologies, Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectraforce Technologies, Inc. in New York, NY is seeking a Workforce Strategy Program Manager in a hybrid role (4 days on-site).

You will lead the end-to-end Workforce of the Future transformation, shaping operating models, workforce strategy, leadership expectations, skills evolution, and AI-enabled ways of working. The role requires 8–10 years of program management experience, strong executive communication, and the ability to manage complex enterprise-wide initiatives including

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of program management experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Strong judgment and decision-making under ambiguity.
• Technical depth to understand APIs and related concepts.
• Familiarity with Copilot and modern tooling.
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Drive delivery against workforce transformation objectives and milestones.
• Coordinate technology, HR, finance, and business stakeholders.
• Establish program governance, reporting, and decision routines.
• Track adoption, risks, dependencies, and organizational impact.
• Support leadership in defining future-state capabilities and talent strategies.
• Measure progress against productivity, capability, health, and outcomes.
• Build an integrated executive-level delivery plan across ~30 initiatives.
• Facilitate cross-functional planning and executive dashboards.

Skills

Program management

Communication

Judgment

API concepts

Lead large scale

Tools

Copilot

MS Suite

Job description

Role: Workforce Strategy Program Manager

Location: New York, NY - Hybrid: Hybrid - 4 days

Duration: 11 Months

Typical Day-to-Day Responsibilities

program management, meetings to knock down impediments, to understand the status, to drive planning activities, to pull together and problem solve,

Must-Have Hard Skills

• 1.) Program management -8 years
• 2.) Strong communication skills
• 3.) Good judgment
• 4.) Technical depth - what an API is? Understand the concept
• 5) Copilot
• 6) MS Suite

Nice-to-Have

• 1.) Lead large scale

Summary

• Lead the end-to-end execution of our Workforce of the Future transformation, helping shape the future operating model, workforce strategy, leadership expectations, skills evolution, and AI-enabled ways of working.

Responsibilities include

• Driving delivery against workforce transformation objectives, milestones, and success measures.
• Coordinating technology, HR, finance, and business stakeholders to align workforce plans with strategic priorities.
• Establishing program governance, executive reporting, and decision management routines.
• Tracking adoption, risks, dependencies, and organizational impacts.
• Supporting leadership teams in defining future-state organizational capabilities, operating models, and talent strategies.
• Measuring progress against workforce productivity, capability, organizational health, and business outcome metrics.

Strategic Integrated Delivery Planning

• Build and manage an integrated executive-level delivery plan across approximately 30 strategic initiatives, creating transparency into critical milestones, dependencies, risks, and outcomes.
• Responsibilities include:
• Creating and maintaining a single integrated view of delivery across strategic programs.
• Identifying critical intersection points, dependency risks, and sequencing challenges across initiatives.
• Driving cross-functional planning and milestone alignment across executive stakeholders.
• Establishing common reporting and executive dashboards tied to strategic outcomes.
• Facilitating trade-off discussions and escalation of risks, issues, and decisions.
• Supporting leadership forums with actionable insight, scenario analysis, and execution recommendations.

Desired Competencies

Executive Communication

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to distill complex technical and operational topics into concise executive narratives.
• Experience preparing executive updates, steering committee materials, and leadership presentations.

Technical Credibility

• Strong technology background with understanding of software delivery, engineering practices, technology platforms, modernization programs, and large-scale transformation initiatives.
• Ability to engage effectively with engineers, architects, delivery leaders, and executives.

Strategic Judgment

• Demonstrated ability to make sound decisions in ambiguous environments.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to balance strategic priorities, operational realities, risks, and resource constraints.

Influence & Stakeholder Management

• Proven success operating across multiple executive stakeholders without direct authority.
• Ability to align diverse perspectives and drive decisions across competing priorities.
• Strong relationship-building and negotiation skills.

Program Leadership

• Experience leading complex, enterprise-wide transformation programs.
• Strong understanding of governance, planning, dependency management, risk management, and outcome measurement.
• Ability to establish structure and rigor while enabling rapid execution.

Years of Overall Experience: 8-10

How will performance be measured: deliverables and competencies

Preferred/Ideal Candidate Background:

someone who has been doing like complex program management in technology and by technology, either like a cloud transformation or a modernization of tech stack type space or, you know, any type of AI enablement on the back end. Tight communication, organization, influence, and can push and challenge in the problem solving space.