Staff Program Manager - Engineering Talent Development and Promotion

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Connect strategy to execution by understanding organizational and company strategy, facilitating strategy creation, and driving execution at the project, program, and process levels.
• Prioritize work across multiple organizations or large functions to accelerate delivery of impactful initiatives.
• Identify decision points and tradeoffs, drive discussions, and provide data-driven recommendations to stakeholders.
• Define program outcomes, create program frameworks, build end-to-end delivery plans, and establish governance models.
• Lead workstream drivers to meet success measures and deliver business outcomes.
• Develop and drive operating rhythms at various levels to set strategy, monitor performance, and inspire accountability.
• Partner across teams to identify risks and dependencies, escalate blockers, and determine optimal paths to resolution.
• Communicate program progress clearly, leveraging data and insights to inform decisions and next steps.
• Contribute to the development of new frameworks, tools, and best practices, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Establish credibility as a change leader, develop change management plans, and execute them effectively.
• Engage stakeholders proactively, communicate compelling data-backed cases for change, and build trust.
• Navigate new program areas rapidly, develop end-to-end blueprints for programs, and lead talent management discussions related to promotion processes.
• Lead cross-functional program planning and execution, build trusted relationships with sponsors and directors, and drive strategic outcomes with velocity.
• Identify areas for improvement across programs and leverage GenAI tools and design thinking to accelerate outcomes and gather customer feedback.

Requirements

• Demonstrates in-depth understanding of organizational and company strategy, business/operating models, and performance drivers.
• Experience in prioritizing work across multiple organizations or large functions to deliver impactful results.
• Ability to identify decision points, drive tradeoff discussions, and provide data-driven recommendations.
• Proven experience in defining program outcomes, creating frameworks, and establishing governance models.
• Strong skills in developing operating rhythms, monitoring performance, and inspiring teams.
• Ability to identify risks and dependencies, escalate blockers, and determine solutions quickly.
• Excellent communication skills to clearly convey program progress and insights.
• Experience in leading change initiatives, developing change management plans, and executing them.
• Deep talent management knowledge, especially related to promotion processes and cycle discussions.
• Ability to rapidly navigate new program areas, develop blueprints, and lead operational excellence.
• Experience in cross-functional program management, stakeholder engagement, and strategic planning.
• Familiarity with leveraging AI tools like GenAI and applying design thinking for process improvements.

Nice to Have

• Experience with GenAI tools and their strategic application.
• Background in design thinking methodologies.
• Experience working with senior leadership and cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Management or talent management experience, especially in technical promotion processes.
• Senior-level experience in program or project management.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and leadership skills.

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive salary range of $172K - $242K annually.
• Opportunity to work on high-impact strategic programs within a leading technology company.
• Collaborative and innovative work environment.
• Engagement with senior leaders and cross-functional teams.