Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Program Manager

 Job Description:

Position Overview

The Enterprise Program Manager will lead the delivery of a large-scale, cross-functional enterprise initiative. This role is responsible for aligning strategy with execution across multiple projects and workstreams, ensuring accountability, and driving successful outcomes in a complex, fast-paced environment.

The Program Manager will establish governance frameworks, operating models, and delivery standards while coaching teams and improving ways of working.

Key Responsibilities

Program Leadership & Accountability

  • Own end-to-end delivery of a complex, multi-workstream program
  • Define program vision, structure, and execution strategy
  • Drive alignment across product, engineering, UX, vendors, and stakeholders
  • Ensure accountability and clarity at all levels

Operating Model & Governance

  • Design and implement program governance and operating cadence
  • Define roles, responsibilities, and escalation paths
  • Lead steering committees and governance forums
  • Ensure adherence to program standards and best practices

Planning & Execution

  • Develop and maintain an integrated master roadmap
  • Identify and manage cross-workstream dependencies
  • Lead periodic planning and prioritization cycles
  • Ensure delivery is on time, within scope, and within budget

Team Organization & Enablement

  • Structure teams for clarity and effectiveness
  • Coach product managers, project managers, and team leads
  • Establish expectations for deliverables and communication
  • Address gaps in performance and execution

Stakeholder Management & Communication

  • Serve as the primary point of accountability for program outcomes (in partnership with Product Managers)
  • Deliver clear, concise executive-level reporting
  • Translate complex information into actionable insights
  • Facilitate alignment and resolve cross-team conflicts

Risk, Issue & Decision Management

  • Proactively identify risks, issues, and blockers
  • Drive mitigation strategies and resolution
  • Escalate critical issues with clear recommendations
  • Enable timely, informed decision-making

Financial & Vendor Oversight

  • Manage program budget, forecasting, and financial tracking
  • Oversee vendor performance and accountability
  • Ensure alignment of contracts, procurement, and deliverables with program goals

Additional Responsibilities

  • Support Agile team coordination and Scrum activities
  • Assist Scrum Masters with ceremonies (sprint planning, standups, reviews, retrospectives)
  • Track project progress, timelines, and deliverables
  • Support Product Managers in tracking objectives and key results
  • Maintain project documentation and reporting tools
  • Facilitate communication between technical and business teams
  • Monitor team performance using Agile metrics
  • Contribute to leadership presentations and reporting

Required Experience & Qualifications

Experience

  • 8–10 years of program or portfolio management experience
  • Proven success managing large-scale, multi-year, multi-million-dollar programs
  • Experience managing multiple concurrent workstreams
  • Experience working with internal teams and external vendors

Leadership & Communication

  • Ability to lead and influence without direct authority
  • Strong coaching and mentoring capabilities
  • Comfortable engaging in critical conversations with senior stakeholders
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills

Delivery & Execution

  • Deep expertise in governance, planning, and execution frameworks
  • Strong understanding of Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid methodologies
  • Ability to bring structure to ambiguous or underperforming environments

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with Salesforce (preferred)
  • Relevant certifications (e.g., PMP, Scrum)
  • Experience building or stabilizing early-stage programs

Core Competencies

  • Strategic thinking with strong execution focus
  • Organizational design and operational excellence
  • Accountability and ownership mindset
  • Conflict resolution and stakeholder alignment
  • Risk-based decision-making
  • Strong attention to detail and structured thinking