Principal Program Manager
Job Details
- Principal Program Manager (Contract)
- Location: Remote (CST and PST Time Zone preferred)
- Duration: 4/01/2026 to 10/31/2026
- Team: Express PGMs US
- This role is to provide program support for a high-performing, fast-paced Growth/PLG leadership team that drives data-driven strategy across the organization. Program management serves as a critical driver in driving cross-functional teams, Exec reporting associated with OKR targets, and a data science team with an ambitious strategic roadmap.
- Planning, Scheduling, and Execution: Create and update parallel program frameworks and timelines, manage execution, ensure alignment on milestones, identify and manage dependencies, and mitigate risks
- Coordination and Communication: Provide clear, concise, and regular updates to leadership, stakeholders, and team members, facilitate cross-functional team meetings, drive priority and act as a liaison among contributing teams.
- Documentation and Reporting: Ensure project documentation is complete, current, and appropriately stored, create and distribute regular progress reports highlighting key achievements, risks, and next steps.
- Metrics, Process Scaling, and Opportunity Assessment: Develop clear mechanisms to track and report metrics, standardize scalable processes for growth initiatives, and build frameworks to help the team evaluate new product and marketing opportunities.
- Risk Management: Identify potential risks proactively, develop mitigation strategies, maintain a risk register, and ensure effective risk communication and management.
- Strong organization and prioritization skills to effectively manage multiple projects/workstreams simultaneously, especially when priorities shift rapidly.
- Ability to recognize ambiguity and align on a decision making framework, drive conversations to bring clarity and enable decisions to be made in a timely manner
- Ability to build strong positive relationships crossing org boundaries and leveraging those relationships to exert influence for a positive outcome. Skills: persuasion, empathy, persistence and adaptability.
- Ability to create or enhance frameworks, standards, processes (Jira, Wikis, Slack) as needed to help teams execute effectively in a fast-paced environment. Ability to simplify processes as needed is a key skill.
- Ability to understand facts and aid in unbiased, informed decision making. Understanding the bigger context and presenting the data to various levels of the organization.
- Ability to collaborate with data science teams, navigate KPI/OKR frameworks, and utilize insight?driving tools to inform decisions and communicate results effectively.
- Working knowledge of AI tools and their application in automating tasks, optimizing team workflows, and improving operational outcomes is a plus.
- Relevant Bachelor’s degree and/or an advanced degree in a related field or equivalent.
- 8-10+ years of relevant experience.
- $112.68 per hour.