Job Title: Program Manager

Location: Santa Monica, CA

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced and driven Program Manager to lead large-scale, strategic, and technically complex programs within our dynamic and fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of driving program success, facilitating cross-functional collaboration, and delivering impactful results. This role requires strong technical acumen, excellent communication skills, and the ability to lead through ambiguity.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive activities for large, strategic, technically complex, priority programs
• Develop comprehensive project plans and timelines, accounting for dependencies
• Ensure transparency of progress and proactively manage risks and issues
• Communicate status updates and program summaries to stakeholders and executive leadership
• Ensure clarity of roles and accountability across all team members
• Facilitate all build activities, including quality assurance
• Track and report on budgets; manage capacity planning for teams
• Collaborate with other program management colleagues to coordinate efforts across technology teams
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of the technical components in the program domain, including tools, architecture, and cross-system dependencies
• Track and report key program metrics; escalate as appropriate
• Independently manage program activities and resolve conflicts
• Filter out distractions and keep teams focused on results
• Navigate the organization to drive progress, even when responsibilities are not clearly defined
• Demonstrate leadership through collaboration, initiative, and innovation
• Coordinate with external vendors as needed
• May lead Agile ceremonies and processes at the team-of-teams level
  
  

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience managing large-scale, strategic software development programs in a global technology organization
• Proven ability to facilitate effective communication across cross-functional teams
• Expertise in Agile or Waterfall methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, Scaled Agile, etc.)
• Strong planning, delivery, and problem-solving capabilities
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with strong presentation and meeting facilitation abilities, especially when interfacing with senior leadership
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a media or entertainment technology environment
• Knowledge of Ad Tech or demonstrated ability to quickly learn complex engineering domains
• PMP, Scrum Master, or other formal project management certifications
  
  

Required Education

• BA/BS or equivalent experience required