Senior Program Manager (Remote Eligible - Americas)

Company: Round Feather, Inc.
Location: Saint Louis
Posted on: January 15, 2022

Job Description:

Round Feather is looking for a Senior Technical Program Manager, with demonstrated organizational and operational skills including planning, communications, decision making, delegation, and problem-solving. In this role, you'll be able to impart your passion for being a motivator within the organization, while helping advance our Product & Technology strategy and drive others in the organization to change. You will collaborate closely with Researchers, Engineers, and Leadership across the globe to manage a wide variety of projects - from concept to execution.

As a Sr. Program Manager you will:
Provide thought leadership in project and program management of client engagements and certifications in multiple methodologies.
Be a good human; mentor, support, learn, recognize and elevate teams whenever possible. Always be willing to learn and responsive to differing points of view
Drive internal cross-functional teaming as needed to support customers and internal initiatives.
Create a collaborative and inclusive environment that fosters creativity, innovation, and learning for all team members
Author and update reports and dashboards to monitor projects
Strong communication, leadership/management experience, and organizational skills
Experience managing external client expectations
Experience presenting for executives and clients
Partner with Leadership, Design, Content, -and Product Management to plan and prepare ship releases
Experience with SDLC and ticketing software (Jira preferred) in an Agile Scrum environment
Implement necessary ceremonies as needed
Negotiate delivery schedules with outside vendors
Develop project plans that identify resource and budgetary needs
Host project meetings, ideation sessions, and kickoff meetings with team and managers and create consolidated output summaries and action plans
Provide feedback, advice, project updates, and encouragement to team members
Facilitate kickoff meetings, immersions, and brainstorm sessions and create an actionable outcome with timelines and key players
Experience prioritizing different teams and pushing back when necessary
Works direct for the CPO and acts as a liaison between the requesting business units including Product, Creative, Content, Engineering, and Executives
Experience with roadmap, timeline, communication between teams, and backlog.
Coordinate interdependent timelines and communicate tradeoffs
Create executive insights to the overall program

Requirements:
Experience with agile software development
Ability to communicate with direct management and company personnel.
Ability to make decisions and solve problems while working under pressure.
Knowledge of Jira, Confluence, or other requirements and communications tools.
Knowledge of Monday.com as a project management tool
Ability to identify risks and issues.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to show judgment and initiative and to accomplish job duties.
Cross-functional working skills.
6+ years of experience as a program manager
5+ years of experience in budgeting, scheduling, and resource utilization
Experience with quality control is a plus
Experience in managing multiple projects to meet aggressive delivery timelines

About Round Feather
Round Feather Inc., a design and innovation consultancy that believes in understanding and addressing people's happiness as a starting point for innovation. Holistic consumer empathy lies at the core of our proprietary Design for Happiness--- approach which provides a platform for disruptive and business-driven design solutions.
We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing all employees with a work environment that celebrates individuality. In other words, we only care that you are an individual with the creativity to discover, the accountability to deliver, and the courage to drive change while reaching your full potential in the process.

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