At G-P, our mission is to break down barriers to global business, enabling opportunities for everyone, everywhere. With remote-first and diverse teams all around the world, our people are the key to achieving this mission. That’s why we trust our Dream Team members with the flexibility and autonomy to do their best and most innovative work, encourage and support their personal growth and career development, and believe in recognition for a job well done.

The work you’ll be a part of here will have a positive impact on people and their work/life possibilities around the world. Our industry-leading SaaS-based Global Employment Platform™ enables our customers to expand and grow into 180+ countries, creating more opportunities for global success – without requiring entity or subsidiary setup. Beyond the power of our platform, we never forget that behind every hire is a human being. And that brings us to you.

Beyond a competitive compensation and benefits package, what we offer to all employees is the clear and simple promise of Opportunity Made Possible. Come expand your skills in new ways and experience the thrill of impacting the way the world works, today and in the future.

The Opportunity

As a Senior Program Manager (Product) you will work across engineering, design, and product to create processes that enable improved coordination, predictability, and transparency. You will identify and overcome delivery roadblocks in a complex, cross-functional environment. You will manage multiple product development projects and drive the execution of the product team and broader cross-organizational change initiatives.

Please note this role would be suitable for Program Managers (not Product Managers) with experience in managing multiple, complex product programs.

What You’ll Do

• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including UX Design, Product Management, and Engineering, to ensure the timely delivery of products and features by developing processes that improve predictability and transparency, identify dependencies, and ensure that teams are working together efficiently to overcome roadblocks.
• Apply business acumen to formulate practical and effective program management approaches to ensure new products are delivered to the market expeditiously to maximize revenue streams. Develop comprehensive product program reports and associated schedules.
• Lead the process to help key stakeholders understand dependencies and trade-offs throughout the product development.
• Assist in aligning the right resources to the suitable projects at the right time, ensuring optimal deployment of individual resources and requirements are clearly understood.
• Establish and extend best practices enterprise-wide by continuously iterating on Program Management processes and capturing best practices.
• Manage multiple concurrent product programs varying in size and complexity while rapidly adjusting to changes in priorities.
• Support AOP and quarterly Initiative Planning and contribute to OKR setting and prioritization.
• Develop future-oriented processes and best practices to support organizational scale and rapid growth.
• Expertise in operational excellence and process improvement methodologies as a needed skill
• Maintain operational and communication cadence to hold partners accountable and ensure successful delivery of programs.

Skills/Qualifications

• min 6 years of experience in SaaS product development and release management with direct experience working with multiple scrum teams using Agile 
• Proven ability to earn the trust of sponsors and key stakeholders quickly; mobilize and motivate teams; set direction and approach; resolve conflict; deliver tough messages with grace; execute with limited information and ambiguity; adapt to and manage change quickly
• BS in Computer Science or Engineering or related equivalent work experience
• Agile Certification (such as Scrum Alliance Scrum Master (CSM) or Scaled Agile SAFe Agilist (SA)) preferred
• Thrive in a culture of ownership, delivery, and innovation. 
• Ability to traverse vertically and horizontally in a large organization 
• Excellent balance of people, organizational, and technical skills, and can execute and deliver successfully in situations where authority is not a given. 
• Ability to communicate at all levels with clarity and precision, both written and verbal 
• Effective presenter, negotiator, and collaborator - regardless of organizational structure or hierarchy. 
• Equally passionate about business and technology 
• Professional team player with strong leadership and interpersonal skills. 
• Experience and familiarity with industry-standard project management software products such as Jira, Smartsheets, and Google Suite.

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest records, conviction records, or other criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of any applicable state and local laws, including the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012, the Private Security Services Act 2004, and the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016.  

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