Global Program Lead
Kimley-Horn
Global Program Lead
Kimley-Horn
Transportation and urban planning consultants
Kimley-Horn is looking for a Global Program Lead to join our Miami, Florida (FL) office! This is not a remote position.
The Global Program Lead manages the international program by coordinating scope, schedule, owners, status, and execution across key workstreams. The role directly leads country-entry research, business partnership support, and external advisor relationships, while working with the appropriate internal and external experts to ensure registrations, tax exposure, invoicing, global filings, banking, mobility, and personnel-related responsibilities are completed. This position serves as the central point of coordination for international growth, helping leaders evaluate opportunities, resolve blockers, and implement practical, compliant, and scalable operating approaches.
Primary Responsibilities
• Manage the international program, including scope, schedule, owners and status across all workstreams; escalate and resolve blockers.
• Conduct initial country research and feasibility assessments; recommend whether to enter or defer a market opportunity.
• Develop financial models, business cases, cost estimates, risk assessments, and decision materials that help leaders evaluate expansion opportunities and alternatives.
• Consolidate outside firms, negotiate scope and fees, and manage performance against agreed service levels.
• Prepare presentations covering the current status, recommendations, and implementation plans.
• Partner with Finance, Benefits, Payroll, Tax, Legal, Human Resources, Technology, Real Estate, Security, Marketing, and leadership to design practical country-entry approaches.
Additional Responsibilities
• Develop global responsibility matrices, policies, controls, governance, reporting, and documentation for new international operations.
• Identify lessons learned and recommend improvements to due diligence, planning, implementation, and post-launch support processes.
• 8+ years of experience leading concurrent, cross-functional projects from initiation through completion
• Bachelor’s degree required
• Previous experience working on international projects for a professional services company
• Demonstrated experience building RACI matrices across cross-functional teams
• Demonstrated experience conducting research and feasibility assessments
• Strong documentation, organization and follow through skills
• Ability to communicate clearly and credibly with executive stakeholders
• Advanced ability to interpret complex information, develop recommendations, and manage multiple priorities
Preferred
• MBA or MS
• PMP
• Previous experience scoping advisor engagements, negotiating fees, and managing external advisor’s performance
At Kimley-Horn, we do things differently. People, clients, and employees are at the forefront of who we are. Clients know we prioritize achieving their goals and growing their success. Employees know our culture and approach to business are built on a desire to provide an environment for everyone to flourish. Our commitment to quality is only as good as the people behind it— that’s why we welcome and develop passionate, hardworking, and proactive employees. We take pride in how our employee retention, robust benefits package, and company values have led to Kimley-Horn’s placement on the Fortune “100 Best Companies to Work” list for 19 years!
Key Benefits at Kimley-Horn
Transportation and urban planning consultants
Kimley-Horn provides planning and design consultancy for urban and transportation projects across North America for public and private sectors. Their multi-disciplinary teams deliver end-to-end services in planning, design, and project management through integrated collaboration and client-focused goals. They differentiate themselves with an integrated, team-based approach that coordinates all project parts and emphasizes community outcomes and value. Their goal is to help communities create safer, more efficient, and higher-performing urban systems through practical, well-managed planning and design.
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