Head of Technical Program Management & Strategy and Operations
Cio Org
Posted on 4/5/2023
INACTIVE
Asana

1,001-5,000 employees

Team collaboration & work management platform
Company Overview
Asana's mission is to help humanity thrive by enabling the world's teams to work together effortlessly. The company builds collaborative tools for enterprise teams.

Company Stage

Series E

Total Funding

$413.2M

Founded

2008

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

10%

1 year growth

24%

2 year growth

43%
Locations
San Francisco, CA, USA
Experience Level
Entry
Junior
Mid
Senior
Expert
Desired Skills
Agile
Management
Marketing
SCRUM
Requirements
  • 5+ years in a program management leadership role as a Director or head of the PMO organization
  • 15+ years of enterprise technology projects delivery and experience in supporting Revenue, Marketing, Finance, Customer Experience, Legal, and People Ops domains
  • Strong background in leading agile delivery for enterprise technology products, as well as experience overseeing traditional IT programs
  • Keen understanding and curiosity of SaaS business models and its product development lifecycle (infrastructure, software, or data services)
  • A customer-centric mindset and always asking how our work is improving the lives of our customers (internal or external)
  • Thorough understanding of the project lifecycle; ability to adjust and apply this knowledge in a dynamic environment without being dogmatic
  • Knowledge of agile-aligned methodologies (SAFe, Scrum, Kanban, Lean-Agile, etc.). Preferred Certifications in PMP, Scrum Master, Product Owner, SAFe, or equivalent
  • Ability to establish credibility and rapport with senior executives and technical and non-technical team members alike across the company
Responsibilities
  • Lead the effort in driving innovation and accelerating delivery through continuous evolution of an Agile PMO, including oversight of portfolio intake, management, and optimization
  • You will attract, develop and inspire a team of program and project managers that business teams feel they can't live without
  • You will work as a player-coach with your team to deliver continuous business value to our partners and communicate a cohesive portfolio vision and strategy with our executive staff and their direct leadership teams
  • You connect goals, objectives and teams together and work in close partnerships to create a technical program management strategy and process improvement roadmap
  • Work with business sponsors to develop project roadmaps that align with business objectives/priorities and take into account resource availability
  • Overall responsibility for planning, executing, tracking and managing cost, schedule, and scope for all projects in the portfolio
  • Drive improvements in scaled Agile delivery and software development practices/processes within teams and across the organization
  • Coaching and mentoring team, technology and business leaders on Agile/Scrum/Lean principles and practices