Program Manager II
Remote (PST)
12 Months
           
Job Description:
Scope

• There are two programs that require the support by the capacity of one (1) program manager.

Program 1: Privacy Waves (expecting 30-35% of bandwidth)

• Privacy Waves is a program that allows privacy works to be federated across client. It is an essential tool to facilitate the action of many privacy-related goals, especially those that require identification, audit, verification, validation, and deletion of various assets.
• Because the program is heavily federated, it requires dexterous program management for it to run well to achieve our goal.
• Prior to having a CW PgM onboard, we had a much lower action rate of privacy waves.

 
Program 2: Monetization Pilot (expecting 65-70% of bandwidth)

• Monetization Pilot (often referred to as “Mon Pilot”) is a program for Monetization within CS 2.0 that comprises Monetization Data Strategy (MDS), Monetization Risk Assessment Program (MonRap), and LaMa escalations. These are forums that allow senior product managers, engineers, and PXFN to join together and make steer guidance on key privacy and product strategies.
• Because the pace of Mon Pilot is extremely fast and there are a lot of moving pieces, we again need a program manager to coordinate the program, facilitate meetings and takeaways, and manage discussion cadences. Prior to having a CW PgM on this, these were managed directly by senior TPMs or sometimes the senior leads themselves, which was not a good use of their time.

 
Job expectations:
Program 1: Privacy Waves

• Privacy Waves is a federation program that receives, prioritizes, and distributes privacy-related work across client product and business engineering teams. Waves operate in monthly sprints, distributing tasks that range from critical compliance requirements to improve the privacy capability of our infra, data, and code.
• Within Monetization, when Wave tasks are aligned between Central Privacy and Monetization PPG, we aim to achieve a 90% task action rate of wave tasks. This job comes with the following expectations:
  • Work with the Mon PPG Privacy Waves program driver (currently Esteban Solis) in establishing communication channels with various product groups within Monetization on each team’s privacy wave responsibilities. Drive the progress of the privacy wave, and product necessary reports.
  • At the beginning of each wave
  • Identify the number of tasks in scope
  • Identify the number of rewaveable vs. non-rewaveable tasks
  • Identify new workstreams, and help PPG driver obtain alignment and commitment from affected teams
  • Work with PPG driver to kick off the wave within Monetization (Example)

• During each wave, week over week:

• Identify the current action rate and wave tasks not-yet-completed
• Produce a report for each product group, summarizing the status of the wave thus far (Example)
• Identify product groups that are not meeting the overall goal, proactively reach out, and help drive progress.
• Communicate issues and blockers to PPG and stakeholders
• At the end of each wave:
• Summarize the wave by each product group (Example)
• Work with PPG to develop a plan for teams that underperform on the wave
• Suggest proposals for program improvements

 
Program 2: Monetization Pilot

• Mon Pilot was created to improve the decision-making speed and process. This program is extremely fast-paced, and we need a seasoned program manager to run this program well. This job comes with the following expectations:
  • Manage the MDS and MonRap inventory and program
  • Work with Mon Pilot leads to triage decision topics
  • Work with Product, Engineering, and PXFN to identify key stakeholders and decision-makers needed for each decision topic
  • Manage the office hour cadence and scheduling of each decision topic
  • Capture key takeaways from office hours and schedule follow-ups as necessary
  • Produce weekly summarization report for the program to key stakeholders

 
Skills and qualifications: Essential responsibilities:

• Program management: Define, plan, and execute programs within complex technical spaces.
• Stakeholder management: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineers, product managers, TPMs, and other stakeholders to ensure program goals are met.
• Communication: Develop and deliver regular program updates to stakeholders, including status updates, risks, change requests, and issues.
• Technical expertise: Able to understand technical discussions, issues, risks, and challenges; able to unblock technical programs that face roadblocks.

 
Requirements:

• 3+ years of experience in technical program management, preferably in a software development environment.
• Prior experience of managing complex technical programs.
• Prior experience working in a major U.S. technology company is a plus.
• Certification: PMP, Agile, or Scrum certifications is a plus.
• Adept with Google Suite or Microsoft Office.
• Adept with JIRA, Monday, Asana, or similar project management softwares.

 
Other skills:

• Excellent communication skills. A lot of the work will be async and an ability to reach out to people proactively is imperative for success.
• TC must excel at tracking issues and follow-ups. Being self-organizing is a must-have skill.
• Engineering background or engineering exposure on prior programs is a plus.

 
Story Behind the Need – Business Group & Key Projects: Key Projects/Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Program and Project Management.
• Help with managing scheduling, operations of two major projects.
• Stakeholder Management
• Weekly and Monthly Reporting
• Status updates, risks, change requests, and issues.

 
Why is this position open?        

• There are two programs that require the support by the capacity of one (1) program manager that has the mentioned skills.

 
How will performance be measured?     

• Success of the Program, Feedback from the POCs

 
What makes this role interesting?         

• It offers a dynamic work experience with influential stakeholders and important programs.

 
Competitive market comparison & Unique Selling Points:

• The company's mission-driven approach ensures employees have a real-world impact.

Value added or experience gained:         

• Working at Client provides opportunities for growth, a diverse and inclusive culture, meaningful work, and collaboration with influential stakeholders.

 
Must-Have Skills:

1. Reporting, Coordination
2. Good Communication & Presentation Skills
3. Experience on Google Suites, spreadsheets

 
Nice-to-have Skills:

1. Previous Tech Background

                       
Years of Experience:    

• 3 to 5

 
Degrees/Certifications Required:

• Bachelors

 
How many rounds of interviews? 1 or 2
Types of Interviews        Video
Interview Duration         45 Mins 

About Us: SPECTRAFORCE is one of the fastest-growing workforce solutions firms in the United States. As a diversity-owned business, we place human connection at the heart of everything we do, building strong relationships with both clients and candidates to fill roles successfully. Our teams in North and Central America and India serve more than 150 Fortune clients globally, leveraging custom AI technology to provide direct hire, executive search, nearshoring, offshoring, and project staffing solutions.
 
Benefits: SPECTRAFORCE offers ACA compliant health benefits as well as dental, vision, accident, critical illness, voluntary life, and hospital indemnity insurances to eligible employees. Additional benefits offered to eligible employees include commuter benefits, 401K plan with matching, and a referral bonus program. SPECTRAFORCE provides unpaid leave as well as paid sick leave when required by law.

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At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $60.00/hr.