Position Title: GTC Planning Program Manager, Optical Channel Sales
Contract Length: 12 months
Location: New York, NY (On-site)
 

Position Overview

A leading technology company is seeking a Go-to-Channel (GTC) Planning Program Manager to support the growth of its Wearables product category through the Optical Sales Channel. This role will focus on end-to-end program management for second-party (2P) devices within OEM sales environments. The ideal candidate is a strategic operator with strong program management skills, cross-functional collaboration expertise, and a deep understanding of product launches and channel execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Go-to-Channel Planning: Drive process rigor and execution excellence to support Optical Channel Sales Strategy for 2P wearables devices.

• End-to-End Project Planning: Create and manage comprehensive project plans, aligning timelines and dependencies to execute on category sales strategy and channel experiences. Leverage automation where possible.

• Stakeholder Alignment: Facilitate cross-functional alignment by coordinating conversations and planning across teams to ensure global execution readiness.

• Executive Engagement & Communication: Manage business rhythms and change communications to ensure all stakeholders are informed and aligned throughout the program lifecycle.

• Risk Management & Mitigation: Proactively identify, document, and communicate risks. Update plans and ensure stakeholder awareness of changes.

• Best Practices: Develop and document scalable, repeatable processes and drive awareness of global best practices.

• Quality Assurance: Ensure internal deliverables meet project needs; resolve issues proactively to meet execution requirements.

Minimum Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in go-to-channel strategy, program management, or channel sales operations.

• Proven experience managing complex programs and driving business outcomes in large, matrixed organizations.

• Strong cross-cultural communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Comfortable working in fast-paced, high-stakes environments.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, or related field (or equivalent experience).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building and scaling processes in high-growth or transforming organizations.

• Ability to execute quickly and effectively, often with limited information and tight timelines.

 

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer: SPECTRAFORCE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Please contact Human Resources at LOA@spectraforce.com if you require reasonable accommodation.
 
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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: $78.94/hr.