Broadcast Program Manager

* We are actively seeking candidates currently based in Connecticut, as this role has a hybrid requirement (at least 3 days/week onsite). You must be within commutable distance to Bristol, CT.

Due to the nature of the role, and the 6-month contract duration, you would need to operate as a 1099 independent contractor, or via an LLC.*

The Lead Technical Program Manager is responsible for driving the delivery of highly complex programs that align with strategic business priorities. This role requires expert-level management of stakeholder expectations across technical and business domains, with clear and confident communication at all levels. The individual brings deep domain expertise and articulates decision rationale effectively, contributing to the development of both technical and business solutions.

As a recognized subject matter expert, the Lead TPM is frequently consulted on cross-functional initiatives and operates independently with minimal oversight. This role earns trust and respect from engineering teams and external stakeholders through consistent leadership, accountability, and strategic insight.

Please note this is a 6-month contract position, and requires being comfortable with a hybrid model of at least 3 days/week onsite in Bristol, CT.

As a Broadcast Program Manager for AG Consulting Partners, a typical day might include the following:

• Drive delivery of highly complex, cross-functional technical programs that align with strategic business priorities.
• Lead program planning, roadmap definition, and execution across multiple work streams, ensuring on-time and on-budget delivery.
• Manage stakeholder expectations across technical and business domains, providing clear, confident, and tailored communication at all levels.
• Serve as a subject matter expert and trusted advisor, providing decision rationale and guidance for both technical and business solutions.
• Facilitate cross-team coordination, ensuring alignment, dependency management, and effective collaboration in a matrixed environment.
• Identify, track, and communicate program metrics and KPIs to guide decision-making throughout the program lifecycle.
• Proactively remove roadblocks, elevate issues, and leverage organizational resources to keep teams moving toward commitments.
• Own risk, dependency, and change management for complex technical programs, including mitigation and contingency planning.
• Champion best practices in program management, agile methodologies, governance, and operational excellence.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with senior leadership, engineering teams, and external partners to drive accountability and outcomes.

This job is for you if you:

• You love turning ambiguous, cross-functional ideas into clear roadmaps and driving them through to delivery across multiple work streams.
• You are energized by influencing without authority and building strong, trust-based relationships with senior leaders, engineers, and business partners.
• You are comfortable diving into complex technical domains, asking sharp questions, and connecting the dots between infrastructure, applications, data, and operations.
• You instinctively think in metrics and outcomes, using data to guide decisions, manage risk, and measure program success.
• You thrive in a matrixed environment, calmly navigating competing priorities, resolving conflict, and keeping stakeholders aligned.
• You care deeply about operational excellence and service quality, and you design programs with the end customer and long-term sustainability in mind.
• You enjoy working independently with high ownership, while actively fostering transparency, collaboration, and accountability across teams.

You have:

• 7+ years of experience delivering large, strategic technical programs in a matrixed environment
• Demonstrated success driving complex, cross-functional initiatives from planning through launch and stabilization
• Excellent facilitation, verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to tailor messages to technical and executive audiences
• Strong stakeholder and relationship management skills; able to influence without authority across engineering, product, and business teams
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