Program Manager

The Program Manager leads and oversees multiple complex projects and programs supporting digital transformation, operational efficiency and enterprise-wide strategic initiatives. This role serves as a central driver of organizational alignment, ensuring that program activities, milestones, and outcomes are tightly connected to strategic business goals. The Program Manager establishes structure and rhythm across programs by implementing governance standards, enabling effective resource coordination, and maintaining transparent communication channels between teams, leaders and stakeholders.

• Manage multiple complex programs and high-impact projects across business and technology teams
• Develop and maintain integrated program roadmaps, business cases, charters and planning artifacts
• Facilitate governance processes including reporting, resource planning, intake, risk assessments and prioritization
• Monitor program and roadmap status and communicate updates to the TMO leadership and Executive Steering Committees
• Manage key actions, decisions, milestone and cross-functional dependencies
• Oversee sequencing, prioritization, and enhancements for program roadmaps
• Ensure alignment of program objectives with organizational transformation strategies
• Partner with Project Managers to ensure proper resource allocation and cross-functional engagement
• Implement and optimize tools, escalate issues and drive resolutions
• Work with OCM resources to support organizational readiness and adoption
• Promote innovation, agile thinking and continuous improvement across the program portfolio

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, IT, Engineering, Organizational Leadership or related field preferred
• Five (5) years’ experience in program, portfolio, or project management. Transformation or PMO experience preferred
• Three (3) years leading new or enhanced product, program or implementation efforts
• Professional certifications such as PMP, Lean PM, Scrum Master, Product Owner or SAFe preferred

• Proven ability to manage complex programs and large-scale transformation initiatives
• Strong leadership skills and ability to motivate and influence cross-functional teams
• Experience developing program roadmaps, program plans, and executive communication materials
• Strong understanding of Agile, Waterfall and hybrid governance approaches
• Proficiency with PPM tools such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet and Service Now
• Excellent communication, analytical and critical thinking skills
• Ability to operate with urgency, manage multiple work streams and solve complex programs

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Express Employment International supports Express Employment Professionals franchises and related brands. The Express franchise brand is an industry-leading, international staffing company with more than 870 franchise locations in the U.S., Canada, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand.

Headquartered in Oklahoma City, our corporate team is committed to empowering franchisees by providing world-class support, training, and strategic guidance through a unified global network.

Our mission is to professionally market and provide quality human resource solutions through an international franchising network—benefiting our associates, clients, franchisees, corporate staff, shareholders, and the communities we serve.

Our vision is simple yet powerful:
To help as many people as possible find good jobs by helping as many clients as possible find good people.