Program Manager

Position: Staff Program Manager
Tri Net is a leading provider of comprehensive human resources solutions for small to midsize businesses (SMBs). We enhance business productivity by enabling our clients to outsource their HR function to one strategic partner and allowing them to focus on operating and growing their core businesses. Our full-service HR solutions include features such as payroll processing, human capital consulting, employment law compliance and employee benefits, including health insurance, retirement plans and workers’ compensation insurance.

Tri Net has a nationwide presence and an experienced executive team. Our stock is publicly traded on the NYSE under the ticker symbol TNET. If you’re passionate about innovation and making an impact on the large SMB market, come join us as we power our clients’ business success with extraordinary HR.Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that many potential applicants discourage themselves from applying to jobs unless they meet every single requirement.

Tri Net always strives to hire the most qualified candidate for a particular role, ensuring we deliver outstanding results for our small and medium-size customers. So if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every single qualification in the job description, nobody’s perfect – and we encourage you to apply. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles.

The Staff Program Manager leads complex, cross-functional transformation programs that support Tri Net’s strategic priorities. This role brings business, product, technology, and operational teams together to manage roadmaps, resources, milestones, dependencies, risks, and organizational readiness within a value-stream model. The ideal candidate is a trusted adviser and influential leader who can turn strategy into coordinated execution and measurable business outcomes.

The Staff Program Manager is responsible for leading the execution of complex, cross-functional transformation programs aligned with Tri Net’s strategic priorities and business goals. Working within a value-stream model, this role connects strategy to execution by coordinating teams, resources, milestones, dependencies, risks, and organizational readiness across multiple initiatives and lines of business.

The Staff Program Manager partners with program sponsors, business leaders, product teams, technology teams, operations, and other stakeholders to define success, establish effective governance, and maintain alignment throughout the program lifecycle. The role facilitates decision-making, resolves competing priorities, and ensures that stakeholder requirements are reflected in both the proposed solution and the delivery plan.

Key responsibilities include:

Leading complex programs that may span multiple business functions and related projects

Translating strategic priorities into actionable roadmaps, milestones, and delivery plans

Managing day-to-day program activities, resources, interdependencies, risks, and issues

Establishing governance that keeps sponsors and key stakeholders appropriately informed and engaged

Defining success criteria with stakeholders and aligning program teams around targeted outcomes

Preparing clear status reports, proposals, requirements, presentations, and executive communications

Facilitating productive program discussions and guiding teams toward timely decisions and outcomes

Applying critical thinking to dependencies across business, operations, people, process, and technology

Anticipating delivery challenges and implementing effective risk-mitigation strategies

Supporting business readiness and change-management considerations throughout delivery

Building trusted relationships and influencing…