Program Manager

Program Manager

Location: Irwindale, CA

Onsite Flexibility: Hybrid — remote with approximately 15% onsite support for program launches, enterprise events, major learning deployments, and project activities

• Position Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 18 months
• Pay Rate: $16.00–$47.92 / Hour (USD)
• Travel Requirements: Approximately 15% onsite travel required for program launches, enterprise events, major learning deployments, and project activities. Southern California candidates strongly preferred. Candidates outside the region may be considered but must arrange and fund their own equipment pickup travel and be able to support occasional onsite requirements at their own expense.
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

This is a project management role supporting learning initiatives — not an instructional design position. The role supports two major enterprise-wide programs: a Digital Fluency / AI Literacy Program serving approximately 14,000 employees, and a Leadership Development & Upskilling Program serving approximately 2,000 leaders. Selected candidates will be assigned to one or more work streams within these initiatives. While Learning & Development (L&D) experience is not required, it is highly preferred.

Strong candidates may have experience in enterprise L&D, learning program/project management, workforce development, leadership development, digital transformation, or AI adoption or digital fluency initiatives. Relevant titles include Learning & Development Project Manager, Training Project Manager, or similar learning-focused PM roles. Utility industry experience is not required; candidates from any industry will be considered, particularly those from large organizations with experience implementing AI adoption initiatives, digital fluency programs, or enterprise learning programs.

Candidates who combine project/program management, L&D experience, and facilitation skills are especially attractive and may support both coordination and facilitation efforts.

Project Management

• Manage day-to-day project execution, including timelines, milestones, risks, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Coordinate cross-functional work streams to support enterprise-wide leadership development, facilitation, and digital fluency initiatives.
• Track project progress, prepare status updates, and escalation issues to ensure work remains on schedule and aligned with business priorities.
• Facilitate project meetings, document decisions, follow up on action items, and maintain clear communication with stakeholders.
• Apply structured project management practices to support implementation planning, resource coordination, and successful program delivery.

Role Scope

• Workstream ownership
• Deployment planning
• Stakeholder coordination
• Learning operations support
• Facilitation logistics and scheduling
• Progress tracking
• Metrics, evaluations, and reporting
• Executive communications and status updates

• Experienced project and program management skills
• Strategic thinker with business acumen
• Strong collaboration and influence skills
• High adaptability and resilience
• Results-oriented and data-driven
• Continuous learner and technology advocate
• Strong foundation in adult learning principles
• Exceptional written and verbal communication
• Ability to translate complex concepts into engaging learning experiences
• Strong project and time management
• Ability to establish vision and drive execution
• Results-oriented mindset
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Strong stakeholder management
• Ability to create concise, executive-ready presentations and visual outputs
• Strong project and program management experience
• Background in education and corporate learning
• Experience supporting leadership development or training initiatives
• Strong understanding and practical knowledge of AI
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel
• Experience creating executive-level presentations and decks in Microsoft Power Point
• Strong communication, coordination, and stakeholder-management skills
• Microsoft Office Suite

• Leadership, Project Management & Development
• Expert facilitator for virtual, in-person, and hybrid learning experiences
• Executive presence and presentation skills
• Coaching and feedback facilitation
• Ability to lead difficult conversations and peer learning sessions
• Strong storytelling and audience connection skills
• Data visualization and executive-ready presentations
• AI productivity tools
• Dashboarding/reporting tools
• Data visualization tools
• Media or presentation development tools
• Enterprise L&D experience
• Learning program/project management experience
• Workforce development experience
• Digital transformation experience
• AI adoption or digital fluency initiative experience

• Minimum 5 years of experience in project and program management

• Academic/Higher Education background, if accompanied by…