Program Manager - Space Planning Analytics

Responsibilities

As a Corporate Program Manager, you’ll provide strategic guidance and engagement with key stakeholders and project / program teams. You’ll organize / coordinate one or more programs and oversee progress, ensuring delivery of timely, successful program progression. Given the highly analytical nature of the teams and projects involved, strong analytical skills are preferred.

• Supports business strategy from ground zero; helps ensure solutions that satisfy business needs; supports strategic goals and issues that result in business value
• Serves as owner of a single business program or small set of related programs / projects; participates in all aspects of assigned programs / projects, including planning, budgeting, staffing; analyzes program / project effectiveness; tracks program success metrics
• Collaborates with company-wide stakeholders and program sponsor to understand end-to-end business needs, develop program strategy, objectives, and KPIs, and to ensure program evolves; works directly with leadership teams on complex program needs
• Maintains / may create program processes and standards; resolves program issues
• Accesses / organizes data; builds analyses to understand financial impact of business needs and proposed solutions
• Develops understanding of program-related market trends and impact to existing business processes
• Supports / may manage program stakeholders; contributes to team efforts to meet committed deadlines and quality expectations
• Establishes / maintains / ensures standardized program management reporting; prepares reports for key stakeholders and project sponsor
• Supports / may lead continuous improvement initiatives for assigned program(s) as business evolves

The responsibilities and essential functions outlined above describe the general nature and level of work assigned to this position. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Duties and responsibilities may be modified at any time based on business needs. Employees may be required to perform other job‑related tasks as requested by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodations.

• 4-6 years of experience in a corporate role that involves program management, project management, management consulting, and/or business-facing data analytics
• Experience leading / influencing others in developing and aligning on vision and strategy
• Experience leading cross-functional projects and maintaining relationships with stakeholders and project sponsors.

• Strong working knowledge of performance / process evaluation, change management, and PMI-based project and program management principles and methods
• Working knowledge of program / project management software (Air Table, Confluence, JIRA, etc.), in addition to MS Office
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, including strong Excel skills. Proficiency in SQL or Python preferred.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Advanced project management skills
• Advanced conflict management and facilitation skills
• Advanced verbal / written communication and presentation skills
• Strong Agile / Scrum skills
• Strong negotiating and influencing skills
• Ability to manage multiple, simultaneous priorities and shift focus across total program(s)
• Ability to build collaborative relationships
• Ability to analyze meaningful content or data and measure impact metrics related to program effectiveness

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Management, Engineering, Data Analytics, Finance, Accounting, or other related fields

• Work collaboratively in a fast‑paced, change‑oriented environment
• Work extended hours

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a Partner encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.