Program Manager III (PPALJP00011255)
PayPal
Operations
United States
Posted on Jan 9, 2025
Temporary work opportunities align well with people who are looking for career flexibility and less traditional ways of working, but at the same time are people driven to deliver amazing work in high-profile situations. Magnit Direct Source is a service offered by Magnit Global that provides top talent directly to industry leading clients who have a variety of flexible temporary assignments that unlock opportunities for exciting work. As a temporary contractor, you will be employed by our Direct Source partner, Magnit Global. Please note, this is a role with Magnit Global and you will not be a PayPal employee. This role is not eligible for any benefits under any benefit plan of PayPal, PayPal Affiliates, or their respective successors and assigns.
We are currently seeking Program Manager with experience in leading highly complex and strategic programs end to end which includes Agile project management, product launch management, change management and organizational dynamics to be part of PayPal's Finance Technology Platforms. Ideal candidate will have experience leading Technology Transformation Programs.
What You'll Do
As a Program Manager at PayPal, you will:
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K
We are currently seeking Program Manager with experience in leading highly complex and strategic programs end to end which includes Agile project management, product launch management, change management and organizational dynamics to be part of PayPal's Finance Technology Platforms. Ideal candidate will have experience leading Technology Transformation Programs.
What You'll Do
As a Program Manager at PayPal, you will:
- Drive the coordinated management of large, complex programs over a finite period of time in order to achieve specific business goals. Ensure the timely delivery of business value and the efficient use of organizational resources.
- Partner with Business and Technology leadership to establish a solid understanding of the vision, purpose and expected business benefits of a program. Ensure measurable KPIs are defined and aligned to company goals and objectives.
- Manage the program-level decomposition of work across multiple delivery teams. Work across organizational boundaries to define program interdependencies and release plans.
- Partner closely with Product Owners, Product Development teams to execute and deliver programs aligning to product vision and program goals, objectives and timelines. Make sure appropriate domain resources are engaged. Helps define creative solutions to address resourcing challenges.
- Drive resolution of program-level issues leveraging scrum-of-scrums as needed. Facilitate executive-level escalations and program-level change management.
- Monitor health of program delivery. Track program-level status, risks, issues and dependencies. Proactively address delivery team impediments. Resolve program-level roadblocks to enable successful program execution.
- Manage program-level communications ensuring stakeholders are informed of roadmap changes, release plans and delivery status. Lead program-level reviews with delivery teams, stakeholders and executive management as required.
- Drive the integration and adoption of agile delivery practices across delivery teams. Facilitate program retrospectives to identify improvement opportunities. Evangelize and integrate desired changes in order to enable continuous improvement.
- Lead by example. Actively coach Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and Delivery teams in order to promote successful adoption of agile practices. Cover key management roles as needed to ensure the success of program delivery efforts.
- You have worked in a program manager role for a minimum of 10 years.
- You have experience organizing multiple teams delivering on software/product development initiatives. Agile lifecycle management experience preferred.
- You have a track record of managing complex development programs to deliver technical solutions and achieve business results, positively impacting the customer experience.
- You know how to develop effective, matrixed, cross-organization relationships, collaboration and communication across business and technology stakeholders. Experience collaborating with teams and stakeholders across multiple geographies preferred.
- You have a strong technical acumen and strong voice for the customer across the program delivery lifecycle.
- Good knowledge of project management process, project management software tools, templates and management techniques.
- Experience with different software development methodologies including the agile development methodology such as Scrum.
- Success in developing program/project level artifacts to support a major software implementation program with concurrent releases.
- Excellent Program Management skills with 10+ years of relevant experience
- Strong Executive Presence with the ability to present to senior leaders
- Strong relationship skills with the ability to work with multiple teams
- SAP Experience
- Experience in Finance and/or Tech reporting
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K