Program Manager (Tech) - The Planet Group

Program Manager (Technology)

Location: Menlo Park or 100% Remote for the right fit.
Schedule: Hybrid if in SF (3 days onsite)
Duration: ~ 7 Months  
Pay: Up to $100/hour DOE 
 
Planet Interactive is looking for a Program Manager who has experience working in the Technology space join our well known Fortune 500 client on a 7-month contract. This role will be 40 hours per week and is 100% remote with the ideal candidate being within the PST or CST time zone. If located in the Bay Area, it will be 3 days a week onsite. This role will be bridging the gap between the teams building the products and take into consideration the audiences/ client feedback to dictate the road map.
 
Program Manager Responsibilities: 

• Manage the end-to-end execution of a specific scope of work that includes planning, execution, synthesis, and final cross-sharing of insights and learnings.
• Build relationships with cross-functional teams and stakeholders such as Product, Marketing, Data Science, Engineering, and Operations to scope testing, requirements, test launches, test monitoring, and analysis.
• Be the main point of contact to ensure that all of the testing is executed correctly.
• Manage, monitor, build, and recruit for product testing with different advertisers for alpha and beta tests.
• Communicate insights to drive roadmap prioritization and to ensure that all stakeholders are updated with where the product life cycle is, issues, and escalations.
• Facilitate meetings, discussions, and document project status through project management tools.
• Drive influence and execute new processes based on gaps, analysis, metrics, and more to lead to improvements.
• Project manage initiatives that meet the high level goals and milestones.
• Deal with ambiguity through open communication and problem solving.

Program Manager Requirements: 

• 8+ years experience working in project/program/ marketing.
• 6+ years experience working in consulting, a startup environment, operations, or product strategy.
• Bachelor’s Degree is a MUST- ideally an MBA or Master's as well.
• Experience leading client delivery.
• Experience working in a Technology company rather that be smaller or large enterprise.
• Strong experience leading cross-functional relationships.