Senior Program Manager

Accelon Consulting

Senior Program Manager leading cross-functional transformation initiatives at Autodesk, focusing on User Acceptance Testing and program execution. Collaborating with various teams to ensure operational readiness.

Posted 5/1/2026contractRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PMP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and support cross-functional GTM transformation programs from planning through execution and delivery, ensuring alignment to organizational priorities and measurable outcomes.
Translate strategic objectives into integrated program plans, including milestones, dependencies, risks, and deliverables, and continuously assess whether execution is on track to achieve desired outcomes.
Own end-to-end coordination of UAT activities across initiatives, including planning, scheduling, execution tracking, defect management, and sign-off.
Define and enforce UAT entry and exit criteria, ensuring quality, data readiness, and environment preparedness prior to testing.
Partner closely with Product Managers, Business Analysts, TPMs, and stakeholders to align UAT timelines with development and program milestones.
Drive defect triage and resolution by quickly assessing issues and ensuring timely resolution.
Manage cross-functional dependencies and proactively identify risks, gaps, and blockers, developing mitigation plans and escalating with clear recommendations.
Provide executive-ready reporting that synthesizes complex inputs into concise updates on progress, risks, outcomes, and recommended actions.
Facilitate decision-making by framing tradeoffs, aligning stakeholders, and navigating competing priorities.
Drive cross-functional collaboration across Product, Engineering, Finance, GTM, and Operations teams.
Maintain accurate tracking of program progress, risks, and deliverables using tools such as Jira, Airtable, or similar.
Continuously improve program and UAT execution processes by identifying inefficiencies and implementing improvements.
Rapidly build context in new or unfamiliar areas to effectively lead execution despite ambiguity.
Support senior program managers on large-scale initiatives by owning workstreams and contributing to overall program delivery.

Requirements

What you’ll need

3-5+ years of relevant experience in program, project, or delivery management.
Proven experience leading UAT, release readiness, or end-to-end delivery processes.
Demonstrated ability to build and manage integrated program plans.
Strong critical thinking skills and ability to assess execution effectiveness.
Proven problem-solving ability with a focus on speed and outcomes.
Demonstrated learning agility and ability to ramp quickly in new domains.
Strong ability to synthesize complex inputs into clear recommendations.
Experience supporting or leading cross-functional transformation programs.
Experience working within a PMO-governed framework.
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
High attention to detail and ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives.
Airtable required, and Jira nice-to-have.
PMI/PMP or equivalent project management certification preferred.
Top 3 experience "must haves": Experience running UAT (daily stand ups, coordinating Project Management - Agile experience).
Willingness to work hours in variety of time-zone (US Pacific, Barcelona, and Bengaluru India).

Benefits

Comp & perks

We offer healthcare plans, which you may opt into at your own expense.
Sick leave is provided under the state laws applicable to your residence.

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Hard Skills & Tools

program managementproject managementdelivery managementUATrelease readinessintegrated program plansdefect managementrisk managementAgile

Soft Skills

critical thinkingproblem-solvinglearning agilitystakeholder managementcommunicationattention to detailcross-functional collaborationdecision-makingsynthesis of complex inputs

Certifications

PMIPMP