DDN

Senior Program Manager

DDN

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Lead cross-functional programs across product management, engineering, and supporting teams
  • Drive end-to-end customer POC program management within the ensuring alignment with product management, engineering, support, and account teams
  • Build and manage integrated schedules, working backwards from product launch and delivery targets
  • Drive accountability across teams, ensuring commitments, dependencies, and deliverables are met
  • Identify risks, technical dependencies, and resource constraints early and drive mitigation plans
  • Ensure alignment on priorities, scope, and tradeoffs across product and engineering leadership
  • Provide clear, concise program status through dashboards and executive-level summaries
  • Continuously improve program management processes, tooling, and operational rigor

Requirements

  • 12+ years of experience in program management, technical program management, or equivalent leadership roles
  • Proven experience partnering with product management and engineering teams on complex product development initiatives
  • Strong understanding of software engineering practices, development lifecycles, and system delivery
  • Demonstrated ability to manage large, cross-functional programs with multiple workstreams and dependencies
  • Expertise in schedule management, risk management, and driving execution discipline
  • Experience with program and project tracking tools such as Jira and similar platforms
  • Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to influence and align senior technical and business stakeholders
  • Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment with shifting priorities
Benefits
  • Engineering excellence is at the heart of everything we do
  • Opportunity to work across various areas of the company
  • Flat organizational structure encouraging hands-on involvement and direct contributions
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
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