Senior Manager, Program Delivery

Transamerica

Senior Manager leading technology program delivery for Transamerica, ensuring alignment and operational efficiency across complex initiatives. Collaborating closely with teams to drive successful execution and stakeholder communication.

Posted 6/24/2026full-timeCedar Rapids • Colorado, Iowa, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $148,800 - $186,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PMPServiceNow

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide delivery oversight of the technology portfolio, maintaining an accurate, structured view of initiatives, milestones, priorities, and delivery health.
Ensure leaders have a trusted narrative of what is in flight, why it matters, where it is at risk, and what decisions are needed.
Facilitate cross-functional planning and portfolio reviews to ensure realistic timelines, alignment to strategy, delivery readiness, and informed prioritization decisions.
Drive intake and prioritization of new requests in partnership with business and technology stakeholders.
Oversee execution of initiatives across the portfolio, proactively addressing ambiguity, obstacles, and misalignment that threaten delivery outcomes.
Act as a senior delivery leader on key programs within the portfolio, bringing disciplined program management across scope, schedule, milestones, risks, financials, governance, and stakeholder communication.
Partner with the Release Train Engineer and other ART participants to strengthen coordination across agile teams, improve execution visibility, and support effective planning and follow-through across the ART.
Help ensure dependencies, sequencing, risks, and execution issues across agile teams are identified early, made visible, and actively managed to support better delivery predictability.
Identify, track, and actively drive resolution of dependencies across programs, projects, agile teams, vendors, and stakeholders.
Surface and manage portfolio-level risks and issues, escalating early with clear context, business impact, and recommended response options.
Provide accurate, business-relevant portfolio reporting, dashboards, and executive updates that reflect delivery reality and support informed decision-making.
Oversee portfolio financials and resource utilization, including budget performance, forecasting, contractor capacity, and alignment of staffing to portfolio needs.
Lead and support delivery roles including Program Managers, Project Managers, Scrum Masters, and Coordinators, ensuring effective staffing, clarity of expectations, and delivery support.
Drive continuous improvement in delivery operations, governance adherence, and use of tools and processes based on data, outcomes, and stakeholder feedback.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Technology, or a related field.
8+ years of experience in technology program and portfolio delivery management, with a proven track record of leading complex, cross-functional initiatives.
Strong experience overseeing traditional program/project delivery, including program plans, milestone management, governance, risk and issue management, financials, and executive reporting.
Meaningful experience operating in agile / SAFe environments at a portfolio, ART, or multi-team level, with the ability to improve coordination and execution across teams.
Strong organizational and communication skills, with the ability to adapt to diverse stakeholders, manage conflict, and proactively resolve issues.
Demonstrated leadership capabilities including relationship building, negotiation, influence, and facilitation across business and technical teams.
Exceptional stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization, including C-level executives.
Experience delivering initiatives using both waterfall and agile methodologies.
Deep understanding of governance frameworks, intake and prioritization processes, and delivery operations.
Proficiency in financial planning, forecasting, and vendor coordination, including budget tracking and resource onboarding/offboarding.
Preferred Experience serving in, partnering closely with, or leading alongside Release Train Engineer / ART-level agile delivery roles.
Relevant certifications (e.g., PMP, PgMP, SAFe, ITIL).
Experience working within Strategic Planning Office (SPO) or PMO environments.
Familiarity with enterprise tools such as Jira and ServiceNow systems.
Exposure to release management, IT operations, and support performance metrics.
Experience supporting complex portfolios with significant cross-team interdependencies, governance needs, and executive visibility requirements.
Background in managing global delivery portfolios and coordinating across distributed teams.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive Pay
Bonus for Eligible Employees
Benefits Package
Pension Plan
401k Match
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Tuition Reimbursement
Disability Insurance
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Employee Discounts
Career Training & Development Opportunities
Health and Work/Life Balance Benefits
Paid Time Off starting at 160 hours annually for employees in their first year of service.
Ten (10) paid holidays per year (typically mirroring the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) holidays).
Be Well Company holistic wellness program, which includes Wellness Coaching and Reward Dollars
Parental Leave – fifteen (15) days of paid parental leave per calendar year to eligible employees with at least one year of service at the time of birth, placement of an adopted child, or placement of a foster care child.
Adoption Assistance
Employee Assistance Program
Back-Up Care Program
PTO for Volunteer Hours
Employee Matching Gifts Program
Employee Resource Groups
Inclusion and Diversity Programs
Employee Recognition Program
Referral Bonus Programs

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Hard Skills & Tools

program managementportfolio delivery managementmilestone managementrisk managementfinancial planningagile methodologieswaterfall methodologiesgovernance frameworksvendor coordinationresource onboarding

Soft Skills

organizational skillscommunication skillsleadershiprelationship buildingnegotiationinfluencefacilitationstakeholder engagementconflict managementproblem resolution

Certifications

PMPPgMPSAFeITIL