Upside

Senior Program Manager

Upside

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Austin • Texas • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $130,000 - $170,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

SQL

About the role

  • Drive strategic alignment and execution: Partner with R&D and business leaders to identify key challenges, design scalable solutions, and ensure initiatives deliver measurable business value.
  • Lead cross-functional program delivery: Develop and manage program plans, coordinate dependencies, and facilitate forums that drive progress, accountability, and visibility across teams.
  • Measure impact and ensure transparency: Define success metrics, create dashboards, and implement models that promote clarity, predictability, and data-informed decision-making.
  • Champion continuous improvement: Use qualitative insights to identify bottlenecks, optimize delivery systems, and streamline how teams execute.
  • Enable change and operational excellence: Empower teams to adopt new processes and behaviors, driving sustainable change and embedding a culture of accountability and efficiency.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of strategic delivery, transformation, or change management roles and/or 5+ years of program or project management experience with proven results driving large-scale, cross-functional initiatives.
  • Demonstrated ability to translate strategy into actionable plans and measurable outcomes.
  • Strong analytical skills with experience using data and metrics to drive continuous improvement.
  • Exceptional communication, storytelling and influencing skills.
  • Experience building dashboards, frameworks, or operating systems that improve visibility and decision-making.
  • Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, and other project management tools.
  • Basic level of experience with programming (e.g. SQL) or willingness to learn.
Benefits
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage starting on Day 1
  • Equity (ISOs)
  • 401(k) program
  • Family planning programs + paid parental leave
  • Physical fitness and wellness memberships
  • Emotional and mental health support programs
  • Unlimited PTO + 10 paid federal holidays + our annual, week-long Winter Break
  • Flexible work environment
  • Lunch reimbursement for in-office employees
  • Employee Resource Groups
  • Learning and Development stipend
  • Transparent culture
  • Amazing mission!

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
program managementproject managementstrategic deliverychange managementdata analysisdashboard creationSQL
Soft skills
analytical skillscommunication skillsstorytellinginfluencing skillscross-functional collaborationcontinuous improvementaccountabilityoperational excellence