Program Manager, PDLC

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Utah.

📋 Description

• Function as an embedded PDLC practitioner, demonstrating the framework and assisting cross-functional partners in understanding its purpose and application.

• Mentor engineering and product management team members on PDLC practices by meeting them at their current level rather than adhering strictly to the playbook.

• Establish trust through reliability, commitment, and authentic collaboration, rather than relying on process authority.

• Clearly and frequently convey the benefits of the PDLC to engineering: reduced context-switching, clearer scope handoffs, fewer rebuilds, and improved predictability.

• Collaborate with the VP of PgM to create, document, and enhance processes, templates, stage gate criteria, and governance standards.

• Create and sustain playbooks and documentation that render the PDLC accessible to Product Management and Engineering.

• Transform practical experience into enhancements for the framework.

• Oversee the entire lifecycle of assigned programs from Discovery to Grow, including scope, timelines, milestones, dependencies, and deliverables at every phase.

• Develop program plans that provide Product Management, Engineering, Design, QA, and Go-to-Market with a unified view of ongoing activities, upcoming tasks, and ownership.

• Anticipate risks and blockers; present well-considered options to the VP before issues escalate.

• Facilitate kick-offs, stage gate reviews, cross-functional synchronizations, and retrospectives to ensure clear outcomes and documented next steps consistently.

• Act as the primary coordination point between Product Management, Engineering, Design, QA, and Go-to-Market for programs within your portfolio.

• Identify and resolve cross-team misalignments and dependency issues before they hinder delivery.

• Maintain precise and current program documentation throughout the entire lifecycle.

• Treat documentation as a fundamental aspect of program quality to ensure programs are reproducible, learnable, and increasingly agent-ready.

⛳️ Requirements

• 5-8 years of program management experience in software at the program level across multiple teams.

• Experience with cross-functional programs throughout various phases of a product or software development lifecycle.

• Directly embedded within engineering and/or product management teams, rather than being part of a centralized PMO.

• Involved in or led a process or operating model change.

• Proficiency with Atlassian (Jira/Confluence), Notion, and/or Adobe Workfront.

• Preferred experience in B2B SaaS or enterprise software.

• **Preferred Experience**

• Familiarity with dual-track agile, Shape Up, OKR-based planning, or similar lean frameworks.

• Knowledge of product management discovery concepts: opportunity mapping, user story mapping, and hypothesis-driven development.

• Experience supporting both product management and engineering within the same organization.

• Background in a high-growth or PE-backed software environment.

• **Skills and Attributes**

• Fosters alignment through credibility and collaboration, not positional authority.

• Understands the rationale behind process steps and can explain them clearly to skeptical teams.

• Breaks down complex initiatives into understandable phases without unnecessary complexity.

• Exhibits genuine curiosity about AI and is already utilizing it.

• Views friction as a source of information, not as a failure.

• Prioritizes outcomes over personal recognition.

• **Education**

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience is required.

• PMP, CSM, PMI-ACP, or equivalent certification is a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible work environment.

• Discretionary Vacation Bonus.

• Flexible paid time off.

• Paid parental leave.

• Competitive compensation.

• A comprehensive suite of traditional benefits.

• Training and advancement opportunities.

• 401k with company match and immediate vesting.

• Financial wellness education.

• Mental wellness support.

• Company-contributed HSA.

• Onsite amenities include a gym, pickleball, snacks & drinks, arcade, theater room, and more.