CXE - Learning Operations Program Manager

At SailPoint the Customer Experience & Enablement team is on a mission to grow identity security skills to meet the increasing demand for talent in the Identity Security industry. Reporting to the Senior Manager Training & Certification Development you will be a key leader in scaling our training programs through operational excellence and strategic vendor management. You will own the program management of our training content maintenance workflows ensuring ongoing quality efficiency and impact. You will manage the relationship and workload of our training development vendor(s) collaborate closely with your colleagues across the business and implement innovative operational approaches to enhance effectiveness. Your leadership will be key in driving seamless execution and continuous improvement for our global training programs.

Key Responsibilities:

· Oversee the end-to-end program management of training maintenance operations working closely with the Sr. Program Manager Training & Certification Development to ensure seamless execution of learning product maintenance by aligning cross-functional teams (Vendor team internal SMEs LMS admins and GTM) around priorities resources and timelines.

· Establish and enforce operational quality standards for all vendor-executed training projects including branding guidelines templates and development best practices incorporating industry benchmarks and customer insights.

· Working collaboratively with the Learning Operations Program Manager and aligned with the processes of the rest of the Training & Certification Development team drive adoption of internal team-vendor workflows for training development and review enabling quality assurance actionable feedback and timely hand-offs.

· Manage training operations vendor relationships and budgets ensuring appropriate vendor selection seamless vendor onboarding cost-effective resource allocation reviewing invoices for accuracy and maintaining compliance with project deliverables and SOWs.

· Track and report on training operations success metrics via quarterly business reviews and use data-driven insights to inform strategic decisions and identify ways to enhance operational efficiency and training effectiveness.

· Serve as a subject matter expert in scalable training operations and vendor management best practices collaborating across curriculum development vendor and Operations teams to drive innovation and impact.

Required Experience and Qualifications:

· 5+ years of experience in program management vendor management or training operations preferably in a corporate or SaaS environment.

· Demonstrated experience managing a portfolio of multiple external vendors simultaneously including budget oversight SOW compliance and SLA enforcement.

· Proven ability to collaborate with a team to build scale and optimize development processes that align with business objectives and drive efficiency.

· Results-oriented leader with experience establishing success metrics and using data to drive operational and process improvements.

· Strong decision-making and problem-solving skills with the ability to assess business priorities balance competing demands (i.e. budget resources timelines stakeholder needs) and align operations with strategic goals.

· Excellent communication skills with a strong track record for working collaboratively across global teams managing stakeholder needs effectively and influencing without direct authority.

· A strong aptitude for process optimization and building scalable operational workflows from the ground up.

· Proficient in using project management and data reporting tools (e.g. Asana Smartsheet MS Excel) and familiar with learning development authoring tools (e.g. Articulate 360).

Preferred Qualifications:

· Experience in a role that involved managing the outsourcing of digital content development for a SaaS or technology company.

· Familiarity with curriculum development technologies and tools (i.e. LMS platforms eLearning development tools other content creation tools) learning analytics and training impact measurement.

· Experience in contributing to the evaluation onboarding and offboarding of third-party vendors.

What Success Looks Like:

In the First 3 Months:

• Establish a Data-Driven Baseline: Define track and present KPIs for training maintenance operations (e.g. update time cost quality) through a new performance dashboard.
• Optimize Core Workflows: Map the current vendor workflow pinpoint key bottlenecks and execute process improvements to decrease the content review cycle time by 15%.

In the First 6 Months:

• Implement a Quality Standard: Create and implement a formal Quality Assurance (QA) framework ensuring a 95% adherence rate across all training materials produced by vendors.
• Refine Financial Oversight: Put in place a detailed system for tracking vendor budgets to guarantee 100% accuracy in invoices and maintain all projects within 5% of their allocated SOW budget.

In the First 12 Months:

• Scale Operational Efficiency: Spearhead a strategic initiative to successfully cut the average time-to-market for updated training content by 25% from the original baseline.

Benefits and Compensation listed vary based on the location of your employment and the nature of your employment with SailPoint.

As a part of the total compensation package this role may be eligible for the SailPoint Corporate Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission along with potential eligibility for equity participation. SailPoint maintains broad salary ranges for its roles to account for variations in knowledge skills experience market conditions and locations as well as reflect SailPoint’s differing products industries and lines of business. Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity. We estimate the base salary for US-based employees will be in this range from (min-mid-max USD):

Base salaries for employees based in other locations are competitive for the employee’s home location.

Benefits Overview

1. Health and wellness coverage: Medical dental and vision insurance

2. Disability coverage: Short-term and long-term disability

3. Life protection: Life insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)

4. Additional life coverage options: Supplemental life insurance for employees spouses and children

5. Flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care; limited purpose flexible spending account

6. Financial security: 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company matching

7. Time off benefits: Flexible vacation policy

8. Holidays: 8 paid holidays annually

9. Sick leave

10. Parental support: Paid parental leave

11. Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Care Counselors

12. Voluntary benefits: Legal Assistance Critical Illness Accident Hospital Indemnity and Pet Insurance options

13. Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution

SailPoint is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome all qualified candidates to apply to join our team.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability protected veteran status or any other category protected by applicable law.  

Alternative methods of applying for employment are available to individuals unable to submit an application through this site because of a disability. Contact [email protected] or mail to 11120 Four Points Dr Suite 100 Austin TX 78726 to discuss reasonable accommodations.  NOTE: Any unsolicited resumes sent by candidates or agencies to this email will not be considered for current openings at SailPoint.

What We Do

At SailPoint we believe enterprise security must start with identity at the foundation. Today’s enterprise runs on a diverse workforce of not just human but also digital identities—and securing them all is critical. Through the lens of identity SailPoint empowers organizations to seamlessly manage and secure access to applications and data at speed and scale. Our unified intelligent and extensible platform delivers identity-first security helping enterprises defend against dynamic threats while driving productivity and transformation. Trusted by many of the world’s most complex organizations SailPoint secures the modern enterprise.

Why Work With Us

Together we’re redefining identity’s place in the security ecosystem. We love taking on new challenges that seem daunting to others. We hold ourselves to the highest standards and deliver upon our promises to our customers. We bring out the best in each other and we’re having a lot of fun doing it.

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