Senior Program Manager

Do you ever wonder what happens inside the cloud?
Headquartered in New York but based around the world, DigitalOcean is a dynamic, high-growth technology company that serves a robust and passionate community of developers around the world. Our mission is to simplify cloud computing for every developer. We are working on solving some of the most challenging and interesting technology projects around, on a scale unmatched by most.
As the Program Manager on the Strategy team, you will drive program delivery for a varied set of programs that will be instrumental in scaling the business. Initially, you will partner closely with the Information Technology and Security teams to deliver DigitalOcean's next-gen Atlassian Modernization Program. This individual will be an experienced and exceptional cross-functional leader who loves driving change within an organization and thrives in a fast-paced environment.
In this role, you will establish effective ways of working between the various teams that contribute to our objectives and amplify the efficiency of complex, cross-disciplinary programs. You will take ownership of the programs you are driving, focusing on collaboration to achieve outcomes. You will be a proactive collaborator at all times while driving consensus where needed and influencing decisions when teams are stuck.
Join our Business Operations team and help to amplify simplicity and quality across DigitalOcean.
What You'll Be Doing:

• Drive project management for major IT and other business programs including planning, prioritizing, executing, and measuring project success
• Effectively communicate to ensure program requirements, timelines, purposes, objectives and expectations are understood and supported by internal and external teams
• Aid in resolving conflicts, demands, and priorities on assigned programs
• Proactively manage changes in project scope. Work unplanned program issues to a best solution, including development of plans forward, escalation, and increased resources. Recognize risk and form mitigation plans as required
• Communicate program status to senior leadership, including C-Suite, with easy-to-read progress reports, requirements documentation, and related presentations; including explaining technical topics to a non-technical audience
• Evangelize project management best practices across partner teams

What You'll Add to DigitalOcean:

• Proven track record for delivering cross-functional programs in a business setting on time and within budget in a fast-paced environment including assembly of project plans, leading the resolution of blocking issues, and with proper change management
• Experience delivering major systems transformation programs including some of the following: Atlassian / Jira, HRIS, CRM, Billing Systems strongly preferred
• Experience working in both agile and waterfall-based environments and with the Atlassian suite (Jira and Confluence).
• PMP, Scrum Certification or Scaled Agile Framework experience preferred.
• Project management tooling and delivering curated reports to different stakeholder levels across the business.
• Develop ways-of-working and drive decision making across multiple teams and locations; clear, consistent and concise communications are table stakes
• Ensure we are delivering sustainably and continuously improving
• The ability to distill ambiguous/complex initiatives into structured frameworks and concrete action plans
• Business-minded and passionate about the potential of leading multiple stakeholders toward achieving a common goal and using your expertise in managing projects to transform our business
• Implement and manage through any significant changes to ensure project goals are achieved
• A meticulously process and detail oriented mindset, yet able to lift out and prioritize with a focus on outcomes
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, ability to be personable yet persistent with authentic interpersonal interactions
• Ability to influence and work through others where direct reporting relationships do not exist
• Orientation to look for areas of agreement and a down to earth approach through conflict management with an ability to hear unvoiced concerns
• You are truly a "do-er", willing to get hands-on solving any problems needed to help the program move forward

Why You'll Like Working for DigitalOcean :

• We reward our employees . The salary range for this position is based on relevant years of experience and skills. Employees may qualify for a bonus in addition to base salary; bonus amounts are determined based on company and individual performance. We also provide equity compensation to eligible employees including grants of equity upon hire and the option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program.
• We value development. You will work with some of the smartest and most interesting people in the industry. We are a high-performance organization that is always challenging our teams and employees to continuously grow. We maintain a growth mindset in everything we do and invest deeply in employee development through formalized mentorship and other internal programs. We provide all employees with reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education.
• We care about your well-being. In addition to cash and equity compensation, we also offer employees a competitive array of benefits. In the United States, these include health insurance, unlimited vacation, retirement benefits, a generous parental leave program, and additional resources to support employees' overall well-being. While the philosophy around our benefits is the same worldwide, specific benefits may vary in other countries due to local regulations and preferences.
• We value diversity and inclusivity. We are an equal opportunity employer and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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