Strategic Program Manager

Acquia is the open-source digital experience company. Acquia empowers the world’s most ambitious brands to create digital customer experiences that matter. With open source Drupal at its core, the Acquia Digital Experience Platform (DXP) enables marketers, developers, and IT operations teams at thousands of global organizations to rapidly compose and deploy digital products and services that engage customers, enhance conversions, and help businesses stand out. We provide the world's most ambitious brands with technology that allows them to embrace innovation and create customer moments that matter. At Acquia, we believe in the power of community and collaboration - giving our customers the freedom to build tomorrow on their terms.

Headquartered in the U.S., Acquia has been named a top software company by The Software Report, rated a leader by the analyst community, and a top place to work by the Boston Globe and the Boston Business Journal. We are Acquia. We are building for the future and we want you to be a part of it!

Strategic Program Management Office (SPMO) plays a vital role in our continuous improvement journey by driving cross-organization strategic initiatives and projects. We are looking for a dynamic Program Manager to join this team to manage high-impact cross-organizational strategic programs/projects and you will be reporting to Senior Director, Strategic PMO.

• Manage full program/project life cycle with disciplined approach.
• Identify key stakeholders, listen to their needs, and consult with critical stakeholders to gain trust and acceptance.
• Drive the program/project team to develop a clear charter, schedule, plans and ensure completion is on time, on budget, and at required quality level.
• Responsible for risk, issue, and change control logs.
• Ensure all  program/project documentation is updated and maintained to include kick off documents, plans, risk and issue logs, change control documents, lessons learned and any other relevant information for the  program/project.
• Identify dependencies with other programs/projects and manage those carefully.
• Communicate effectively with all stakeholders across all the stages of the  program/project life cycle.
• Manage program/project status reports.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Management or equivalent
• Minimum 2 years of experience in the IT/Software industry, including experience successfully managing complex, large-scale projects
• Excellent written and verbal skills; demonstrated negotiation/influence skills, analytical skills, and leadership qualities
• Highly organized and proactive.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate at all levels
• Ability to work in a team and independently
• Great Interpersonal relations
• Go beyond their day-to-day work to improve outcomes, processes, or measurements. 
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate and lead cross-functional teams
• Respond positively to opportunities to be involved in brainstorming and iterative work. Handle times of change in a way that drives innovation and iteration.
• Outstanding grasp of Information Technology and Cloud concepts
• Maintain a positive and constructive outlook, focus on driving results, finding solutions / breakthroughs to solve problems and challenges. Have a positive influence on peers.

Acquia is proud to provide best-in-class benefits offerings to our employees and their families in maintaining both a healthy body and a healthy mind. Core Benefits include: competitive healthcare coverage, wellness programs, take it when you need it time off, parental leave, recognition programs, and much more!

Acquia is an equal opportunity (EEO) employer. We hire without regard to age, color, disability, gender (including gender identity), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.

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