Position Overview:

Are you an aspiring Program Manager looking for an opportunity to work in an innovative and fun environment? Then consider joining our Program Management team here at Skillsoft in Nashua.

Our industry leading SaaS learning platforms let our 6000+ customers improve organizational performance by improving the performance of people.

Reporting to the Director of Program Management, the Principal Program Manager will be responsible for delivering on Product Roadmap initiatives and programs in a fast-paced, Agile culture.

The successful candidate in this highly visible role will lead programs and projects; coordinating activities and managing interdependencies between Engineering, Product Management, Cloud Operations, Content Development, Marketing, Services, Support and more.

Position Responsibilities:

• Lead programs and projects delivering SaaS product offerings involving multiple Agile software development Scrum teams.
• Lead cross-functional team efforts to enable the sales, service and support of software and content products.
• Remove team impediments; manage risks and issues.
• Deliver metric-driven status reports to leadership.
• Champion continuous improvement, leading initiatives delivering efficiencies, particularly within Engineering.
• Evangelize Agile values and principles; coaching teams on Agile culture and techniques.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Experience delivering programs on schedule and with the expected business value.
• Experience leading programs and projects using Agile (Scrum) software development, with multiple geographically dispersed engineering teams.
• Experience with methodologies of scaling Agile, such as Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®) or Scrum at Scale™.
• Ability to influence and manage cross-functional teams in a matrixed environment.
• Experience assembling and managing cross-functional schedules and risk plans.
• Possess excellent communication skills (verbal and written), with the ability to communicate at all levels including technical engineers and management.
• Ability to focus on detail but understand how the work fits into the larger program.
• Possess very strong initiative, with proven ability to execute with minimal direction.
• 8+ years experience with Program Management

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience in commercial software organization whose primary revenue streams are derived from software product development and sales.
• Experience with Lean or Six Sigma process improvement techniques.
• Experience with JIRA administration. JIRA Portfolio is a plus.

Education and Certifications:

• Prefer a Bachelors of Science degree
• Certifications preferred; PgMP®, PMI-ACP®, CSM, PMP®