Principal Program Manager
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$ 156007 - 291500
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Job Description:
Summary:
As a Principal Program Manager you will serve as a strategic leader within the PMO driving the successful of the most complex highimpact programs across the organization. You will work crossfunctionally with engineering product management design and senior leadership to ensure alignment manage risks and drive businesscritical initiatives from concept to delivery.
This role requires a deep technical background a strategic mindset and the ability to influence and drive alignment across multiple teams and business units. Reporting to the Head of the PMO you will be responsible for defining and evolving best practices in program scaling Agile methodologies and mentoring other program managers within the organization.
Responsibilities:
- Lead enterprisewide crossfunctional initiatives that have a direct impact on business strategy and longterm success.
- Define and implement program management best practices frameworks and tools to enhance efficiency.
- Drive strategic alignment between business objectives technology roadmaps and operational .
- Provide executivelevel visibility into program health risks and dependencies ensuring proactive issue resolution.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership influencing decisionmaking with datadriven insights and strategic recommendations.
- Establish governance models and operating mechanisms to ensure seamless collaboration across teams.
- Mentor and coach other program managers fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.
- Champion innovation and drive initiatives that enhance agility scalability and operational efficiency across the organization.
Minimum Requirements (Knowledge Skills Abilities):
- Expertise in Agile Scrum Kanban and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodologies.
- Strong understanding of modern software development including cloud computing SaaS solutions and DevOps practices.
- Exceptional leadership and influencing skills with a proven ability to drive alignment among senior stakeholders.
- Strong strategic thinking and problemsolving capabilities with the ability to synthesize complex information and make highimpact decisions.
- Excellent executive communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Demonstrated ability to lead largescale enterprisewide initiatives with competing priorities and tight timelines.
- Proven ability to implement and scale program management processes tools and best practices.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in a technologyrelated field; advanced degree strongly preferred.
- 15 years of experience in program management with a strong focus on software product development and largescale enterprise initiatives.
- Experience leading highly complex crossfunctional teams in a global matrixed environment.
- Proven track record of driving strategic programs that deliver measurable business value.
- Strong understanding of portfolio management product lifecycle management and business operations.
- Experience working closely with Clevel executives and senior leadership.
- PMP SAFe or PgMP certification is a plus.
Preferred Experience:
- Experience driving AI/MLdriven product strategies or leading cloud transformation programs.
- Familiarity with enterprise tools such as JIRA Confluence and project portfolio management software.
- Background in software engineering or a deeply technical field.
Rakuten International oversees 7 businesses with over 4000 employees globally. The brand is recognized for its leadership and innovation in ecommerce digital content advertising entertainment and communications bringing the joy of discovery and access to more than 1 billion members across the world. Our teams deliver on the companys mission to delight merchants and customers through innovation optimism and teamwork.
Rakuten Rewards is a leading ecommerce company that enhances the way people shop by offering Cash Back deals and rewards from more than 3500 merchants. Founded in 1999 Rakuten has grown to become the goto shopping destination for consumers having paid out nearly $2 billion in Cash Back to its 15 million members. The company also operates ShopStyle a leading fashion discovery destination and Cartera Commerce a top rewards platform for airlines and banks. For more information visit www.rakuten.
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At the time of posting Rakuten expects the base compensation for this role to be within the range shown below. Individual compensation will vary based on jobrelated factors including the skills qualifications and experience of the successful candidate as well as business need and geographic location. The successful applicant for this role will be eligible for discretionary bonus health vision dental insurance 401k matching PTO Volunteer Time Off (VTO) and other employee benefits as the company implements.
USD $156007.50 $291500.00 annuallyRequired Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
