Senior Program Manager

San Jose, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

MW Partners is currently seeking a Senior Program Manager to work for our client who is a global leader in multimedia and creativity software products.

Responsibilities and duties:

Change Management & Enablement

Lead change strategy and execution for priority initiatives including readiness adoption reinforcement and measurement.
Build and scale a simple repeatable change framework leaders can use consistently.
Strengthen executive sponsorship: align leaders on narrative behaviors and communication cadence.
Create practical enablement (toolkits talking points FAQs manager guides) that makes change easier to lead locally.
Identify risks and resistance early; design mitigations feedback loops and reinforcement plans.

Communications

Develop clear compelling messaging that connects strategy to day-to-day work.
Own communication planning for program rollouts.
Draft and orchestrate executive communications (updates all-hands content and more).
Translate complexity into what this means for me guidance for employees and people managers.

Employee Engagement & Culture Programs

Design and run engagement rhythms that improve morale and connection (recognition moments celebrations community rituals).

Create lightweight programs that help the team feel recognized (e.g. team shout-outs wins of the week milestones/birthdays team traditions).
Launch and sustain grassroots community initiatives (e.g. interest groups like a Thursday run club) that build belonging.
Partner with managers to strengthen team health psychological safety and connection during periods of change.

Listening & Insights

Maintain an ongoing pulse of the org: gather sentiment via surveys listening sessions office hours and other feedback channels.
Analyze engagement and adoption signals: translate insights into recommendations and action plans.
Share concise actionable readouts to leaders and stakeholders to inform decisions and improve follow-through.

What Success Looks Like

Leaders consistently and visibly sponsor change and teams trust the message.
The team understands what s changing why it matters and what s expected of them.
High adoption and follow-through on key initiatives with reduced confusion and change fatigue.
Engagement improves: people feel recognized energized connected and informed.
A consistent change approach is adopted across teams with reusable assets and strong manager enablement.

Key Partners

Executive leaders and chiefs of staff / business operations
People managers across the org
Internal communications / employee experience / HRBPs
Program and product leaders driving strategic initiatives

Requirements:

8 12 years in change management internal communications employee engagement or related roles (or equivalent experience)
Proven track record leading complex change programs with measurable adoption outcomes.
Strong executive communications skills (clear writer strong narrative builder).
Experience designing engagement rituals/programs that strengthen morale and connection.
Comfort operating in ambiguity influencing without authority and managing multiple workstreams.
Roll-up-your-sleeves operator who can build assets and run programs end-to-end.

Nice to Have:

Program Management certification.
Prosci/ACMP or similar change management training/certification.
Experience in fast-paced start-up like matrixed environments with frequent org evolution.
Experience with engagement measurement tools (pulse surveys adoption metrics comms analytics).

For a confidential discussion or to find out more contact Ashutosh Nayak on or apply now.

MW Partners is currently seeking a Senior Program Manager to work for our client who is a global leader in multimedia and creativity software products. Responsibilities and duties: Change Management & Enablement Lead change strategy and execution for priority initiatives including readiness adoptio...