Jellyvision is hiring a Director of Program Management 

Who we are

We at Jellyvision are the proud parents of ALEX®, an interactive employee communications platform that makes tricky decisions—like choosing and using employee benefits—easier and more enjoyable. The success of ALEX has exceeded our wildest work-related dreams, which is why we need a Director of Program Management to help us.  

How you’ll help

As the Director of Program Management, you’ll be responsible for the delivery and overall success (in partnership with our product team) of our product and tool development initiatives. You will work closely with leaders in our product, creative, technology and leadership teams to make sure our work is prioritized based on business need and all teams are as effective as possible in delivering outcomes. To get there, you’ll need to evaluate our current deployment of Agile methodology and processes and work across the organization to create consistency and transform our teams, processes and understanding of how we work best.  

What you’ll do

• Drive the high level roadmap for all our products, tools and their interdependencies   
• Evolve Jellyvision’s Agile methodology and work within the organization to create understanding and commitment to it
• Provide counsel and guidance as Jellyvision evolves our overall organizational structures to make us flatter, faster, and less complex and to help us better empower teams to make great decisions
• Manage and develop the program management and agile facilitation teams
• Manage financial planning and tracking, including product budgets
• Initiate and set deadlines and goals for each product and related team according to the strategic objectives of the organization
• Facilitate talent deployment of all product and tool development teams based on business priorities
• Create systematic and effective communication with leadership, stakeholders and the broader organization
• Setup tools and standards for clear, consistent metric tracking 
• Develop strong relationships with leaders in the creative, product and technology organizations to anticipate risks and roadblocks
• Discover ways to enhance efficiency and productivity 

Experience & skills you’ll need

• 10+ years practical experience in project and program management, including leadership of complex scalable products and projects
• Experience leading an Agile transformation within a company
• Understanding of project management techniques and product development frameworks, when they work best, and how to build complimentary practices for the needs of the organization
• Strong written and oral communication skills and proven ability to build relationships and trust, lead through influence and guide strategy across multiple functions and stakeholders. 
• Excellent leadership and facilitation skills
• Knowledge and experience in the roll-out and use of the various tools to aid program management
• Technical acumen enough to ask great questions and challenge our assumptions
• Experience with data analysis, reporting and budgeting
• Ability to not only manage and develop talent but also establish strong, successful teams
• Desire to find innovative ways to resolve problems

Skills

• Ensures accountability
• Financial acumen
• Strategic mindset 
• Communicates effectively
• Plans and aligns 
• Collaborates 
• Develops talent 

Anything else?

Our credo is a simple one: be helpful. And we think we can be most helpful if our workforce is as diverse in thought, perspective, and culture as the people who use our products. We are looking to add amazing people to our team who will bring diversity across many lines, including race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity, sex, and country of origin.

Thanks for your interest in Jellyvision!