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Cox Communications · 1 month ago

Senior Lead or Lead Program Manager Strategic Initiatives (RapidScale)

Raleigh, NC

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$99K/yr - $165K/yr

10+ years exp

Cox Communications is a leader in providing secure, reliable managed and advisory services across cloud solutions. They are seeking a Senior Lead Program Manager to oversee complex, cross-functional programs that drive strategic initiatives and business transformations, while engaging with executive leadership and managing enterprise governance frameworks.

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Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end strategic and transformational programs from initiation through closure, ensuring alignment with corporate strategy and delivery of targeted business outcomes

Oversee enterprise platform decommissions and implementations

Serve as a program interface to the Executive Leadership Team; prepare and deliver concise, high-quality updates, decision materials, and risk/mitigation briefings for CEOs, CFOs, COOs, and Board committees

Drive post-merger integration workstreams, including synergy tracking, cultural integration, Day-1/Day-100 planning, organizational design, and systems/process harmonization

Partner with corporate development, finance, legal, HR, and business unit leaders during due diligence and integration planning phases of M&A transactions

Design, implement, and continuously improve enterprise-level program/portfolio governance models (stage-gate processes, steering committees, risk frameworks, benefits realization tracking, etc.)

Facilitate executive workshops, offsites, and decision-making forums using structured problem-solving and change management techniques

Identify, track, and realize strategic benefits (financial, operational, customer, and employee impact) and own benefits realization reporting to executives

Coach and mentor junior program/project managers; raise the overall bar for program management maturity across the organization

Proactively manage risks, dependencies, and issues across a complex stakeholder landscape that includes external partners, acquired entities, and regulators when applicable

Lead visual storytelling and strategic communications, translating complex initiatives into clear and actionable insight

Serve as a trusted advisor to our leadership team, providing insights, recommendations, and visibility into execution

Qualification

Program managementPortfolio managementM&A experienceGovernance designAgile methodologiesWaterfall methodologiesHybrid delivery modelsBenefits realizationExecutive presencePolitical acumenChange managementCoachingVisual storytellingStrategic communicationsMentoring

Required

Bachelor's degree in a related discipline and 8 years' experience in a related field. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master's degree and 6 years' experience; or 12 years' experience in a related field with no degree

Bachelor's degree in a related discipline and 10 years' experience in a related field. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master's degree and 8 years' experience; or 14 years' experience in a related field with no degree

10+ years of program and/or portfolio management experience managing large-scale strategic or transformational programs

Demonstrated ability to operate at the executive level: preparing Board/ELT materials, facilitating C-suite discussions, and influencing without direct authority

Deep expertise in program/portfolio management and governance design, benefits realization, and enterprise PMO design and operations

Mastery of multiple delivery methodologies including Agile, waterfall, and hybrid models