Manheim Dallas-Fort Worth · 1 day ago
Senior Lead or Lead Program Manager – Strategic Initiatives (RapidScale)
Raleigh, NC
Part-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$102K/yr - $169K/yr
10+ years expManheim Dallas-Fort Worth is seeking a Senior Lead or Lead Program Manager to oversee strategic initiatives at RapidScale. This role involves managing complex, cross-functional programs, facilitating executive workshops, and driving post-merger integration efforts while ensuring alignment with corporate strategy and business outcomes.
Automotive
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
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
Preferred
Certifications: PgMP, PfMP, Prosci/ADKAR, SAFe (SPC or RTE), or equivalent
Prior management consulting experience (MBB or Tier-2 firms) with focus on M&A, transformation, or operating model design
Experience in private equity-backed or publicly traded companies undergoing rapid growth via M&A
Benefits
The flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company’s needs, and its obligations
Seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year
Up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members
Bereavement leave
Time off to vote
Jury duty leave
Volunteer time off
Military leave
Parental leave
Company
Manheim Dallas-Fort Worth
Manheim continues to set the industry standard for buying and selling used vehicles today.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase