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Job Application for Senior Program Manager, Product at Justworks Back to jobs New Senior Program Manager, Product New York, New York Apply Who We Are At Justworks, you’ll enjoy a welcoming and casual environment, great benefits, wellness program offerings, company retreats, and the ability to interact with and learn from leaders in the startup community. We work hard and care about our most prized asset - our people. We’re helping businesses get off the ground by enabling them to focus on running their business. We solve HR issues. We’re data-driven and never stop iterating. If you’d like to work in a supportive, entrepreneurial environment, are interested in building something meaningful and having fun while doing it, we’d love to hear from you. We're united by shared goals and shared motivations at Justworks. These are best summed up in our company values, which are reflected in our product and in our team. Our Values If this sounds like you, you’ll fit right in. About the team This role reports to the Manager of Program Management under the Technology Strategy & Operations team. Our Program Management function plays a vital role in keeping Justworks’ Technology Division – comprising Product, Design, Engineering, and Data – focused and connected. We connect dots and break silos across teams by maintaining an effective operating cadence, managing strategic initiatives, and leading special projects that help translate strategy into execution. Who You Are You’re excited by the idea of leading initiatives across the organization and driving impact. Everything you deliver is backed by a solid strategy. You maintain confidence throughout all your projects and are committed to getting things done. As a Senior Program Manager within the Technology team, you will work closely with Product, Design, Engineering, Data, and Operations to accelerate the delivery of high-impact initiatives that are critical to driving our strategy and alignment with company goals. You will drive product initiatives forward that have multiple stakeholders, competing deadlines, and many moving parts. In this role, you’ll act as a bridge between functions and teams, developing frameworks that streamline program execution, optimize resource allocation, and drive accountability across initiatives across multiple product domains. Your Success Profile What You Will Work On Define and own program vision, scope, strategy, and execution across multiple high-priority programs and initiatives. Lead cross-functional collaboration across Technology, Operations, Design, Product Marketing, and GTM teams to drive progress. Translate complex business problems into clear roadmaps, project timelines, and outcome-driven plans. Own strategy, selection, onboarding, and ongoing management of external vendors and third-party partners to support program delivery and business goals. Partner with Procurement, Legal, and Finance teams to ensure smooth vendor contracting, compliance, and performance tracking. Drive vendor implementation plans, track vendor KPIs, and adjust strategy as needed to ensure alignment with business objectives. Facilitate operational rhythms: program reviews, executive readouts, retrospectives, and milestone tracking. Develop and maintain program artifacts including calendars, scorecards, documentation, and risk mitigation plans. Drive team alignment on priorities, facilitate trade-off decisions, and escalate critical risks and issues appropriately. Build frameworks that streamline collaboration, communication, and decision-making across departments. Inform strategic direction through data collection, reporting, and business insights. Coach teams and individuals on program management best practices and frameworks. Maintain a proactive, resourceful, and adaptable mindset in dynamic environments. Perform other related duties as assigned. How You Will Do Your Work As a Senior Program Manager, how results are achieved is paramount for your success and ultimately result in our success as an organization. In this role, your foundational knowledge, skills, abilities and personal attributes are anchored in the following competencies: Customer focus - builds strong customer relationships and delivers customer-centric solutions. Teamwork and communication - putting our collective best together through documentation, collaboration, relationship-building, listening, empathy, recruiting, and evangelism.Nimble learning - actively learning through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder. Results-driven - consistently achieves results, even under difficult circumstances.Strategic mindset - anticipates future trends and implications accurately; articulates credible pictures and visions of possibilities that will create sustainable value. Detail-oriented - exercises extreme attention to detail; is thorough, accurate, organized, and productive and seeks to understand both the cause and effect of a situation.Ethical practice - the ability to integrate core values, integrity, and accountability throughout all organizational and business practices. Clear communication - the ability to articulate thoughts and express ideas effectively using oral, written, visual, and non-verbal communication skills, as well as listening skills to gain understanding. Analytical - uses a logical reasoning process to break down and work through a situation or problem to arrive at an outcome. Good judgment - the exercise of critical thinking, analyzing and assessing problems and implications, identifying patterns, making connections of underlying issues, understanding risks and developing mitigation strategies, and taking ownership of the outcome. In addition, all Justworkers focus on aligning their behaviors to our core values known as COGIS. It stands for: Camaraderie - Day to day you can be seen working together toward a higher purpose. You like to have fun. You’re an active listener, treat people respectfully, and have a strong desire to know and help others. Openness - Your default is to be open. You're willing to share information, understand other perspectives, and consider new possibilities. You’re curious, ask open questions, and are receptive to thoughts and feedback from others. Grit - You demonstrate grit by having the courage to commit and persevere. You’re committed, earnest, and dive in to get the job done well with a positive attitude. Integrity - Simply put, do what you say and say what you'll do. You’re honest and forthright, have a strong moral compass, and strive to match your words with your actions while leading by example. Simplicity - Be like Einstein: “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.” Qualifications Minimum of 5+ years of strategy, operations, consulting, or program management experience in a cross-functional environment (working across teams like Product, Design, Engineering, Strategy, and GTM) Strong business acumen, including an understanding of tech/SaaS companies Ability to learn about Justworks’ product, organizational structure, and other domains quickly Strong analytical ability paired with excellent written and oral communication skills Demonstrated ability to lead and self-direct cross-functional projects, juggling competing priorities, stakeholders, and tasks as needed Possess strong leadership and management skills Creative problem-solver with a passion for making complex things simple(r) Proficient with SQL (Tableau is a plus) The base wage range for this position based in our New York City Office is targeted at $142,500 to $181,500 per year. Actual compensation is based on multiple factors that are unique to each candidate, including and not limited to skill set, level of relevant experience, and specific work location. Salary ranges for positions based in other locations may differ based on the cost of labor in that location. For more information about Justworks’ Total Reward Philosophy, including all of the perks and benefits we are proud to offer our team members, please visit Total Rewards @ Justworks . Diversity At Justworks Justworks is committed to maintaining a workplace where diversity of identity, culture, and life experience is the norm and is celebrated authentically and respected consistently. Diversity in our work, our people, and our product drives creativity and innovation, entrepreneurial leadership and integrity, competitiveness, and collaboration throughout our business and in the market. We depend on our differences to make our team stronger, our workplace more dynamic, and our product accessible to all of our customers. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer open to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or familial status, disability, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status. Justworks is fully dedicated to providing necessary support to candidates with disabilities who may require reasonable accommodations. We also provide reasonable accommodations to employees based on their sincerely held religious beliefs, as well as for other covered reasons consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws. If you're in need of a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at . Your comfort and success matter to us, and we're here to ensure an inclusive experience. 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