Program Manager IV

BCForward is currently seeking an onsite motivated Program Manager IV at California, Washington.

Position Title: Program Manager IV

Location: Washington, California

Anticipated Start Date: ASAP

Please note this is the target date and is subject to change. BCForward will send official notice ahead of a confirmed start date.

Expected Duration: 12 Months

Job Type: [>%3D40 weeks] [Contract] [Onsite].

Pay Range: $80 - $90/hr. on W2.

Please note that actual compensation may vary within this range due to factors such as location, experience, and job responsibilities, and does not encompass additional non-standard compensation (e.g., benefits, paid time off, per diem, etc.).

Job Title: Program Manager IV

Duration: 12 Months

Location: Washington & California (Onsite)

Job Description:

• Reality Labs brings together world-class experts to develop and ship groundbreaking products at the intersection of hardware, software, and platform.
• The RL organization includes Client Quest and Ray Ban Client, work products, augmented and virtual reality software and content, and research and development labs.
• We plan to release multiple products and technologies over the next few years that will define new categories and advance Client's mission of bringing the world closer together.
• We are looking for a seasoned Program Manager who can work with our Software Experiences Product Marketing Team to market and support cutting edge products throughout their life cycle - specifically through the Go-To-Market (GTM) and In-Market process.
• The ideal candidate has experience in managing highly complex programs, with multiple stakeholder organizations, and significant scale. In particular, the ideal candidate has experience with managing programs in marketing, sales, or partnerships and demonstrated understanding of some or all of these functions.
• They are an organized self-starter who proactively identifies and solves problems. This individual thrives in and enjoys a fast-paced, cross-functional, and action-oriented environment.
• A successful candidate will demonstrate a deep understanding of the Software Go-to-market process across multiple functions (including Marketing, Sales, Partnerships, Product) in the consumer electronics industry. They will exhibit strong organizational, analytical and management skills, with the ability to balance multiple projects successfully and efficiently.

Responsibilities:

• Manage programs across GTM functions (marketing, product, comms, etc.) for software features, ensuring strategy is implemented across the entire customer journey (e.g. launch and beyond).
• Define and improve overall GTM/In-Market processes, including planning, gating and feature rollout. Make tradeoffs where needed to achieve results.
• Work with broad cross-functional internal teams to ensure tracking of dependent stakeholder readiness plans including, reporting key milestones status, risks and contingency planning and issue escalation as necessary.
• Anticipate bottlenecks, balance business objectives and needs versus technical and operational constraints and adjudicate between internal stakeholder groups to resolve blocking issues.
• Build organizational maturity by setting best practices, knowledge sharing and continuous learning across RL.
• Manage GTM and In-Market information cadences and processes, including status updates to senior leaders, escalations and mitigations and overall documentation management in partnership with Product Marketing.
• Foster relationships and work with cross-functional partners to understand their needs and ideas on how to better collaborate.

Minimum Qualifications

• BA or BS degree
• 7+ years of experience in Marketing or Sales operations and program management, process design for product life cycles, project planning, or business planning for new consumer product or software feature launches
• 5+ years experience launching consumer products
• 5+ years experience in Marketing, Sales, or lifecycle marketing
• Experience delivering communications to senior leadership and cross functional partners
• Experience representing programs, projects and products with both internal and external stakeholders
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

  Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Marketing, Sales
• Certification in Program Management (e.g. Prince2 or PMP)
• Domain expertise in Consumer Electronics or Software
• Experience in content partnership management with 3rd party partners
• Experience with leading organizational transformation and process improvement

BCForward offers all eligible employees a comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to major medical, HSA, dental, vision, employer-provided group life, voluntary life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, and 401k.

About BCforward:

Founded in 1998 on the idea that industry leaders needed a professional service, and workforce management expert, to fuel the development and execution of core business and technology strategies, BCForward is a Black-owned firm providing unique solutions supporting value capture and digital product delivery needs for organizations around the world. Headquartered in Indianapolis, IN with an Offshore Development Center in Hyderabad, India, BCforward's 6,000 consultants support more than 225 clients globally.

BCForward champions the power of human potential to help companies transform, accelerate, and scale. Guided by our core values of People-Centric, Optimism, Excellence, Diversity, and Accountability, our professionals have helped our clients achieve their strategic goals for more than 25 years. Our strong culture and clear values have enabled BCforward to become a market leader and best in class place to work.

BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability.

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