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You’ll formalize how teams explore, pilot, and operationalize new ideas, creating structure around intake, execution, and governance. Partnering across product, technology, operations, and customer success, you’ll coordinate cross-functional efforts to turn strategic concepts into scalable outcomes.\nSkills Needed:\nDeals with Ambiguity - Adapts smoothly to change and thrives in ambiguity, maintaining composure and productivity. Maintains progress despite incomplete information and tackles complex issues constructively.\n\nCommunicates Effectively - Develops and delivers impactful communications for diverse audiences across channels. Excels in both small and large group interactions. Captures attention, actively listens, and guides discussions towards targeted goals.\n\nChampions Innovation - Propels teams to unlock value with cutting-edge, tech-enabled innovations. Stays ahead of the tech curve, ready to embrace the next big thing. Leads with an entrepreneurial mindset and takes calculated risks.\n\nCollaborates Effectively - Forges strong partnerships and works productively with others to achieve common goals. Finds common ground to solve problems and seeks out diverse perspectives to inform decisions. Quickly earns trust, puts others at ease, and shows empathy.\n\nStrong program management expertise with a proven ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives from concept to execution.\n\nDeep fluency in agile and OKR frameworks to drive transparency, alignment, and measurable outcomes.\n\nSkilled at influencing without authority, guiding prioritization, governance, and resource planning across teams.\n\nWhat You’ll Do and Impact:\nDesign and implement scalable program structures for intake, governance, stage-gating, and reporting.\n\nCollaborate with leadership to define and evolve the program lifecycle.\n\nDrive discovery and alignment on scope, timelines, and objectives for new programs.\n\nDevelop frameworks and materials that guide prioritization, decision-making, and resource allocation.\n\nLead cross-functional pilot execution and scale-up decisions.\n\nLeverage OKRs and agile principles to track progress and increase visibility.\n\nAnalyze program data to inform decisions, surface risks, and weigh tradeoffs.\n\nServe as program lead for strategic initiatives, ensuring delivery of key milestones and outcomes.\n\nBuild alignment and collaboration across Product, Technology, Engineering, Operations, Marketing, and Success teams.\n\nContribute to strategic planning and roadmap development with Spend Management leadership.\n\nChampion an AI- and automation-first mindset across all programs and processes.\n\nExperience:\nBachelor’s degree in Business, Technology, Operations, or a related field\n\n7+ years of experience leading cross-functional programs, ideally in tech, operations, or platform-based environments\n\nStrong knowledge of agile, OKRs, and strategic planning frameworks\n\nProven success designing pilots and scaling initiatives across internal and external teams\n\nEffective communicator with strong facilitation and organizational skills\n\nExperience supporting supplier- and customer-facing initiatives\n\nAdditional Items of Interest:\nPMP, Agile, or other program management certification preferred.\n\nBackground in supplier networks, digital platforms, or spend analytics a plus.\n\nJob to be performed in the location listed. 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