Principal Program Manager

Job Description

Principal Program Manager

Santa Clara, CA or New York, NY (hybrid)

We are looking for a Principal Program Manager to join our Business Program Management team. In this role, we’re looking for someone who can take on program management responsibilities for some of our most critical objectives and programs. Your strategic leadership will be the driving force in building a comprehensive roadmap that leads to impactful results and meet our business needs. You will be responsible for becoming a trusted colleague to our cross functional objective teams and DRI (designated responsible individual) and will closely partner with them to drive strategy and alignment across all levels of the organization.  

Your operational mindset will help to drive the development of scalable processes that lead to higher performing teams. Working with key members of PMO leadership, you will help frame the needs of the team and tackle opportunities that drive greater efficiency. This may include areas such as change and risk management, objective level communication, and dependency management. You will be expected to provide ongoing mentorship across the organization to drive the adoption of best practices and help chart a path for continuous improvement.   

The Culture: 

Chegg’s culture celebrates leadership at all levels and does not discriminate based on job descriptions or titles. You will be given a significant leadership role at the start and latitude to drive and stretch teams to deliver mutual goals as you see fit. The culture is open and transparent, with our “fast feedback” system implemented to encourage transparency. 

The Organization:  
The Chegg Portfolio Management Organization supports the planning and delivery of Chegg’s key strategic and operational initiatives. We partner closely with business, product, engineering, marketing, finance and operations leadership to ensure alignment from strategy to delivery. Through planning, coordination, and collaborative communication, we help teams stay focused on our mission – helping our students thrive in the most challenging and rewarding times of their lives. 

Responsibilities: 

• Drive objective/program team(s) through the Product Development Lifecycle (PDLC) by facilitating strategic scoping and exploration, discovery, planning and execution across a highly cross-functional group of stakeholders  

• Enhances cross-functional collaboration by deeply integrating partner needs into our processes, positioning the team as the connective tissue that drives seamless and cohesive project execution 

• Oversee the planning and execution of big room planning events, ensuring all program and project activities are synchronized, aligned, and resourced.  

• Serve as a master …