Senior Program Manager
Remote - Anywhere - USA
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Within Blackbaud, the Product and Technology Group Portfolio Management Office (PMO) provides the people, frameworks, tools, governance, and lean-agile leadership necessary for effective and optimize orchestration of value delivery across Blackbaud.
What you will do:
We are looking for a Senior Program Manager to work directly with Blackbaud’s Corporate Information Technology (IT) Team. IT is responsible for the internal applications that enable business operations across the company. Within Corporate IT, the Customer Success Portfolio Senior Program Manager is responsible for supporting the Customer Success Center of Excellence at Blackbaud, You will be responsible for project intake, prioritization and planning as the Scrum Master and Project Manager for these teams and supporting: Salesforce Service Cloud, Gainsight, Certinia (fka Financial Force) and other tools supporting these business operations. This role will directly impact our ability to support internal stakeholders as they optimize our end customers’ experience and use of our diverse suite of products.
Develop an agile maturation roadmap, in alignment with Blackbaud’s SAFe adoption strategy, for the portfolio
Work with PMO leaderships to mature and curate existing agile ceremonies, within the portfolio, to drive effective delivery of portfolio outcomes
Coach portfolio teams on agile concepts such as story pointing, backlog management, capacity and velocity management
Ensure alignment of portfolio activities to internal governance standards
Support cross portfolio initiatives including, dependency and risk management
Serve as the Customer Success Portfolio Project Manager on cross-organizational projects, as needed.
What you’ll bring:
5+ years of agile coaching and maturation experience (Scrum Master certification, preferred) Experience working in both agile and waterfall environments, simultaneously
Experience supporting internal, corporate IT organizations
Strong organizational, communication and collaboration skills, inclusive of presentation skills
Demonstrated ability to influence at all levels of an organization, including with executive leadership
Proven track record for driving outcomes to completion in complex ecosystems
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The starting base pay is $87,700.00 to $114,200.00. Blackbaud may pay more or less based on employee qualifications, market value, Company finances, and other operational considerations.Benefits Include:
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Remote-first workforce
401(k) program with employer match
Flexible paid time off
Generous Parental Leave
Volunteer for vacation
Opportunities to connect to build community and belonging
Pet insurance, legal and identity protection
Tuition reimbursement program
Job Profile
Regions Countries Benefits/Perks401(k) program with employer match Equal opportunity employer Flexible paid time off Flexible remote work culture Generous parental leave Medical, dental, and vision insurance Opportunities to connect to build community and belonging Opportunities to give back Pet Insurance Remote-first company Remote-first flexibility Remote-first workforce Volunteer for vacation
SkillsAgile Agile Coaching Certinia Communication Customer Success Development Gainsight Presentation Salesforce Salesforce Service Cloud Scrum Scrum Master
Tasks- Coaching portfolio teams on agile concepts
- Developing agile maturation roadmap
- Ensuring alignment of portfolio activities to internal governance standards
- Project intake, prioritization, and planning
- Supporting cross-portfolio initiatives
5+ years
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