Staff Technical Program Manager, Workiva
$129-207k
+ Restricted Stock Units & a discretionary bonus, typically paid annually
Business data platform
Be an early applicant
Business data platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$129-207k
+ Restricted Stock Units & a discretionary bonus, typically paid annually
1001+ employees
Company mission
Workiva’s mission is to power transparent reporting for a better world.
Role
Who you are
- An undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in a related field
- 6 years of project/program management or similar experience
- Willingness to travel up to 10% to meet and engage with fellow Workiva team members
- Reliable internet access for any period of time working remotely, as we embrace flexible work arrangements
Desirable
- PMI certification (e.g., PMP, PMI ACP, or PRINCE 2), Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification, and/or proficiency with Jira Agile are a plus
- A robust grasp of the product development life-cycle
- Understanding of the SaaS market in relation to program management
- A passion for collaboration, spending the majority of your time communicating, collaborating, and coordinating cross-functionally
- Strong assessment skills, with the ability to evaluate wants vs. needs and negotiate prioritization effectively
- Proficiency in technical concepts and system architecture
- The flexibility to navigate from the big picture to details while managing complex cross-functional projects, often with tight deadlines
- Solid project leadership skills, combined with business acumen, excellent communication skills, and analytical capabilities
- The ability to understand complex concepts, solve problems, and present effective business solutions and recommendations objectively
- Strong leadership, prioritization, organization, communication, and interpersonal skills (verbal, presentation, written)
- The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, unpredictable environment
- The capacity to interact with and influence various levels of an organization, both technical and non-technical, demonstrating strong relationship management skills
What the job involves
- As a Staff Technical Program Manager at Workiva, you'll play a pivotal role in our cross-departmental programs, shaping the future of our product development and strategic initiatives
- Your role is about more than just managing programs; it's about inspiring collaboration, mediating conflicts, and ensuring our projects deliver tangible results
- Deliver Success: Lead the charge in delivering program success across the full product development lifecycle and driving projects forward within the program
- Metrics and Feedback: Regularly gather and report on project/program metrics, seeking feedback to improve our progress updates
- Dependency Management: Coordinate and oversee dependencies, collaborating with teams to ensure project success and accelerate milestones
- Program Reviews: Conduct regular program/project reviews with leaders, providing status updates and recommending actions for success
- Collaboration Champion: Foster collaboration at all levels—up, sideways, and down to the project level
- Program Assessment: Work closely with stakeholders to determine program success and plan for the implementation of successful programs while discontinuing unsuccessful ones
- Innovation Culture: Support the cultivation of a culture of innovation and continuous improvement
- Strategic Execution: Focus on executing our strategy, delivering benefits, and realizing our strategic goals through the design, planning, and delivery of strategic initiatives
- Change Agent: Drive change by promoting business agility, communicating effectively, and institutionalizing a culture of adaptability
- Conflict Resolution: Mediate and resolve conflicts within the program, ensuring smooth collaboration
- Cross-functional leadership: Partner closely with colleagues and stakeholders to lead, assist, or stay informed about collaborative programs and initiatives that have the potential for broad-scale impact
- Building Relationships: Network with stakeholders to build cross-functional relationships that help shape, define, and execute our strategies and initiatives
Our take
For large-scale businesses, collecting and sharing data can be a complex and challenging process. Workiva solves this problem with its cloud-based data platform.
Workiva is one of the biggest players in the market, serving around 75% of Fortune 500 companies, including Google and Delta. Workiva's controlled, secure and audit-ready platform has maintained a clear edge over much of its competition.
Workiva's quality product and its commitment to transparency has made it a firm favourite with companies around the world. If it can maintain this, it stands to consolidate its impressive growth even further in the coming years.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
5% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Oct 2014
$0.7m
EARLY VC
Dec 2012
$30.7m
SERIES C
Total funding: $46.9m
Company benefits
- A discretionary bonus typically paid annually
- Restricted Stock Units granted at time of hire
- 401k w/ match
- Health, dental, and vision
- Vacation accruals
- Life and disability insurance
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Volunteer time-off
- Parental leave
- Travel & accident insurance
- Paid holidays
- Work remotely
- Discount programs
- Health and wellness
- Pet-friendly atmosphere
- Choose from additional plans that cover legal expenses, stolen identity, or even your pet's health
Company HQ
Holborn, London, UK
Leadership
Marty Vanderploeg
(CEO, not founder)Previously worked as a Professor at Iowa State University. Founded Engineer Animation Inc. in 1990.
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