Program Manager
Role Overview
Leads business and technology engagement for the RAPID team from Vancouver.
Works with stakeholders and technology organizations across Vancouver, Seattle, and Portland, the technical lead and analyst, and an offshore development squad.
Ensures delivery against the Rapid Core and Rapid AI backlog in a high-visibility, ambiguous, fast-moving environment.
The analysis function may be incorporated into the role depending on final team composition.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role overview
Leads business and technology engagement for the RAPID team from Vancouver.
Works with stakeholders and technology organizations across Vancouver, Seattle, and Portland, the technical lead and analyst, and an offshore development squad.
Ensures delivery against the Rapid Core and Rapid AI backlog in a high-visibility, ambiguous, fast-moving environment.
The analysis function may be incorporated into the role depending on final team composition.
Location and work arrangement
- Vancouver, BC; hybrid work arrangement.
Program delivery and coordination
- Own the program roadmap, sprint cadence, and delivery milestones for the Rapid Core and Rapid AI backlog.
- Liaise across product, research, IT, regional technology organizations, and the delivery squad.
- Translate business needs into technical priorities and keep business and technology roadmaps aligned.
- Navigate RDD security review with Walled Garden administrators to prevent compliance backlogs.
- Coordinate Product Innovation and Raw Materials Development teams as future phases evolve.
- Maintain risk registers, issue logs, and stakeholder status reporting.
- Plan resources, onboarding, and ramp-up schedules for the offshore India squad.
- Track outcomes, not just effort; support budget tracking and price-conscious proposals.
- If analysis is combined with the role, gather requirements, interpret research and data outputs, and produce backlog-prioritization insights.
Required qualifications
- 5+ years of program or project management experience in a technology or R&D-adjacent environment.
- Experience coordinating distributed North American and offshore teams and engaging business and technology stakeholders across multiple sites.
- Experience in agile or Scrum delivery environments.
- Strong analytical ability to interpret data outputs, research findings, and technical architecture concepts.
- Hands-on business or data analysis experience is required if the analyst function is combined with the role.
- Ability to navigate ambiguous, fast-moving corporate innovation environments.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills for senior stakeholder audiences.
- Retail experience is needed.
Preferred experience and credentials
- PMP, PRINCE2, or SAFe certification is an asset.
- Snowflake or an equivalent data platform and cloud-native product development experience are advantageous.
- Familiarity with IT security review and compliance processes is strongly preferred.
Employment
Long-term contract.
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