Sr R D Program Manager (Remote)

Sr R D Program Manager | SAS | United States

Sr R&D Program Manager- Hybrid (Cary, NC)

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Sr R D Program Manager | SAS | United States

Sr R&D Program Manager- Hybrid (Cary, NC)

Nice to meet you!

We’re the leader in analytics. Through our software and services, we inspire customers around the world to transform data into intelligence – and questions into answers.

We’re also a debt-free multi-billion-dollar organization on our path to IPO-readiness. If you’re looking for a dynamic, fulfilling career coupled with flexibility and world-class employee experience, you’ll find it here.

About the job

As a Sr. R&D Program Manager with SAS’ R&D Operations team, you will collaborate cross-functionally to manage a variety of programs and product initiatives. You’ll focus on objectives and goals and lead the strategy and implementation of program plans. Specifically, you will lead and track cross-divisional workstreams and R&D commitments for our most strategic customers. You may also function as a project manager for one or more projects within R&D Operations. You will interact and communicate with executive leadership, our customers, our field teams, and throughout our R&D organization.

As a Sr. R&D Program Manager, you will:

Ensure alignment of program scope with strategic business objectives and makes recommendations.
Communicate strategic intentions to all supporting project teams and ensure alignment of the project teams to the program-level goals.
Identify and monitor key measures related to stakeholder satisfaction and objectives attainment.
Plan, prioritize, implement and adjust delivery schedule, scope, resourcing, and quality, based on individual program requirements per consultation with program stakeholders.
Maintain program documentation such as program plans, schedules and status reports.
Coordinate, communicate, and facilitate activities between team members and stakeholders to keep program on schedule and manages conflict. Coordinate risk mitigation activity and escalate as appropriate. Manage program scope and expectations. Identify and constructively negotiate conflict or areas of high risk.
Leverage methodologies, processes, project tools, and best practices to accelerate program delivery.
Act as central point of contact for all business and technical issues and interfaces with interested parties across the Company to ensure program success.
Exercise operational rigor in all you do.

Required qualifications

Eight years of project or program management experience in software industry.
Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field, preferably in Computer Science or a related discipline. Advanced degree preferred.
Advanced skills in Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
Experience with Atlassian Jira and Confluence.
An equivalent combination of related education, training and experience may be considered in place of the above qualifications.
You’re curious, passionate, authentic and accountable. These are our values and influence everything we do.

Preferred qualifications

Project Management Professional (PMP) or Program Management Professional certification desirable or equivalent professional training preferred.

Other knowledge, skills and abilities

Excellent competence in program management for assigned functional area
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Excellent negotiation and organizational abilities
Excellent decision-making ability
Excellent risk management skills
Strong strategic thinking skills
Strong leadership skills

World-class benefits

Highlights include…

Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental and vision plans.
Medical plan options include…

PPO with low annual deductible and copays.
HDHP combined with a health savings account with a contribution from SAS (no access to on-site health care center).

Onsite Health Care Center (HQ) that’s free to employees and family members enrolled in the PPO plan. There’s a pharmacy too! Not local to HQ? The pharmacy will ship prescriptions for no additional charge!
An industry-leading 401k plan.
Generous time away including vacation time, a variety of paid holidays, and our much-loved U.S. Winter Wellness Break between December 25 and January 1.
Volunteer Time Off, parental leave and unlimited paid sick days.
Generous childcare benefits for all full-time employees.

Diverse and Inclusive

At SAS, it’s not about fitting into our culture – it’s about adding to it. We believe our people make the difference. Our diverse workforce brings together unique talents and inspires teams to create amazing software that reflects the diversity of our users and customers. Our commitment to diversity is a priority to our leadership, all the way up to the top; and it’s essential to who we are. To put it plainly: you are welcome here.

Additional Information

To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States, and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status. SAS is an equal opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Read more: Know Your Rights. Also view the Pay Transparency notice.

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