Engineering Program Manager

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We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Engineering Program Manager to lead, coordinate, and drive the successful execution of engineering projects to deliver important business programs. This requires leading all aspects of SDLC (software development life cycle) efforts: you will lead cross-functional teams to define scope, goals and the execution of deliverables. You will effectively measure and communicate status through team meetings such as Sprint Planning, Backlog Grooming, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective, with a focus on clear communication, collaboration, and maintaining a well-organized Product and Sprint backlog.

You will lead efforts across teams representing multiple layers of the technology stacks with other cross-functional partners. You will facilitate requirements brainstorming, design and architecture review sessions with internal and external partners, while understanding functionalities and features implemented are essential. Identifying and mitigating risks, removing road blocks and facilitating communication between teams are critical aspects to the role.

Additionally, you’ll assist in other EPM responsibilities including but not limited to maintaining the product backlog and roadmap, providing oversight on resource capacity, rolling out project framework and governance.

Responsibilities:

• Program Management: Lead the end-to-end management of engineering programs, ensuring projects are completed on time, within scope, and in accordance with product roadmaps. Drive program execution from initial planning to launch.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders to define project/program scope, milestones, and timelines. Ensure effective communication across teams and ensure all parties are aligned on priorities.
• Project Scheduling & Resource Allocation: Create and maintain detailed project plans, timelines, and resource allocation. Ensure that all resources are being used efficiently and that potential bottlenecks are identified and resolved proactively.
• Risk Management: Identify potential risks and issues that may impact project deadlines, scope, or quality. Develop and implement mitigation plans to address these risks, and ensure the program stays on track.
• Performance Tracking: Monitor and report on key project metrics and deliverables. Provide regular updates to leadership on progress, potential risks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Process Improvement: Continuously evaluate and improve internal processes to enhance team efficiency, reduce time-to-market, and improve overall program success.
• Stakeholder Communication: Serve as the primary point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, ensuring all parties are informed of project status, changes, and issues.
• Technical Proficiency: Analyze business requirements (including data analysis) and translate them into actionable technical requirements.
• Functional Validation: Ensure the feature/s developed by engineering team meet the intended business goals and user needs. This includes confirming that the feature fulfills the customer or user stories as expected. Work with product managers to ensure that the feature behaves in a way that is intuitive for end users and solves the problem it was designed to address.
• Quality Assurance and Continuous Improvement: Ensure the delivery of high-quality products/features by working with engineering and QA teams to establish testing protocols and quality standards
• Post-Launch Monitoring and Feedback: Ensure post-launch monitoring and performance evaluations are in place to track the success of the project after it’s deployed. Work with engineering and product teams to address any post-launch issues and gather feedback for future iterations.

About You

The essentials:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field (Master's degree preferred).
• 8+ years of experience in program or project management within Business Intelligence, Data Engineering or Data Analytics and Software Engineering
• Proven experience leading cross-functional teams to deliver complex engineering projects.
• Hands-on experience with SQL, analytical tools (e.g., Business Objects, Tableau), modern query engines like Snowflake, Trino, or Dremio and Python scripting is preferred
• Experience working with data and quality assurance teams to improve data quality, consistency, and security
• Strong knowledge of project management tools and methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum, Waterfall).
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks effectively.
• Ability to handle ambiguity and manage competing priorities

Not a must, but a plus:

• Experience with hardware and/or software development processes.
• Familiarity with product lifecycle management and version control systems.
• Ability to think strategically and drive decisions based on data analysis

At.Monks, we believe in fostering an environment where a diversity of perspectives can thrive. We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome and encourage qualified applicants, from all backgrounds, who are excited to contribute to our mission.  

What We Offer

.Monks has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what Media.Monks may pay for the position at the time of posting. .Monks may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on job-related factors, but not based on a candidate’s sex or any other protected status.

Salary range

$140,000 — $170,000 USD

What We Offer

Benefits

• Excellent, full coverage medical, dental, and vision insurance with employer-paid HRA
• Generous PTO and 15 company-wide holidays
• 401k with company contribution
• Paid parental leave
• Work-life balance with an emphasis on personal well-being
• Career growth in a disruptor space & entrepreneurial opportunities within the Monks network 
• A globally diverse & inclusive culture with employee resource groups such as S4 Melanin, Pride.Monks, Cultura.Monks, and more!
• Authentic commitment to DEI efforts and sustainable growth. (Why Sir Martin Sorrell signed The Climate Pledge here!)

 

 

Monks has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what Monks may pay for the position at the time of posting. Monks may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on job-related factors, but not based on a candidate’s sex or any other protected status.

 

Salary Range$140,000—$170,000 USD

About Monks

Monks is the global, purely digital, unitary operating brand of S4Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global marketing and technology services to accelerate business possibilities and redefine how brands and businesses interact with the world. Its integration of systems and workflows delivers unfettered content production, scaled experiences, enterprise-grade technology and data science fueled by AI—managed by the industry’s best and most diverse digital talent—to help the world’s trailblazing companies outmaneuver and outpace their competition.

Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services. It has remained a constant presence on Adweek’s Fastest Growing lists (2019-23), ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-23) and is the only partner to have been placed in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). In addition to being named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023), Monks has been recognized by Business Intelligence in its 2024 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Awards program in three categories: the Individual category, Organizational Winner in AI Strategic Planning and AI Product for its service Monks.Flow. Monks has also garnered the title of Webby Production Company of the Year (2021-24), won a record number of FWAs and has earned a spot on Newsweek’s Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces 2023.

 

We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.