Planning Manager - Remote / Telecommute

We are looking for Planning Manager - Remote / Telecommute for our client in San Francisco, CA

Job Title: Planning Manager - Remote / Telecommute

Job Location: San Francisco, CA

Job Type: Contract

Job Overview:

Pay Range: $108.79hr - $113.79hr

Requirement/Must Have:

• 6-8+ years of experience in program management, roadmap planning, or a highly cross-functional planning operations role.
• Hands-on experience building and maintaining roadmaps in Airtable, Asana, Jira, or similar tools.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to work with OKR frameworks, initiative data, and capacity inputs.

Responsibilities:

• Own and maintain the full milestone plan across all planning phases, track progress against key deadlines, and proactively flag risks or slippage.
• Collect and organize initiative submissions from FSO pillar teams and cross-functional partners, flag duplicates and gaps, and prepare first-pass prioritization materials for leadership review.
• Compile all initiatives with confirmed DRIs, go-live dates, OKR connections, and metrics targets; keep the roadmap current and accurate throughout the planning cycle.
• Ensure every prioritized initiative is connected to at least one KR target, surface misalignments, and support the Planning lead in resolving tensions.
• Work directly with FSO leads to capture strategy inputs, confirm KR owners, and track capacity baselines.
• Track all cross-functional dependencies from prioritized initiatives, identify POC owners and commitment levels, and follow up with partners to confirm commitments.
• Prepare materials for planning forums, strategy workshops, review sessions, and leadership meetings, including agendas and consolidated data inputs.
• Support the development of the CFO Annual Plan deck and business review deliverables by synthesizing roadmap data and OKR progress into clear narratives.
• Work with pillar leads to identify ongoing initiatives likely to carry into the next planning period.

Skills:

• Strong proficiency with Google Suite (Docs, Sheets, Slides).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly organized self-starter with a strong bias toward documentation and structured processes.

Qualification And Education:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent work experience.