Must have skills: Consulting experience from big 4 or major consulting firms, Project Management, Communication, Presentation, Requirements gathering, basic understanding of E2E compensation process
Teachable skills: Compensation structure, E2E system
The Program Manager V will support a highvisibility compensation initiative, driving crossfunctional alignment, project tracking, requirements gathering, and delivery excellence. The ideal candidate brings strong consulting discipline, polished communication, and the ability to operate effectively in a fastmoving, ambiguous environment.
You will partner closely with business stakeholders, HR teams, engineering, and compensation SMEs to ensure alignment on requirements, timelines, dependencies, and risks. This role requires proactive ownership, meeting leadership, and the ability to navigate challenges as they arise.
Key Responsibilities
Program & Project Leadership
Build, own, and maintain the endtoend project plan, ensuring tasks, milestones, and dependencies are clearly tracked.
Lead recurring project meetings: prepare agendas, drive discussions, assign action items, and follow through on deliverables.
Identify, escalate, and proactively resolve issues by coordinating with the appropriate teams.
Stakeholder Management
Partner with crossfunctional business units, including HR, Engineering, Compensation, and Operations.
Translate complex information into clear communications for stakeholders at all levels.
Build strong relationships across teams to support collaboration and seamless execution.
Requirements Gathering & Documentation
Facilitate discussions to collect business and technical requirements.
Document and maintain project artifacts (requirements, process flows, status reports, decision logs).
Execution Excellence
Track and report progress against the plan; flag risks early and drive mitigation.
Support testing cycles, readiness activities, and change management tasks as needed.
Ensure alignment with compensation processes and operational timelines.
Comments:
Management Consulting background either at big 4 or major consulting firms, strong project management experience in a SaaS company