Senior Program Manager

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Kforce has a client seeking a remote Senior Program Manager to join their team, to lead delivery for an AI pod. The role owns planning, execution, governance and communication for a high-visibility AI initiative. This role will act as the pod's operating backbone: keeping the team focused on outcomes, bringing structure and cadence, and giving executives clear, confident visibility into progress, risks and decisions.

Key Responsibilities:
* Senior Program Manager will own end-to-end delivery of the pod's roadmap, balancing scope, timeline, quality and risk
* Drive agile ceremonies (planning, standups, reviews, retros) and act as scrum master to keep the team focused on goals
* Lead backlog prioritization with product and engineering and proactively remove blockers
* Establish governance and an operating rhythm: status cadences, decision logs, RAID logs, dependency tracking
* Identify risks and issues early, drive mitigation, and escalate appropriately
* Coordinate change and release management, including go-lives, rollouts, and adoption across teams
* As a Senior Program Manager, you will prepare and present executive-ready updates, including dashboards, status reports, and decision briefs, for Senior Leadership and C-level audiences
* Build relationships and manage conflicts across multiple leaders and cross-functional teams
* Apply an AI-first mindset by using AI tools (e.g., Claude) to improve planning, reporting, documentation, and team productivity

REQUIREMENTS:
* 7+ years of project/program/delivery management experience, including 3+ years leading agile delivery
* Proven track record delivering high-visibility programs with direct executive stakeholder exposure
* Experience with risk/issue management, release management, and change adoption
* Experience building project health reporting and dashboards
* Practical, hands-on experience using generative AI tools (Claude preferred) in day-to-day work
* Comfort with ambiguity and evolving scope
* Hands-on proficiency with Jira, Confluence (or similar), Smartsheet, Excel and PowerPoint
* Strong executive communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to distill complexity into clear messages and decisions
* Demonstrated ability to influence without authority across cross-functional teams

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

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