Program Manager with Gatekeeper - W2 Requirement

Job Title: Program Manager – Gatekeeper Experience

Location: Remote
Duration: Long-Term Contract
Work Authorization: Open / W2

Job Description:

We are looking for an experienced Program Manager with strong experience managing enterprise technology programs and hands-on exposure to Gatekeeper / governance processes. The ideal candidate will be responsible for coordinating cross-functional teams, managing program delivery, risks, dependencies, governance, and stakeholder communication.

Must-Have Skills:

• 8+ years of experience in Program Management / Technical Program Management
• Proven experience managing large-scale enterprise technology programs
• Experience with Gatekeeper processes, governance, approvals, and controls
• Strong program governance and stakeholder management
• Experience managing risks, issues, dependencies, milestones, and deliverables
• Strong experience with Agile / Scrum / SAFe methodologies
• Experience coordinating multiple cross-functional teams and workstreams
• Strong JIRA, Confluence, MS Project, or similar PM tools
• Excellent communication and executive presentation skills

Gatekeeper Experience:

• Experience acting as a gatekeeper for program governance, approvals, and delivery controls
• Managing program checkpoints, stage gates, and approval processes
• Ensuring projects meet required security, compliance, architecture, budget, and business requirements before moving to the next phase
• Tracking risks, dependencies, exceptions, and escalations
• Coordinating approvals across technology, business, security, architecture, and leadership teams
• Maintaining governance documentation, dashboards, and status reporting

Responsibilities:

• Own end-to-end program planning, execution, and delivery
• Manage multiple projects/workstreams under a larger program
• Establish governance frameworks, milestones, and stage gates
• Serve as the central point of coordination between technical and business teams
• Track program status, budget, risks, issues, dependencies, and resources
• Facilitate steering committee and executive-level meetings
• Ensure required approvals and governance checkpoints are completed
• Identify blockers and drive timely resolution
• Prepare executive dashboards, status reports, and program communications
• Coordinate with Product, Engineering, Architecture, Security, Infrastructure, and Business teams
• Ensure programs are delivered according to scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations

Preferred:

• PMP / PgMP / CSM / SAFe certification
• Experience in Cloud, Infrastructure, Application Modernization, Data, or Digital Transformation programs
• Experience working in large enterprise environments
• Experience with governance, risk, compliance, and audit processes