Senior Program Manager

DescriptionKforce 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 productivityRequirements* 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 teamsJob TypeContractCompensation40 - $51