# Sr. Program Manager - People Experience (R5452)

**Company**: Shield AI
**Location**: Washington, DC
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: USD 140,000-212,000 per-year-salary
**Category**: HR
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

We are seeking a Senior PX Program Manager to drive the successful delivery, adoption, and continuous improvement of high-impact people initiatives across the organization.

In this role, you will partner closely with PX leaders and cross-functional stakeholders to plan, coordinate, and execute complex programs that enhance organizational effectiveness, elevate the employee experience, and align with business priorities.

## What You Will Do

### Program Delivery & Execution

- Lead the planning, coordination, execution, and ongoing management of complex PX initiatives and cross-functional programs.

- Define program scope, objectives, milestones, timelines, risks, dependencies, and success measures with PX leaders.

- Maintain integrated program plans and operating rhythms, monitoring progress and managing risks and issues.

- Identify and implement process improvements during project execution where there are opportunities to increase clarity, speed, or quality.

### Change Management & Adoption

- Design and implement change management strategies that drive successful adoption, sustainability, and leader effectiveness.

- Assess organizational impacts and readiness, and develop communication and engagement plans that support awareness and adoption.

- Partner with leaders and subject matter experts to facilitate change and minimize disruption.

- Track adoption and effectiveness and integrate lessons learned into future initiatives.

### Stakeholder Management & Collaboration

- Build strong, trust-based relationships across PX functions and business teams.

- Facilitate stakeholder alignment, decision-making, and issue resolution across multiple workstreams.

- Coordinate cross-functional efforts to ensure cohesive program delivery and integration.

- Provide clear, concise, executive-ready communications on program status, risks, outcomes, and recommendations.

### Governance, Reporting, and Program Development

- Establish governance models, operating rhythms, and reporting mechanisms for strategic PX programs.

- Develop dashboards, status reports, and executive updates that clearly convey health and progress.

- Maintain key artifacts, including action plans, decision logs, and risk registers.

- Optimize PX structures, standards, and workflows where there are opportunities to build more scalable, repeatable approaches.

## Required Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree - preferably in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or equivalent experience.

- 8+ years of experience leading complex programs, transformation initiatives, or organizational change efforts in an HR, PX, or related environment.

- Demonstrated experience managing enterprise-wide, cross-functional projects with multiple stakeholders in high-growth or similarly complex environments.

- Strong program and project management skills, including planning, governance, risk management, and execution across multiple workstreams.

- Hands-on experience developing and implementing change management strategies, including stakeholder analysis, communications, training, and reinforcement plans.

- Experience working directly with PX/HR/People teams on initiatives such as performance management, talent development, PX systems, or employee experience programs.

- Ability to use quantitative and qualitative data (e.g., survey results, adoption metrics, KPIs) to inform program design, decision-making, and iteration.

- Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and drive outcomes without direct authority.

- Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities, with a track record of bringing structure and operating rigor to ambiguous environments.

- Demonstrated ability to build program frameworks, playbooks, or toolkits that scale PX initiatives across multiple teams or locations.

## Preferred Qualifications

- Experience in high-growth technology, aerospace, defense, or similarly complex environments.

- Formal training or certification in program and/or change management (e.g., PMP, Prosci, Agile-related credentials).

- Experience implementing or optimizing PX/HR systems and tools (e.g., HRIS, performance management, engagement or survey platforms).

## Additional Information

- Salary: USD 140,000-212,000 per year

- Benefits: Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity

## Skills

### Required
- program management
- change management
- stakeholder engagement
- project planning
- governance
- risk management
- execution
- communication
- facilitation
- analytical skills
- problem-solving

### Nice to have
- high-growth technology
- aerospace
- defense
- program management certification
- change management certification
- PX/HR systems and tools

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