[Hiring] Program Manager @Alight

Role Description

Alight seeks an execution-focused Program Manager to independently lead complex, cross-functional programs from initiation through implementation, client/business acceptance and stabilization. Programs may span business process change, product and platform capabilities, customer or employee experiences, operational enablement, regulatory commitments or enterprise modernization. The Program Manager connects Business, Product, Engineering, Delivery, Finance and vendors into one executable path and is accountable for the practical delivery system: a credible plan, explicit ownership, managed dependencies, financial control, timely decisions and objective evidence of completion. The role must take initiative, recover off-track work and drive resolution.

What you will own

• Build and maintain an executable delivery baseline.
• Translate approved objectives, scope and requirements into work packages, delivery sequence, dependencies, milestones, assigned owners, estimates, acceptance measures and relevant lifecycle control points.
• Independently drive cross-functional action.
• Manage delivery risks, dependencies and decisions.
• Connect business needs through testing, client readiness and acceptance.
• Own program financial, scope and capacity discipline.
• Provide decision-grade reporting and governance.
• Enable repeatable centralized execution.

Required execution deliverables

• Validated program charter or scope baseline, integrated execution plan and delivery roadmap with owners, critical dependencies, key milestones, estimates and acceptance/readiness criteria.
• Current, decision-useful RAID, dependency, issue, action and change records with demonstrated closure and timely escalations.
• Current program financial forecast with labor/resource assumptions, vendor spend, forecast-to-actual variance, estimate-to-complete and documented corrective actions for material variance.
• Traceable progression from approved requirements and Product/Engineering commitments through testing, client/business acceptance, implementation and operational readiness as applicable.
• Concise factual milestone reporting and forward-looking forecast, including corrective plans when dates or assumptions are challenged.
• Completed transition and stabilization handoff with accountable receiving owners and unresolved exceptions tracked.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive project/program experience, including independent leadership of complex cross-functional initiatives spanning Business, Product, Technology/Engineering, Delivery and/or external partners.
• Demonstrated ability to take incomplete scope or fragmented team plans and create a realistic, dependency-driven execution baseline without continuous direction.
• Track record of closing blockers, influencing leaders without direct authority and holding stakeholders accountable through practical follow-through and escalation.
• Proven knowledge of risk, issue, action, decision, dependency, change, capacity, financial forecast and milestone management; comfortable challenging optimistic or inconsistent delivery reporting and driving recovery.
• Working understanding of Product/PDLC, Engineering/SDLC, testing, implementation, client/business readiness and acceptance; able to adapt across Agile, waterfall and hybrid approaches without imposing process for its own sake.

Preferred experience

• Experience delivering enterprise technology-enabled change, operational improvements, product launches, customer/client enablement, vendor integrations or regulated initiatives.
• Experience with organizational change, distributed delivery teams and/or portfolio governance; exposure to regulated or client-facing environments is valuable.
• PMP, Agile or equivalent certification supported by successful program delivery.

Application and Interview

By applying for a position with Alight, you understand that, should you be made an offer, it will be contingent on your undergoing and successfully completing a background check consistent with Alight’s employment policies.

Our commitment to Inclusion

We celebrate differences and believe in fostering an environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported. We know that diverse teams are stronger, more innovative, and more successful.

Equal Opportunity Policy Statement

Alight is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against anyone based on sex, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital or domestic partner status, citizenship, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristics or conduct covered by federal, state, or local law.

Salary Pay Range

• Minimum: 145,000.00 USD
• Maximum: 168,000.00 USD