Principal Technical Program Execution Lead

Who We Are: SiriusXM and its brands (Pandora, SiriusXM Media, AdsWizz, Simplecast, and SiriusXM Connected Vehicle Services) are leading a new era of audio entertainment and services by delivering the most compelling subscription and ad-supported audio entertainment experience for listeners -- in the car, at home, and anywhere on the go with connected devices. Our vision is to shape the future of audio, where everyone can be effortlessly connected to the voices, stories and music they love wherever they are.This is the place where a diverse group of emerging talent and legends alike come to share authentic and purposeful songs, stories, sounds and insights through some of the best programming and technology in the world. Our critically-acclaimed, industry-leading audio entertainment encompasses music, sports, comedy, news, talk, live events, and podcasting. No matter their individual role, each of our employees plays a vital part in bringing SiriusXM's vision to life every day.SiriusXM is the leading audio entertainment company in North America, and the premier programmer and platform for subscription and digital advertising-supported audio products. SiriusXM's platforms collectively reach approximately 150 million listeners, the largest digital audio audience across paid and free tiers in North America, and deliver music, sports, talk, news, comedy, entertainment and podcasts. Pandora, a subsidiary of SiriusXM, is the largest ad-supported audio entertainment streaming service in the U.S. SiriusXM's subsidiaries Simplecast and AdsWizz make it a leader in podcast hosting, production, distribution, analytics and monetization. The Company's advertising sales organization, which operates as SiriusXM Media, leverages its scale, cross-platform sales organization and ad tech capabilities to deliver results for audio creators and advertisers. SiriusXM, through Sirius XM Canada Holdings, Inc., also offers satellite radio and audio entertainment in Canada. In addition to its audio entertainment businesses, SiriusXM offers connected vehicle services to automakers.How you'll make an impact: The Principal Technical Program Execution Lead will be responsible for the planning and execution of large, complex cross-team initiatives across platform areas within the Commerce, Acquisition, Data, and Martech domains. You must have a proven program management track record in enterprise-wide initiatives, including roadmap planning, discovery, cross-functional interdependencies, alignment, and implementation. The primary focus is the orchestration of engineering and program leadership for the development and in-market enhancements that are impactful to revenue, customer subscription management and experiences, and marketing/usage data.This role will integrate program management best practices with your ability to help drive decision making of product and engineering stakeholders, and ultimately the execution of impactful initiatives by managing the cross-functional alignment required for delivery of business addition, this represents an exciting opportunity to be a senior member of a small and high performing experienced team of technically-focused, enterprise-level program managers, with a focus of enablement and execution. Our focus are those 'big boulder' initiatives that will transform and modernize our platform, products, and business, and are thus met with much visibility across the organization.What you'll do:Ensure best practices and repeatable consistent processes for requirements definition, including the use of Jira to enable the traceability of tickets to our company roadmap, and the engagement with TPM-driven processes leading to engineering fulfillmentGuide the appropriate funneling of requirements to Engineering teams by driving collaborations across all functional product and stakeholder orgs, including Product teams, Business stakeholders (Finance, Legal, Marketing), and Business areas (Automotive, Content, Martech)Contribute to executive-facing program reviews, utilizing Jira data, along with program insights, to create clear communication on health of product definition, technical executions, cross-team accountabilities and expectations. Regularly contribute to conversations with leads across all functions, including the executive leadership team.Lead cross-functional communications, inclusive of change management and initiative status reportingProvide escalation paths as appropriate, to identify risks, improve execution and remove barriers to executionLead preparations and ceremony with engineering and product for cross-domain program reviews relating to core technology initiativesDrive a culture of innovation and be an agent of change.Cultivate a culture that rewards aggressive pursuit of innovative solutions to problemsWhat you'll need: Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or equivalent work experienceDeep experience in leading large scale technology initiatives within tight deadlinesMinimum 8 years of deep experience in managing technical programs; people management is a plusMinimum 8 years of senior program management experience, with experience in executive leadership alignment and communicationMinimum 6 years of program experience in commerce platform technologies (payment and billing, IAP, subscription management, offer management) and/or data and marketing related technologies.Minimum 5 years Atlassian (Jira) or similar tooling for managing product and engineering intake and fulfillment processes across large scale engineering initiativesMinimum 5 years of program management across multiple cross-functional teams, building consumer facing applications across a variety of platformsMinimum 5 years experience managing engineering focused programs, building processes and coordinating release schedulesStrong propensity towards relationship buildingExperience working with multiple Agile methodologiesArchitectural or systems design experienceMust have legal right to work in the U.S.At SiriusXM, we carefully consider a wide range of factors when determining compensation, including your background and experience. These considerations can cause your compensation to vary. We expect the base salary for this position to be in the range of $145,000 - $220,000 and will depend on your skills, qualifications, and experience. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary short-term and long-term incentives. We encourage all interested candidates to apply.Our goal at SiriusXM is to provide and maintain a work environment that fosters mutual respect, professionalism and cooperation. SiriusXM is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, gender identity, marital status, familial status, veteran status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.The requirements and duties described above may be modified or waived by the Company in its sole discretion without notice. R-2024-04-89As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status.

Created: 2024-11-02