Program Manager, Cloud & Data Protection

The posting, as Flexential Corp. wrote it

The Program Manager, Cloud & Data Protection accelerates product development and innovation by creating the clarity, governance, and cross-functional execution discipline needed to move high-priority initiatives from concept through launch. The role builds integrated plans, aligns owners and dependencies, removes delivery barriers, and drives timely decisions and commitments. By providing structure around execution, this individual enables Product Managers, Architects, and Analysts to spend more time on customer insight, product strategy, solution design, and innovation while giving Product leadership a clear view of portfolio health, delivery confidence, and required interventions.

Key Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

Program and Portfolio Management

• Translate product direction into integrated execution plans with clear outcomes, milestones, owners, dependencies, risks, and decisions.
• Maintain an integrated view of assigned programs, assess delivery confidence, and recommend sequencing, priority, or resource tradeoffs when constraints threaten outcomes.
• Lead recurring program and portfolio reviews that document commitments, resolve blockers, and escalate unresolved risks with clear impacts, options, and required decisions.

Program Governance and Delivery Standards

• Apply the Product Development Lifecycle as a practical execution framework, ensuring stage-gate criteria, required deliverables, readiness decisions, and approvals are completed without unnecessary delay.
• Establish fit-for-purpose program controls, including integrated plans, risk, assumption, issue, and dependency logs; RACI matrices; decision records; launch-readiness criteria; and executive status reporting.
• Identify systemic causes of delay, simplify cross-functional handoffs, and coach initiative owners on governance, escalation, and effective use of supporting tools.

Cross-Functional Stakeholder Management

• Partner with Product Managers to convert product priorities and innovation concepts into executable programs while preserving their ownership of customer insight, product strategy, business outcomes, and roadmap direction.
• Manage cross-functional dependencies and resolve conflicts involving scope, timelines, requirements, handoffs, or resource commitments, escalating decisions when working teams cannot align.
• Represent assigned programs in cross-functional planning, governance, and executive review forums.

Portfolio Reporting and Executive Visibility

• Maintain reliable portfolio reporting on milestones, risks, dependencies, decisions, capacity constraints, and recovery actions so leaders can assess delivery confidence and intervene when needed.
• Coordinate program inputs to roadmap reviews, quarterly business reviews, and resource-planning discussions, presenting clear impacts, options, and recommended tradeoffs.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, information systems, engineering, or a related field, o

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need to drive innovation and success. If you believe you have what it takes to thrive in our environment, we encourage you to apply.

Benefits of working at Flexential

• Medical, Telehealth, Dental and Vision
• 401(k)
• Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Life and AD&D
• Short Term and Long-Term disability
• Flex Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Leave of Absence
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness Program
• Rewards and Recognition Program

Benefits are subject to change at the Company's discretion.

Work Location Eligibility

At this time, we are only able to employ individuals who reside and perform work in states where the company is authorized to do business and maintain employment registrations. We are currently unable to consider applicants who reside or will perform work in the following states: Alaska, Alabama, Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Washington DC.

Employees hired into Atlanta-area positions may be required to work onsite at least 30 hours per week, depending on business needs, role requirements, and assigned work location. Onsite expectations will be discussed during the hiring process.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States and must reside in a state where the company maintains employment eligibility at the time of hire and throughout their employment. State eligibility may be subject to change based on business needs and regulatory requirements.

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EEOC Statement: Flexential is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.