Senior Manager Agile Program Management (with QA/QE Background)

As a Senior Agile Program Manager (QA) at Publicis Sapient, you will partner with clients undertaking major digital business or engineering transformation engagements. You will work within a cross-functional, globally distributed team to lead the planning, estimation, and delivery of client projects and programs.

Your Skills & experience:

• Must have experience managing large-scale QA programs or leading QA services.
• Experience managing and contributing to sales proposals by collaborating and negotiating with multi-disciplinary teams to shape a cohesive delivery approach, team shape, and cost estimates to deliver transformative value driven proposals
• Experience working with Agile delivery methods like Scrum and Kanban, waterfall and hybrid systems
• Experience leading teams to implement digital technologies such as atomic and responsive design, experience management platforms, cloud platforms, DevOps, AI and Data Platforms
• Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with all levels of the organization to achieve broader insights into managing work streams and outcomes
• Capable of earning trust and influencing stakeholders without formal authority to required results
• Proficient with collaboration tools including Atlassian Jira and Confluence, and Microsoft Office applications
• Flexible, collaborative, and able to manage and prioritize multiple tasks simultaneously to maintain teamwork and optimal project flow
• Experience within Retail domain is preferred

Work Arrangements:

This is an onsite role with 4 to 5 days per week.

Location: Katy, Texas

Set Yourself Apart With:

• Experience in writing, reviewing, and finalizing statements of work
• Scrum, Product or SaFe Certification
• Understanding of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python, React, or Swift
• Relevant experience at a digital agency or consultancy leading cross functional, multi-disciplinary teams to deliver exceptional digital experiences

Annual Pay Range: USD 143,000-214,000

The range shown represents a grouping of relevant ranges currently in use at Publicis Sapient. Actual range for this position may differ, depending on location and specific skillset required for the work.

Benefits of Working Here:

• Flexible vacation policy; time is not limited, allocated, or accrued
• 16 paid holidays throughout the year
• Generous parental leave and new parent transition program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Corporate gift matching program

A Tip From the Hiring Manager:

“You are an exceptional digital Program Manager that is always one step ahead of the game. You are a solution-based thinker and ‘doer’ that has a clear understanding of the agile methods and tools required to deliver outstanding digital products and services.”

As part of our dedication to an inclusive and diverse workforce, Publicis Sapient is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity without regard for race, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job Application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at hiring@publicissapient.com or you may call us at +1-617-621-0200.Your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation partner helping established organizations get to their future, digitally-enabled state, both in the way they work and the way they serve their customers. We help unlock value through a start-up mindset and modern methods, fusing strategy, consulting and customer experience with agile engineering and problem-solving creativity. United by our core values and our purpose of helping people thrive in the brave pursuit of next, our 20,000+ people in 53 offices around the world combine experience across technology, data sciences, consulting and customer obsession to accelerate our clients’ businesses through designing the products and services their customers truly value.