Senior Manager, Project/Program Management (Individual Contributor) – CAI Inventory Solutions PMO

Company

Cox Automotive - USA

Business Operations

Sr Lead Project / Program Manager

Sr Manager - Non People LeaderHybrid - Ability to work remotely part of the week

Yes, 25% of the time

Day

Compensation

Compensation includes a base salary in the range of $122,600.00 - $204,400.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.

**Location Requirement:** This role is based in the Atlanta, GA area and requires work on-site a few days each week. 

Job Description

The Senior Manager, Strategic Project / Program Management is a strategic and consultative leader responsible for owning the execution of the most complex, cross-functional strategic projects and programs at Manheim. This role is a program-level integrator and trusted thought partner to executive sponsors, shaping how the PMO delivers measurable business value.

The Senior Manager leverages tools and AI to elevate the strategic and consultative capabilities of the program management team, modeling adoption for the team.

The Senior Manager brings executive presence, deep program management craft, and the ability to influence without authority across all levels of the organization. They are sought out by senior leaders for their judgment, not just their process rigor — and they build teams that reflect that same standard.

Responsibilities

Prepare, Manage & Lead Programs

•         Leads and manages large, complex enterprise-level programs spanning multiple teams, business units, and integration points outside normal project scope.

•         Works on projects / programs that have strategic importance to the business, ensuring alignment to Manheim’s overall strategy.

•         Understands the long-term strategy of the Business Units (s)he supports and works to ensure the programs and projects within the overall portfolio align to those strategies.

•         Translates ambiguous strategies into actionable project plans.

•         Proactively identifies when a program scope has drifted from its strategic intent and raises the conversation with executive sponsors — including recommending course corrections, pauses, or stops when warranted.

•         Develops a point of view on portfolio trade-offs and brings prioritization recommendations to leadership with clear rationale — does not simply present options and wait for direction.

•         Collaborates with executive stakeholders (VPs/Directors) to define program objectives, scope, deliverables, and timelines; ensures programs are tied to CAI strategic priorities.

•         Ensures business cases, KPIs/OKRs, and benefits tracking models are in place and actively maintained throughout the program lifecycle.

•         Develops comprehensive program plans including resource allocation, critical path, dependency management, and risk mitigation strategies.

•         Establishes right-sized governance (SteerCos, risk councils, decision frameworks, escalation paths) that reduces decision latency and unblocks dependencies.

•         Drives decision-making across programs; champions adoption of common metrics that link delivery outputs to financial and business outcomes.

•         Owns the development and maintenance of PMO delivery frameworks, playbooks, and templates; leads structured capability-building sessions for the PM team; serves as a subject matter resource for PM craft development across the organization.

•         Leads retrospectives across programs to harvest learnings.

•         Initiates and leads process improvement efforts grounded in lesson