Sr Lead Project / Program Manager - Cox Automotive Inventory Solutions

Company

Cox Automotive - USA

Job Family Group

Business Operations

Job Profile

Sr Lead Project / Program Manager

Management Level

Sr Manager - Non People Leader

Flexible Work Option

Hybrid - Ability to work remotely part of the week

Travel %

Yes, 25% of the time

Work Shift

Day

Compensation

Compensation includes a base salary 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.

Job Description

The Senior Program Manager is responsible for all aspects of the program over the entire program life cycle, including leading program and project managers. They will have experience in leading and executing large, complex enterprise projects and programs. This role is a is a portfolio-level integrator and thought partner to executive sponsors, owning the most complex, cross-business programs and shaping how Manheim delivers value. This role sets the delivery approach, mentors other PMs, and embeds responsible AI and project management practices so teams move faster, safer, and smarter. The Senior Program Manager is accountable for managing multiple projects simultaneously and adapting to changing priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment

 

The Senior Program Manager is well versed in program management methodology, has rich background of program and projects successes, is energetic, personable and thrives in a dynamic environment. The Senior Program Manager possesses the ability to find creative solutions to issues that jeopardize program goals/business objectives or timing, within budget or resource constraints.

 

The Senior Program Manager can envision the ‘big picture’ and interfaces with executive, business, functional and Cox Automotive leadership to materialize the overall focus of the program in line with the business strategy. They leverage their expertise to drive decision making on all aspects of the program/project activities and mitigate erroneous decisions. The Senior Program Manager can manage program/project(s) and/or program managers in a cross-functional, matrix management environment where high-risk, cost, impact or change is paramount to the organization. The role relies upon experience in relationship management, master plan management, communications, change management, delivery execution and benefits realization.

 

Responsibilities:

 

PREPARE, MANAGE and LEAD THE PROGRAM

• Leads and manages large, complex enterprise-level projects consisting of multiple teams and/or requiring integration with other activities outside the normal project scope

• Establishes and maintains a working partnership with business owners, executives, and project teams to rationalize business objectives & business priorities

• Collaborate with executive stakeholders (VPs/Directors) to define project / program objectives, scope, deliverables and timelines.

• Ensures there are business cases, KPIs/OKRs, and benefits tracking models aligned to CAI priorities

• Develop comprehensive project plans, including resource allocation, task assignments, dependencies and critical path, and risk mitigation strategies.

• Establish right-sized governance (SteerCos, risk councils), decision frameworks, and escalation paths; reduce decision latency and unblock dependencies.

• Leads and oversees project initiation, risk assessment, team selection and startup, execution and post-project review.

• Sought out by executives to lead or provide advice on key company initiatives

• Initiates and leads process improvement task forces, facilitating and encouraging improvements based on lessons learned and state-of-the-art project management techniques

• Exhibits the business acumen to identify where activities are needed to integrate and/or supplement the functional work streams.

• Drive decision-making across programs; champion adoption of common metrics that link to financials and outcomes.

• Lead retrospectives across programs to harvest learnings and codify playbooks; evolve templates and standards.