Director, Program Management, Product and Data

Job Description

Overview 

Horizon Media is seeking a  Director, Program Management to provide strategic program management leadership for a dedicated program within the PMO of one of our largest clients. The focus of this role will be organizing delivery across these workstreams in a way that is strategic, efficient, and collaborative. This person will also lead specific initiatives as needed.  This role requires a strategic thinker and execution leader who can align diverse stakeholders—ranging from media, technology, data and executive client leadership. They will be accountable for successful delivery, process, project management, and communication across their program while working closely with executive stakeholders.  

The ideal candidate will be adept at navigating large-scale, dynamic enterprise environments, coordinating efforts across multiple business units, and ensuring that our products deliver on their vision of transforming data-driven marketing through AI-powered intelligence and automation. They are an expert at project and program management.  

Key Responsibilities 

Strategic Program Leadership & Execution 

• Oversee end-to-end program execution for multiple initiatives, product development and data driven efforts while ensuring they are aligned with the client’s broader business strategy. 

• Manage a complex, multi-stakeholder program spanning media, product development, data strategy, commercialization, corporate development, and media teams. 

• Build and maintain detailed project roadmaps, project plans, dependencies, risks, and solutions across workstreams. 

• Manage program risk and governance frameworks, defining clear decision-making structures, accountability, and prioritization. 

• Establish timelines and ensure successful execution of the program per strategic goals and expected outcomes.  

• Execute the foundational project and program management activities necessary for the program to be successful; meeting notes, projects plans, RACIs, Jira, charters, etc.  

• Facilitate communication among stakeholders so that they are informed with the right information at the right time to make decisions. 

• Proactively identify risks and issues along with mitigation strategies  

• Partner with team leads to scope work and identify capacity needs 

• Constantly optimize the team based on performance and needs 

• Partner with workstream leads to strategize the most effective process for delivering against desired outcomes 

Program Coordination & Stakeholder Engagement 

• Act as a central liaison across all team members, including but not limited to Media, Product & Data, Engineering, Marketing Science, etc. to ensure seamless collaboration and execution 

• Facilitate engagement among internal and client stakeholders to align program deliverables with the client’s strategic goals 

• Lead senior-level discussions, ensuring alignment with leadership and driving consensus across each program. 

• Proactively identify new workstreams, issues, challenges, etc.