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Job Description

Overview

Horizon Media is seeking aVP, Program Managerto provide strategic leadership across a portfolio of workstreams for 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 the account and various workstreams 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.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Program Leadership & Execution

• Overseeend-to-end program executionfor multiple initiatives, product development and data driven efforts while ensuring they are aligned with Horizon Media's broader business strategy.
• Manage complex, multi-stakeholder programs spanning media, product development, data strategy, commercialization, corporate development, and media investment teams.
• Build and maintain detailed project roadmaps, proactively identifying dependencies, risks, and solutions across workstreams.
• Manageprogram risk and governance frameworks, defining clear decision-making structures, accountability, and prioritization.
• Establish timelines and ensure successful execution of programs per strategic goals and expected outcomes.
• 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

Management and Coaching

• Manage multiple direct reports with a focus on coaching and setting quality standards
• Establish process and tools that allow the team to operate and communicate as efficiently as possible
• Partner with other leaders to ensure consistency and effectiveness of tools and processes
• Provide regular coaching and feedback on performance
• Provide career pathing guidance and identify growth opportunities

Cross-Program Coordination & Stakeholder Engagement

• Act as a central liaison acrossMedia, Product & Data, Engineering, and Marketing Science to ensure seamless collaboration and execution.
• Facilitate engagement with keyinternal stakeholders within the Program Management Office for this client to align workstreams with the client's strategic goals.
• Lead senior-level discussions, ensuring alignment with leadership and driving consensus across each program.

Contribute to Process Creation, Tool Selection, and Team Building

• Lead process development efforts to establish ways or working across the Program Management team
• Source and launch new tools that will allow the team to be more efficient and effective
• Take on internal projects to elevate how we do Program Management and service stakeholders

Qualifications & Experience

• 12+ yearsof experience inprogram and project management in an agency, ad tech, media consultancy or SaaS environment.
• Strong understanding ofAI, data platforms, ad technology, and media investment strategies.
• Proven ability tomanage large-scale, cross-functional technology and business initiativesin a complex corporate environment.
• Strongstakeholder management and communication skills, with a track record of working with senior leadership.
• Expert at building project plans, managing risks, and team leadership
• Strong management and mentoring skills
• Proficiency inprogram management and collaboration tools(JIRA, Monday.com).
• PMP, Agile, or SAFe certification is a plus.

Why Join Us?

This is ahigh-impact, strategic rolethat sits at the intersection oftechnology, data, media investment, and business growth. As theVP, Program Manager for Product and Data, you'll help shape the future ofAI-driven marketing, aligning platform strategy with enterprise priorities and industry opportunities.

If you thrive infast-moving, high-stakes environmentsand excel at navigating complex organizations to drivereal business transformation, we'd love to hear from you!

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Horizon Media is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

Salary Range

A successful applicant's actual base salary may vary based on factors such as individual's skill sets, experience, training, education, licensure/certifications, and qualifications for the role. As an organization, we take an aptitude and competency-based hiring approach. We provide a competitive total rewards package including a discretionary bonus and a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, company paid holidays and unlimited paid time off (PTO), mental health and wellness resources, pet insurance, childcare resources, identity theft insurance, fertility assistance programs, and fitness reimbursement.