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Program Manager

Location: Seattle, WA (Hybrid)

Duration: 6-Month Contract-to-Hire

Overview

A leading consumer products organization is seeking a Program Manager to support a strategic Product Data Transformation initiative that is critical to the company's long-term business objectives.

This role will oversee multiple interconnected workstreams focused on product data quality improvements, hierarchy restructuring, and taxonomy modernization efforts. The Program Manager will be responsible for coordinating stakeholders, managing dependencies,

driving execution, and ensuring successful delivery across business and technology teams.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who thrives in a greenfield environment, enjoys creating structure from

the ground up, and can effectively navigate ambiguity while maintaining momentum across cross-functional teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead overall program planning, execution, and delivery
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across business and technology organizations
• Manage project timelines, milestones, risks, issues, and dependencies
• Facilitate executive-level communications and status updates
• Drive alignment among Product Development, business, and technology stakeholders
• Establish and lead governance frameworks and operating cadences
• Identify and remove roadblocks to maintain project momentum
• Support product data transformation and modernization initiatives
• Drive decision-making and issue resolution across multiple workstreams
• Build scalable program management processes and best practices

Required Qualifications

• Program Management experience
• Proven experience leading large-scale transformation, modernization, or business process improvement initiatives
• Experience within retail, apparel, footwear, consumer products, or similar industries
• Product Development and/or Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) experience
• Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills
• Experience managing multiple concurrent workstreams and dependencies
• Ability to work effectively in ambiguous, fast-paced environments
• Experience using Jira and Confluence

Preferred Qualifications

• FlexPLM experience
• Product data management or governance experience
• PMO leadership experience
• Product operations or merchandising experience
• Organizational change management experience

Desired Skills

• Program Management
• Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
• Product Development
• Product Data Transformation
• Product Data Governance
• Cross-Functional Leadership
• Executive Communications
• Risk & Dependency Management
• Jira
• Confluence
• Consumer Products
• Retail Operations

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will:

• Have experience leading complex cross-functional programs
• Experience within retail, apparel, footwear, consumer products, or similar industries
• Understand product lifecycle and product development processes
• Be comfortable operating in evolving or undefined environments
• Demonstrate strong communication and facilitation skills
• Influence stakeholders without direct authority
• Build program structures, processes, and governance from the ground up
• Possess a proactive, self-starter mentality
• Be interested in a long-term contract-to-hire opportunity

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Seattle, WA.

The pay range for this position is $65.00 - $75.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a hybrid position in Seattle,WA.

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 4, 2026.

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

We’re a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We’re a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We’re strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We’re building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.