Agile Program Manager

Agile Program Manager

Client:

Hanker Analytics (Pharma Client)

Location:

South San Francisco, CA (Hybrid – 3 Days Onsite)

Employment Type:

C2C or Full-Time

Work Authorization:

Green Card or U.S. Citizen

Industry Experience:

Commercial Pharma Experience Required

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced

Agile Program Manager

to lead and coordinate cross-functional technology initiatives within a commercial pharmaceutical environment. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Agile program delivery, stakeholder management, and driving enterprise-scale projects while ensuring alignment with business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage multiple Agile programs and cross-functional project teams.
• Drive program planning, execution, and delivery while ensuring alignment with business goals.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including program planning, sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and reviews.
• Coordinate dependencies across multiple teams and manage program risks, issues, and escalations.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, product owners, engineering, QA, and leadership teams.
• Monitor program schedules, budgets, milestones, and deliverables.
• Track key performance metrics and provide regular program status updates to leadership.
• Identify opportunities to improve Agile processes, delivery efficiency, and team collaboration.
• Support release planning and ensure successful delivery of enterprise applications and digital initiatives.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and Agile best practices across teams.

Required Qualifications

• 8\+ years of experience managing Agile programs or large-scale technology projects.
• Strong experience leading cross-functional Agile teams in enterprise environments.
• Hands-on experience with Agile, Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe methodologies.
• Experience using Agile project management tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms.
• Excellent leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent programs in a fast-paced environment.
• Commercial Pharmaceutical/Life Sciences industry experience is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP, Scrum Master (CSM), PMI-ACP, or SAFe certification.
• Experience managing digital transformation, analytics, or cloud-based initiatives.
• Strong understanding of SDLC, release management, and enterprise software delivery.
• Experience working with distributed and cross-functional teams.