Program Management Advisor

About This Role

This role is for a Digital Program Manager who will guide and deliver value to the SEO team, working across Product, User Experience, Analytics, and Engineering teams. This individual will oversee SEO initiatives, lead cross-functional programs, and proactively identify and resolve risks to ensure successful delivery of large digital projects for Macy's.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and be accountable for SEO initiatives that further strategic company objectives and the digital vision
• Lead cross-functional programs with multiple layers of dependencies involving executive leaders and multiple business areas
• Proactively identify risks, issues and roadblocks and drives resolution
• Lead timeline development and track implementation engaging product, user experience, analytics and engineering partners
• Apply specialized knowledge of SEO industry standards/practices to programs and initiatives
• Uphold, lead and enforce the discipline of organizational change management
• Understand the relationships and impacts of programs and initiatives across business units
• Provide recommendations on program dependencies that could affect the success of other initiatives
• Lead program and initiative reviews with stakeholders and senior leadership to drive alignment and specific outcomes
• Build a successful followership around a common goal with stakeholders and manage multiple business area stakeholders

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree
• 4+ years related experience
• Experience working closely with software engineers, QA, product managers, and other engineering teams
• Comfortable discussing technical matters with business people and business matters with technical people
• Experience with multiple delivery methodologies (e.g., Lean, Agile/Scrum)
• Experience influencing and setting expectations for cross-functional initiatives
• Excellent interpersonal effectiveness and communication skills (written and oral)
• Excellent organizational skills and deep understanding of Project Management concepts
• Decisive, able to make informed, critical decisions quickly
• Outcome driven with a proven track record for achieving results
• Able to work independently with little to no supervision

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree from a 4-year college or university
• 4+ years related experience

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with SEO principles
• PMP certification

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits