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Program Manager III
Ursus, Inc.
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Remote
- Manager or above
- 5 days ago
- $66.00 – $76.62 / hour
- AI
- Regulatory Compliance
- Change Management
- Pension
5 days ago
LOCATION: Remote (PST preferred)
DURATION: 6 Months
PAY RANGE: $66 - $76/hr.
MUST HAVE SKILLS:
- Proficiency with program or project management practices, tools, and methodology (e.g., RACI/RAID frameworks, project trackers, risk registers)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills — able to tailor messaging for executives, attorneys, external partners, and product teams
- Comfort operating in ambiguity within a fast-paced, evolving environment
- Experience working in policy, compliance, legal, or regulatory.
NICE TO HAVE SKILLS:
- Experience in a similar role from another tech company
- Law firm experience
- Excellent stakeholder management experience
- Implement AI-assisted workflows
COMPANY:
Our client is a Fortune 500 multinational technology company headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.
POSITION SUMMARY:
Program Manager who drives complex, cross-functional initiatives across product launches, regulatory compliance programs, and strategic legal initiatives in Legal team. Brings 3+ years of hands-on program management in tech, a bias toward operational efficiency (including AI-assisted workflows), and the ability to operate at both strategic and execution levels.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Program Execution
- Own end-to-end legal program management for hardware product launches across multiple concurrent programs, tracking milestones, dependencies, risks, and cross-functional deliverables
- Coordinate legal requirements involving regulatory and compliance programs
- Navigate between program-level strategy and task-level execution; ensure nothing falls through the cracks during handoffs and transitions
- Cross-Functional Coordination
- Serve as the connective tissue between legal team members and cross-functional partners — aligning timelines and surfacing interdependencies
- Build and maintain trackers, dashboards, and status reporting that give stakeholders clear visibility into project health
- Risk & Escalation Management
- Proactively identify risks and blockers; manage escalation processes and drive resolution before issues become crises
- Run retrospectives and document lessons learned to strengthen future execution
- Process & Tools
- Develop and standardize playbooks, templates, and repeatable frameworks for legal program execution
- Explore and adopt AI tools where applicable to streamline workflows — including meeting summaries, status reporting, data organization, and process documentation
- Support rollout of new systems, tools, and programs across the legal team; drive adoption through training and change management
EXPERIENCE:
- 3+ years of program management experience in the technology industry, within 6+ years of overall professional experience
- Track record managing multiple concurrent projects with interdependencies and competing deadlines
EDUCATION:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in program/project management
Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, qualified applicants will be considered for assignment with arrest and conviction records. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness, meet client expectations, standards, and accompanying requirements, and safeguard business operations and company reputation.
BENEFITS SUMMARY: Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate or annual salary only, unless otherwise stated. In addition to base compensation, full-time roles are eligible for Medical, Dental, Vision, Commuter and 401K benefits with company matching.
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BENEFITS SUMMARY:
Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate or annual salary only, unless otherwise stated. In addition to base compensation, full-time roles are eligible for Medical, Dental, Vision, Commuter and 401K benefits with company matching.
FAIR CHANCE POLICY:
Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, qualified applicants will be considered for assignment with arrest and conviction records. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness, meet client expectations, standards, and accompanying requirements, and safeguard business operations and company reputation.
Program Manager III · Ursus, Inc.