Minneapolis , MN
|Remote, Hybrid
|Contract
Minneapolis, MN
|Remote, Hybrid
|Contract
We’re looking for a Program Manager to support creative technology and workflow transformation initiatives in a fast-moving environment. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys bringing structure to complex workstreams, improving enablement, and helping cross-functional teams move forward with clarity and momentum.
Responsibilities
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to organize and coordinate multiple workstreams, dependencies, and timelines.
- Build and maintain program plans, milestone trackers, sequencing documents, risk logs, decision logs, and status updates.
- Facilitate standups, working sessions, planning meetings, retrospectives, and program reviews to keep work moving.
- Translate program objectives into clear actions, responsibilities, and measurable next steps.
- Identify enablement needs by audience and workflow, then help shape communications, training, and support materials.
- Work with subject matter experts to develop adoption resources such as process guidance, demonstrations, office hours, and feedback loops.
- Surface risks, blockers, and decision points early and help maintain visibility across stakeholders.
- Track progress and provide concise updates that help teams understand status, handoffs, and upcoming priorities.
- Support workflow improvements by incorporating feedback and recommending practical enhancements to tools or processes.
Skills
- 6+ years of experience in program management, project management, creative operations, marketing operations, product operations, or a related field.
- Proven experience managing complex programs with multiple teams, workstreams, and dependencies.
- Strong facilitation skills and the ability to coordinate work without direct people-management responsibility.
- Experience creating and maintaining structured program documentation and reporting.
- Excellent written, verbal, and visual communication skills.
- Ability to identify risks, dependencies, ambiguity, and areas that need decisions.
- Comfort working independently and proactively within a dynamic environment.
- Experience using project and workflow management tools such as Workfront, Smartsheet, Jira, Asana, Airtable, or similar platforms.
Preferred Skills
- Experience supporting organizational readiness, change enablement, communications, training, or adoption efforts.
- Background in creative technology, creative workflows, or workflow transformation.
- Familiarity with AI-enabled ways of working or creative automation.
- Experience helping teams adopt new tools, processes, or ways of working.
- Ability to make complex information easy to understand for creative and marketing audiences.
- Experience building playbooks, process documents, stakeholder communications, or presentations.
- Experience working in a large, matrixed organization.
- Ability to support improvement of end-to-end workflows for scale.
Horizontal is committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where all individuals feel respected, valued, and supported. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds and experiences to apply and bring their unique perspectives to the team.
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