Senior Program Manager

Overview:

Avalara is hiring a Senior Program Manager to join our

Corporate Program Management Office

(PMO).?The Corporate PMO leads programs shaped around our most strategic growth and efficiency projects. Our program are recognized for their judicious structure, ownership, and ability to guide clarity and understanding while guarding results.Are you ready to take on a hands-on role? You will excel in driving organizational change and can create materials for executive leaders. The Senior Program Manager position offers potential for career advancement, providing invaluable exposure to leaders, Operations, Business Development, M&A, Product, and Strategic Planning.This role is instrumental in helping Avalara achieve its strategic goals. It will be high visibility, and high impact.?We're looking for business leaders who can align teams to common missions, resolve blockers, develop recommendations that accomplish measurable outcomes and results. #LI-remoteQualifications:ResponsibilitiesLead programs as directed by the head of the Corporate PMOWork among functional leaders on cross-company programs to manage the successful implementation of projects that accelerate revenue growth and efficiencyYou will understand and unravel programs to keep them on trackNavigate a fast-changing business while guarding program outcomesLead regular program 'rhythms of the business' that breakdown silos and translate into actionsResolve impediments by managing escalations, trade-off decisions, and prioritiesImplement, coordinate, and measure initiative outcomes, KPIs across all teamsBe a consultant and owner on several strategic projects, providing critical project management support and executive-level visibilityPartner with SVP and EVP sponsors of specific projectsLead scoping sessions to clarify an initiatives' mission, expected outcomes, and working teamsWill consider remoteQualifications:5+ years of experience in program, change, or product managementExperience leading teams, having delivered multiple, complex projects on-budgetSolid project management skills, with PMP Certification encouragedExperience drawing relevant insights from ambiguous dataProficient in a matrixed organizationYou will have executive presence and ability to build relationshipsExperience with Smartsheet and Atlassian (Jira and Confluence)Bachelor's Degree required

About Avalara:Were Avalara. Were defining the relationship between tax and tech.Weve already built an industry-leading cloud compliance platform, processing nearly 40 billion customer API calls and over 5 million tax returns a year.Last year, we became a billion-dollar business ,

and our tribe expanded by a cool thousand people - theres nearly 5,000 of us now. Our growth is real, and were not slowing down - not until weve achieved our mission - to be part of every transaction in the world.Were bright, innovative and disruptive, like the orange we love to wear. It captures our quirky spirit and optimistic mindset. It shows off the culture weve designed, that empowers our people to win. Ownership and achievement go hand in hand here. We instill passion in our people through the trust we place in them.Weve been different from day one. Join us, and your career will be too.EEO StatementWere an Equal Opportunity Employer. Supporting diversity and inclusion is a cornerstone of our company we dont want people to fit into our culture, but to enrich it. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.
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