Principal Program Manager

Loftware•Šenčur, RED

35d•$120,000 - $160,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We are looking for a Principal Program Manager, to join our team, reporting to the Chief of Staff. This senior individual contributor will identify, shape, and execute value creation opportunities across Loftware, with a focus on accelerating company growth, improving operational performance, and advancing strategic initiatives that create enterprise value. The role will personally lead complex, cross-functional programs from strategy through execution, provide hands-on project management where needed, and contribute to enterprise systems transformation initiatives, M&A due diligence and integration activities. The individual will also help strengthen Loftware’s internal program management capabilities through practical tools, processes, governance, and delivery standards that support high-impact work.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, or a related field.
10+ years of experience in strategy, consulting, operations, program management, or project management roles, preferably in the software or technology industry.
Proven track record of personally leading and delivering complex, cross-functional, high-value programs and projects.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, with the ability to move between strategic framing and detailed execution.
Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to influence and collaborate with senior leaders and stakeholders across the organization.
Proficiency in project and program management tools, methodologies, governance, and executive reporting.
Demonstrated experience leading or supporting enterprise systems transformation, business application modernization, ERP/CRM/CPQ or similar platform initiatives, and cross-functional process redesign.
Strong understanding of how business applications support end-to-end operating processes, data governance, reporting, controls, user adoption, and change management in a growth-oriented software business.

Nice To Haves

MBA or advanced degree preferred.
Experience in Salesforce is a plus
Experience in M&A due diligence and integration is a plus.
Occasional travel may be required as needed.

Responsibilities

Identify and evaluate potential levers for value creation, including revenue growth, cost optimization, operational efficiency, customer retention, and innovation.
Personally lead and significantly contribute to complex, cross-functional value creation programs, ensuring delivery on time, on budget, and to a high standard.
Drive the execution of existing value creation priorities, ensuring alignment with overall strategy and stakeholder expectations.
Translate enterprise strategy into clear program objectives, workstreams, milestones, dependencies, decision points, and measurable outcomes.
Lead enterprise systems transformation initiatives that modernize core business applications, improve data flow across functions, reduce process complexity, and enable scalable operating models.
Partner with business and technology leaders to assess current-state application landscapes, identify capability gaps, define target-state requirements, and translate transformation opportunities into executable roadmaps.
Drive alignment across process, data, systems, and organizational change workstreams to ensure business application transformations deliver measurable adoption, efficiency, and value realization.
Strengthen Loftware’s internal Program Management Office capabilities by developing and applying tools, templates, processes, governance, and best practices for project intake, planning, execution, monitoring, and reporting.
Own day-to-day program and project management for assigned strategic initiatives, proactively resolving issues and serving as an escalation point for risks, dependencies, and decisions.
Establish and track objectives, key results, and performance measures for assigned initiatives, providing concise, recurring updates that connect execution to corporate strategy.
Establish and maintain effective communication and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, including executive management, business units, customers, partners, and vendors.