SAFe Program Manager

Beacon Technologies • Madison, WI

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a highly skilled and strategic Program Manager (SAFe Agile) to lead the delivery of complex, multi-year programs across business, IT, and third-party teams. The role serves as the primary point of contact for project status, financial forecasts, and stakeholder management. With strong business acumen in IT and insurance environments, the Program Manager drives project execution, mitigates risks, manages third-party dependencies, and ensures defined business outcomes and financial targets are achieved. This is a hybrid role in Madison, Wisconsin, requiring 2–3 days per week on site.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and professional work experience.
• At least 7 years of relevant experience delivering and managing complex, multi-year programs.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Proven track record leading cross-functional teams across business, IT, and third-party partners to deliver people, process, and technology solutions.
• Strong financial management discipline, including business case development, cost estimation, budget tracking, monthly forecasting, and management of project interdependencies.
• Demonstrated expertise maintaining project schedules, managing critical-path dependencies, and accurately forecasting resource needs.
• Excellent communication, influence, and stakeholder management skills across all organizational levels.

Nice To Haves

• Expert knowledge of project management methodologies, SAFe Agile frameworks, techniques, and tools.
• Thorough understanding of business drivers and factors driving change within the IT and insurance industries.
• Working knowledge of IT environments, solutions, plans, strategies, and the systems development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Ability to conduct current-state versus future-state gap analyses and translate improvement opportunities into tangible deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of complex, multi-year programs across business, IT, and third-party teams.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for project status, financial forecasts, and stakeholder management.
• Drive project execution, mitigate risks, and manage third-party dependencies.
• Ensure defined business outcomes and financial targets are achieved.
• Lead cross-functional teams delivering people, process, and technology solutions.
• Develop business cases and cost estimates; track budgets and provide monthly forecasts.
• Maintain project schedules, manage critical-path dependencies, and forecast resource needs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior