Senior Governance Program Manager (Open to ND/MN Only)

Razor•Fargo, ND

1d•$90,000 - $105,000

About The Position

Razor Consulting Solutions, Inc. is seeking a Senior Governance Program Manager to support strategy execution, governance operations, and program delivery for a large technical organization. The role combines technical program management, structured problem-solving, and executive-ready communication. It translates complex business and technology needs into scalable operating models, intake processes, Azure DevOps architecture, decision frameworks, policies, and delivery plans. The position partners with business, technical, and governance stakeholders to improve how work is submitted, triaged, prioritized, governed, tracked, and communicated from intake through implementation and measurement.

Requirements

5–7+ years of experience in technical program management, product or project management, business operations, governance, or a related discipline.
Bachelor’s degree in a related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross-functional programs and influencing stakeholders.
Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps or comparable work-management platforms, including backlog design, taxonomy, reporting, and process governance.
Ability to synthesize complex information and create clear, executive-ready recommendations, presentations, policies, and decision materials.
Strong understanding of technical delivery concepts, business processes, data structures, and operating-model design.
Excellent facilitation, organizational, analytical, written, and verbal communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences.
Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and operate effectively in a fast-paced and evolving environment.

Nice To Haves

Experience with AI governance, responsible AI, and automation.

Responsibilities

Lead cross-functional technical programs from discovery and planning through implementation, adoption, and measurement.
Design and mature governance operating models, including decision rights, lifecycle stages, escalation paths, and success measures.
Create decision-ready materials for leadership and governance forums, including decision packets, recommendations, options, risks, and expected outcomes.
Design and operate end-to-end intake models, including request forms, triage criteria, prioritization and routing rules, and approval workflows.
Understand Azure DevOps architecture, setup, and governance, including work-item types, fields, workflow states, and permissions.
Develop and maintain program assets such as governance playbooks, process maps, templates, work instructions, and executive presentations.
Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements, synthesize research and feedback, clarify business problems, and translate ambiguous needs into actionable plans and deliverables.
Facilitate rhythm-of-business activities, working sessions, decision forums, and action tracking.
Identify opportunities to improve standardization, automation, data quality, transparency, and scalability across program operations, and present recommendations to stakeholders for prioritization and implementation decisions.