Lead Program Manager

There are NO limits to your career: come shape the future and be part of a truly unique global culture at OutSystems!

As a Program Manager, you are expected to help the organization manage a group of related projects to bring a significant business change and set of benefits, across the company. The stakeholders of such projects will be both internal to Global Support and external, from other areas of the company.

The projects that make up the programme can be complex in their own right. The Program Manager needs to guide the ones managing the projects and steer them through the project lifecycle, managing schedules and resources, identifying risks and communicating with stakeholders.

It is the Program Manager's responsibility to track the project's progress and KPI’s and raise the flag if the timeline is compromised, unforeseen risks appear or roadblocks are in the way of project success.

The day to day will bring activities like:

• Define and implement governance processes for the programme
• Develop the programme brief and business case
• Assure strategic alignment between multiple stakeholders
• Define the appropriate project KPI’s and their targets
• Manage relationships and communication with senior stakeholders
• Develop integrated plans and reporting across all projects in the programme
• Allocate and balance resources to meet project needs
• Motivate, lead and coach project managers to ensure effective delivery
• Implement regular reviews to ensure the programme is on track to achieve benefits
• Report on program progress to senior management

Requirements

• A degree in Business Management or Software Engineering;
• Experience in Project Management
• Strong interpersonal, organizational and communication skills
• Strong time management skills, and ability to effectively prioritize;
• Ability to quickly switch context
• Ability to work independently and seek innovative ways to creatively solve problems;
• Strategic thinker, constantly seeking to understand the driver for results;
• Fast learner with curiosity about the world
• Accountability with great work ethic;
• Embraces a challenge and asks why
• Team player;
• Ability to work in a fast-paced company;
• English is mandatory
• ITIL processes knowledge preferred
• Experience in IT companies preferred

The Longer Story:

OutSystems is a global leader transforming how companies innovate through software, empowering IT leaders with a better way to build the software that matters most.We are looking for talented and motivated people to join us in helping companies solve some of their most strategic business challenges, from modernizing their workplace processes to transforming their employee and customer experiences. As a member of the OutSystems global team, you will help build, deliver, manage, and evolve the software that is a low-code market leader and preferred by professional developers around the world.

OutSystems is a truly global company, with more than 800,000 developer community members, 1,700 employees, more than 500 partners, and thousands of active customers in over 75 countries and across 21 industries. Founded in 2001, OutSystems has offices in the United States, United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Portugal, Germany, the UAE, Japan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Australia, India, and Singapore, and of course has a thriving, worldwide community of remote employees.

Working at OutSystems

Our goal is to ensure that OutSystems is a place for bright, happy, and motivated people who share a common purpose and take pride in excellent work towards our vision. Our culture is focused on building agility at scale, which allows us to operate with a high drive in a competitive market. At OutSystems, we operate like a startup at scale, where teams act as coordinated "startups" - a true Federation of Teams Culture. Our attributes define the core behaviors

that fuel our innovation and foster agility at scale. We encourage our team members to collaborate, focus on results, act quickly, understand our business and reinvent themselves.

What do we have to offer you?

• A company that continues to grow, change and innovate, and gives our teams the space to be proactive and creative.
• Real career opportunities. We care about growth and development. Vertical career progression is an obvious possibility, but we also offer the possibility for lateral moves, joining different teams, and mastering specific skills.
• Work colleagues that are as smart, hardworking and driven as you – and a team that is global.
• Disrupting the status quo is in our DNA. In fact, it’s why our company exists.
• We “Ask Why” a lot. It helps us connect our individual work to the bigger picture and sometimes even uncover a better way.

Are you ready for the next step in your career? Then we’d love to hear from you!

OutSystems nurtures an inclusive culture of diversity, where everyone feels empowered to be their authentic self and perform at their best. A company that embraces the creativity and innovation that comes through diverse perspectives. We are committed to creating a team that reflects society through inclusive programs and initiatives and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive equal consideration regardless of race, place of origin, color, age, marital status, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, protected veteran status, disability status or any other status protected by law.

Join us in disrupting the status quo of the low-code market, we give you the power to "Ask Why", you give our customers the power to innovate through software!