Program Manager, Strategic Projects

Responsibilities

• Support the planning and execution of multiple strategic projects, building and owning timelines ensuring dependencies are clearly tracked
• Maintain project plans, documentation, and tracking tools to keep initiatives organized and on schedule
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and smooth execution of initiatives
• Help drive day-to-day execution of programs by following up on action items, managing timelines, and identifying risks
• Translate high-level ideas or loosely defined initiatives into clear plans, timelines, and actionable tasks
• Adapt quickly to changing priorities, helping teams stay focused and aligned as plans evolve
• Find opportunities to improve workflows, coordination, and efficiency across teams
• Support team member communication by preparing updates, coordinating meetings, and documenting key decisions
• Help remove blockers by coordinating across teams and ensuring next steps are clear

Requirements

• Previous experience managing cross functional projects in a marketing organization
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Comfort working cross-functionally with distributed teams
• Excellent, proactive communication skills with an ability to lead meetings and drive alignment
• Understanding of how to map out team processes/timelines and improve them
• Familiarity with project management tools like Workfront or similar platforms
• 3–6 years of experience in project or program management

About the Company

Elastic, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale. The Elastic Search AI Platform is used by more than 50% of the Fortune 500 to deliver on the promise of AI through search, security, and observability solutions.