Senior Program Manager

🇺🇸 Natick, MA 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $117K - $181K 💻 Project Management 🗓️ April 8th, 2026

CI/CD

Edtech.com's Summary

MathWorks is hiring a Senior Program Manager. The role involves collaborating with engineering leadership to drive key software modernization efforts for the CI/CD platform, managing project plans, risks, and cross-team dependencies while communicating effectively with senior management.

Highlights

Advance software modernization efforts for CI/CD platform.
Develop project roadmaps and ensure alignment with organizational goals using agile practices.
Manage collaboration across diverse product teams and coordinate change and dependencies.
Identify and mitigate risks, developing contingency plans with development leads.
Communicate project status and risks to stakeholders at all levels.
Lead process improvements and adopt best practices.
Define and utilize metrics to track progress.
Requires bachelor's degree plus 6 years experience, or advanced degree with reduced experience.
Technical background in Engineering, Math, or Science preferred.
Proficiency in JIRA, Confluence, and Agile software development; strong understanding of CI/CD systems.

Senior Program Manager Full Description

Senior Program Manager

Team: Program Management
Location: US-MA-Natick
Salary Range: $116,900 - $181,200

Job Summary

As a Cross-Functional Program Manager, you will collaborate with engineering leadership to advance key software modernization efforts for our CI/CD platform. This role requires strong program and project management skills, a good understanding of software development processes, the ability to communicate effectively to senior management, and coordinate with diverse teams across the organization.

Responsibilities

Ensure project plans align with broader organizational goals. Develop roadmaps and guide teams toward achieving their plans using agile best practices
Facilitate collaboration with diverse product teams to manage change and dependencies seamlessly.
Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate risks and issues, and develop contingency plans in partnership with development leads to minimize impact
Communicate project status, risks, and issues effectively to stakeholders at all levels, fostering transparency and informed decision-making
Drive continuous improvement by leading problem-solving activities, streamlining processes, and promoting the adoption of standards and best practices.
Define and leverage metrics to track progress and identify areas for improvement.

Minimum Qualifications

A bachelor's degree and 6 years of professional work experience (or a master's degree and 3 years of professional work experience, or a PhD degree, or equivalent experience) is required.

Additional Qualifications

Technical degree in Engineering, Math, or Science
Good understanding of CI/CD systems; Ability to actively participate in and contribute to technical discussions
Proven ability to influence stakeholders at all levels, even without direct authority
Experience leading initiatives and driving change across multiple teams and departments
Experience with Agile software development practices
Proficient in using JIRA and Confluence

Original Job Description

Senior Program Manager

Team: Program Management
Location: US-MA-Natick
Salary Range: $116,900 - $181,200

Job Summary

Responsibilities

Ensure project plans align with broader organizational goals. Develop roadmaps and guide teams toward achieving their plans using agile best practices
Facilitate collaboration with diverse product teams to manage change and dependencies seamlessly.
Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate risks and issues, and develop contingency plans in partnership with development leads to minimize impact
Communicate project status, risks, and issues effectively to stakeholders at all levels, fostering transparency and informed decision-making
Drive continuous improvement by leading problem-solving activities, streamlining processes, and promoting the adoption of standards and best practices.
Define and leverage metrics to track progress and identify areas for improvement.

Minimum Qualifications

A bachelor's degree and 6 years of professional work experience (or a master's degree and 3 years of professional work experience, or a PhD degree, or equivalent experience) is required.

Additional Qualifications

Technical degree in Engineering, Math, or Science
Good understanding of CI/CD systems; Ability to actively participate in and contribute to technical discussions
Proven ability to influence stakeholders at all levels, even without direct authority
Experience leading initiatives and driving change across multiple teams and departments
Experience with Agile software development practices
Proficient in using JIRA and Confluence