Sr. Program Manager II, Eng - UI Foundations (Remote)

As a global leader in cybersecurity, CrowdStrike protects the people, processes and technologies that drive modern organizations. Since 2011, our mission hasn't changed - we're here to stop breaches, and we've redefined modern security with the world's most advanced AI-native platform. We work on large scale distributed systems, processing almost 3 trillion events per day and this traffic is growing daily. Our customers span all industries, and they count on CrowdStrike to keep their businesses running, their communities safe and their lives moving forward. We're also a mission-driven company. We cultivate a culture that gives every CrowdStriker both the flexibility and autonomy to own their careers. We're always looking to add talented CrowdStrikers to the team who have limitless passion, a relentless focus on innovation and a fanatical commitment to our customers, our community and each other. Ready to join a mission that matters? The future of cybersecurity starts with you.

About the Role:

We're investing in program managers who are energetic, eager to learn, flexible

and capable of managing large scale/complex engineering projects in a fast-paced environment.

As a Sr. Program Manager, you'll be responsible for directly and fully supporting and engaging in the work and projects of the UI Foundations Product Group. This group extends CrowdStrike's mission of "stopping breaches" by building a cohesive customer user experience.

Your primary focus will entail driving the scheduling, scoping and execution of projects for the teams you support, working directly with the Engineering Developers, the Product Managers, Designers and the Dev Managers in order to ensure timely delivery against the roadmap. You'll work closely across functional teams and across geo-locations in Europe, and the United States to collaborate and ensure dependencies are well known, critical issues are identified and driven to resolution.

What You'll Do:

• Partnering and direct facilitation with teams at all levels; from in the weeds with developers on projects and programs to reporting and updates at the executive level.
• Demonstrates the ability to learn and communicate organization and system technical fluency and align it with business objectives to help drive project deliverables, resources, and timelines.
• Creating and driving the project schedule, working with engineering management task assignments, and managing schedule progress; from large phases through to detailed tasks, including understanding and managing dependencies within and across Product and Platform Groups.
• Collaborating with multiple worldwide business units (including TAMs, SEs, experts, product management, design teams, and technology teams) to clearly identify, explain, and communicate their project involvement, project goals, expectations, and tasks.
• Proactively tracks the status of project activities and ensures that schedules and priorities are being met.
• Ensures critical issues are identified, tracked through resolution, and escalated if necessary.
• Proactively manages daily/weekly project communication and status reporting.
• Flexibly working across timezones to help coordinate and follow up on work.
• Willingness to travel both locally and internationally several times a quarter.

• 15 + years of experience managing programs/portfolios management for software development.
• Experience in planning, organizing, managing and tracking engineering work (with multiple complex dependencies) as part of integrated programs/portfolios at scale (100+ engineers).
• Experience in scaling, leading and inspiring geographically distributed scrum teams (100+ engineers). Experience with/exposure to large scale platforms (cloud technologies), complex inter-dependent technologies and software development projects that require collaboration between multiple teams and areas across the organization with expert dependency and risk management.
• Experience supporting UI/UX portfolios that drive customer experience improvements including design components, user research, wireframing, visual design, and analytics.
• Experience with/exposure to foundational web programming languages, front-end frameworks, responsive design, design tools and key design principles (HTML, CSS, Figma, React).
• Must be proficient in the use of Jira (query/ticket creation, board creation and facilitation).
• Seasoned team coach that manages and alleviates (instead of running from) persistent obstacles
• Experience with Software Development Lifecycle and Project Life Cycle Methodologies, specifically Agile/Scrum.
• Experience with Scaled Agile Framework methodology a plus.
• Experience owning a program/portfolio of products/features, scoping requirements, planning milestones, and being an active resource for technical teams.
• Proven track record of mentoring and supporting other program managers.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.
• Must work effectively and professionally with cross-functional groups across divisions, worldwide, as part of a team.
• Must exhibit attention to detail, and have the ability to make logical, timely decisions.
• Must exhibit the ability to traverse seamlessly between strategic direction and tactical execution supporting teams to drive delivery.
• Excel at proactively and independently driving results in small team environments.
• Demonstrate self-learning capabilities, taking initiative in a fast pace/quickly changing environment.
• Ability to extrapolate context from complex technical conversations, and provide teams with valuable summations around action items and next steps.

• Remote-friendly and flexible work culture
• Market leader in compensation and equity awards
• Comprehensive physical and mental wellness programs
• Competitive vacation and holidays for recharge
• Paid parental and adoption leaves
• Professional development opportunities for all employees regardless of level or role
• Employee Networks, geographic neighborhood groups, and volunteer opportunities to build connections
• Vibrant office culture with world class amenities
• Great Place to Work Certified™ across the globe