Program Operations Manager improving planning and delivery predictability for Experlogix's product team in Montreal. Collaborating across functions to enhance operational excellence and reporting.
Responsibilities
Partner with Product, Engineering, UX, and leadership teams to improve planning effectiveness and delivery predictability.
Facilitate and coordinate key planning activities, including backlog readiness reviews, dependency management sessions, release planning, and PI Planning events.
Track cross-team dependencies, risks, blockers, and action items to ensure timely resolution.
Maintain visibility into work across multiple teams and communicate status, risks, and progress to stakeholders.
Ensure commitments, decisions, and follow-up actions are documented and tracked through completion.
Support Product Managers and Product Owners in preparing work for planning activities.
Ensure stories, features, and initiatives meet established Definition of Ready standards.
Validate that acceptance criteria are clear, measurable, and testable.
Confirm appropriate UX engagement for initiatives involving user interface changes.
Coordinate planning logistics, meeting facilitation, schedules, and communication.
Assist with continuous improvement initiatives designed to enhance team effectiveness and delivery outcomes.
Maintain delivery dashboards and KPI reporting using Jira and related tooling.
Monitor key performance indicators including: Delivery Predictability, Throughput, Lead Time for Changes, Dependency Aging, Unplanned Work Flow Metrics.
Establish and maintain meeting standards including agendas, action items, decision logs, and ownership tracking.
Assist with implementation of workflow improvements and operational standards.
Requirements
3+ years of experience in Program Management, Technical Program Management, Agile Delivery Management, Scrum Master, Product Operations, or similar operational leadership roles.
Experience supporting software development organizations utilizing Agile methodologies.
Strong understanding of Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, or other Agile frameworks.
Experience facilitating planning sessions, backlog refinement, release planning, or PI Planning activities.
Demonstrated ability to manage cross-functional initiatives involving Product, Engineering, UX, and business stakeholders.
Exceptional organizational, facilitation, and communication skills.
Experience with Jira and Agile planning tools.
Ability to influence stakeholders without direct management authority.
Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
Experience creating reports, dashboards, and operational metrics.
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