Program Manager, Product
About the team
The Justworks Technology Program Management team advances our mission by leading the complex, cross-functional programs that turn our most important Product and business strategies into outcomes for our customers. Sitting within the Product organization, our Program Managers help teams navigate some of the most complicated challenges facing Justworks — connecting work across FinTech, Healthcare, HRTech, and the technology and operations that power our products.
Our Program Managers lead highly collaborative, cross-functional endeavors, bringing together stakeholders across Product, Engineering, Design, Data, Operations, and customer-facing teams to solve problems that extend beyond any single team or roadmap. They deeply understand the business and customer outcomes behind the work, connect threads across teams and priorities, and create the clarity, structure, and alignment needed to move from strategy to execution.
By joining us, you’ll be part of an experienced Program Management team with a track record of leading large-scale transformations and strategic initiatives that impact how Justworks builds products, serves customers, and operates as a business.
About the role
As a Program Manager on the Technology team, you’ll lead complex, cross-functional programs tied to important Product, customer, and business outcomes. You’ll work across Product, Engineering, Design, Data, Operations, and customer-facing teams to bring together the people and work required to deliver outcomes that no single team can achieve alone.
You’ll take programs from ambiguity to execution — deeply understanding the problem, defining what success looks like, identifying the teams and dependencies involved, and building the operating model that allows the organization to move forward. You’ll connect work across roadmaps, establish clear ownership and decision-making, and adapt the program as priorities shift and new information emerges.
As a champion for the program’s outcomes, you’ll build alignment across teams with different priorities and perspectives, surface risks and tradeoffs early, and ensure execution remains connected to the customer and business problem we’re solving. You will operate independently within your programs and clearly articulate your reasoning, recommendations, and decisions to peers, leaders, and cross-functional stakeholders.
Responsibilities
Independently own complex programs from definition through execution, maintaining focus on the customer and business outcomes they exist to deliver
Translate ambiguous business and customer problems into clear program objectives, workstreams, ownership, milestones, and measures of success
Build programs from the ground up, establishing the operating rhythms, decision-making mechanisms, stakeholder engagement, and governance needed to move work forward
Partner deeply with Product and Technology leaders to understand strategy and roadmaps, connect dependencies across teams, and coordinate work toward broader outcomes
Build strong relationships across functions by demonstrating curiosity, empathy, sound judgment, and a commitment to shared outcomes
Identify and proactively manage dependencies, risks, and competing priorities, helping teams make clear tradeoffs and escalating when leadership decisions are required
Use quantitative and qualitative data to understand program health, diagnose problems, inform decisions, and measure customer and business impact
Adapt program scope, sequencing, and ways of working as the organization learns and priorities change
Communicate complex work clearly across audiences, creating shared understanding of progress, decisions, risks, and outcomes
Build repeatable mechanisms that reduce organizational friction and help teams execute more effectively over time
Take on opportunities beyond core responsibilities to strengthen Program Management practices and drive impact across Technology
What you'll need
3–5+ years of program management, strategy, operations, product, or equivalent experience leading cross-functional work in a modern technology business
A strong commitment to problem-solving, with demonstrated ability to break down ambiguous problems and translate business needs into coordinated execution
Experience building programs, processes, or operating models from the ground up rather than solely executing within established structures
Meaningful experience partnering with Product and Engineering teams and an understanding of how strategy, roadmaps, prioritization, and delivery connect to customer and business outcomes
Strong business acumen and a willingness to deeply understand Justworks’ products, customers, business model, and organizational context
Demonstrated ability to build trust, influence without authority, and create alignment across stakeholders with different priorities and perspectives
Strong analytical skills and comfort using quantitative and qualitative data to frame problems, measure progress, and inform decisions
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to use clear frameworks and storytelling to make complex work understandable
Curiosity, adaptability, and the ability to learn unfamiliar domains quickly
Technical acumen and experience working in complex or regulated technology environments are a plus
The base wage range for this position based in our New York City Office is targeted at $131,000.00 - $169,000.00 per year.
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