Program Manager, Digital Transformation

Program Manager, Digital Transformation (DEx Committee)

Remote / Flexible
(periodic travel for senior leadership engagements)

Reports to:
Director, Leadership Services

About YPO

YPO is the global leadership community of more than 38,000 extraordinary chief executives across 140+ countries. United by a shared mission—to become better leaders and better people—YPO members drive meaningful impact around the world.

The Digital Experience (DEx) Committee is leading a multi-year transformation to reimagine how members learn, connect, and lead through world-class digital experiences. This role is central to bringing that vision to life.

Role Summary

We are seeking a Program Manager who can operate at the intersection of
digital transformation, AI-integrated delivery, experience design, and technical program management
. This person will translate the DEx Committee's vision into the structured execution required to bring it to life.

This role requires someone who can:

• Operate confidently across business, technology, and governance.
• Understand digital platform architecture and modern AI capabilities.
• Manage multi-workstream delivery in complex digital ecosystems end-to-end.
• Translate executive intent into actionable, technically grounded plans.
• Bring clarity, structure, and decision-enablement amid ambiguity.
• Communicate with precision and polish to senior leadership, including the Board.

Key Responsibilities

1. Technical Program Strategy & Delivery

• Partner with the DEx Committee and CPTO to support program scope, success metrics, and program strategy.
• Oversee multi-workstream digital and technical program execution—ensuring milestones are met on time and within budget.
• Create structured visibility through roadmaps, dashboards, OKRs, and risk management frameworks.
• Anticipate cross-team dependencies and proactively escalate technical risks or integration challenges.
• Apply Agile, Lean, and digital program methodologies that support speed, transparency, and predictability.
• Serve as the central coordination point across stakeholder groups, design firms, and vendors to ensure alignment.

2. Committee Management & Executive Governance

• Support seamless DEx Committee operations, including scheduling, agendas, pre-read materials, synthesis, and facilitation.
• Capture the strategic intent behind discussions and translate it into structured action plans and workstreams.
• Serve as liaison between DEx and governance bodies (Events, Learning, Membership, Finance).
• Prepare board-level progress updates in partnership with the DEx Chair.

3. Technology, AI & Experience Leadership

• Bridge business and technology by translating member needs and Committee strategy into
  clear requirements
  and executable technical plans.
• Maintain fluency in
  emerging technology
  ,
  generative AI
  ,
  automation
  , and
  platform architecture.
• Embed Agile, Lean, and Design Thinking for speed, transparency, and impact.
• Champion the DEx strategy, ensuring all initiatives align to core member experience pillars:
  Search, Events, Content, and Culture Tools.

Qualifications & Experience

• 7–10 years in program management, strategic consulting, digital transformation, or technical program leadership.
• Experience working closely with engineering, product, or data teams on
  digital platform development
  ,
  integrations
  , or
  AI-enabled solutions.
• Strong technical literacy—able to understand APIs, integrations, data flows, and system constraints.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex, multi-stakeholder environments with competing priorities.
• Proficiency with tools such as Jira, Notion, Miro, Asana, Smartsheet, etc.
• Exceptional executive communication and presentation skills with experience supporting C-suite or board-level audiences.
• Familiarity with Agile, iterative development, and modern delivery frameworks.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Technically Fluent:
  Confident engaging in conversations around AI, data, APIs, architecture, and digital ecosystems—able to translate complexity into clarity.
• AI-Native Thinker:
  Understands practical applications of AI in delivery, automation, and user experience; brings a forward-looking point of view.
• Executive Communicator:
  Polished, articulate, and able to build credibility quickly with senior leaders and global stakeholders.
• Strategic + Hands-On:
  Equally comfortable shaping long-term strategy and driving day-to-day program delivery.
• Operationally Excellent:
  Brings discipline, rigor, and structure to a fast-moving, high-profile environment.
• Relationship Builder:
  Skilled at aligning cross-functional teams and facilitating diplomacy in complex stakeholder environments.
• Adaptable & Unflappable:
  Thrives amid ambiguity; brings clarity, order, and momentum.
• Mission-Driven:
  Energized by YPO's purpose and the opportunity to impact a global leadership community.

Equal Opportunity Employer

YPO is an Equal Opportunity Employer. YPO takes pride in supporting a diverse workforce and demonstrates this through its policies and practices. YPO does not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

Digital Transformation, Technical Program Management, AI Integration, Agile Delivery, Multi-Workstream Coordination, Platform Architecture, APIs & Integrations, Data-Driven Decision Making, Executive Stakeholder Management, Governance Frameworks, Risk Management, Product Delivery, Jira, Notion, Miro, OKRs, Automation, Emerging Technology, Digital Experience.

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