About the role
As a Senior Program Manager, you’ll lead complex, cross-functional initiatives that help our teams deliver meaningful business outcomes more effectively. You’ll partner with business and technology leaders to create alignment around priorities, improve how work flows across teams, and bring greater visibility to progress, risks, dependencies, and results.
This role is a great fit for an experienced program leader who can operate across strategy and execution. You’ll help teams strengthen Agile and SAFe practices, advance Operational Value Stream thinking, and evolve toward scalable ways of working. Along the way, you’ll facilitate important conversations, navigate organizational complexity, and help leaders and teams turn strategy into action.
What you’ll do
- Lead complex, cross-functional programs from planning through execution, keeping teams aligned around priorities, outcomes, and business value.
- Partner with business and technology leaders to coordinate work across teams and manage key risks, dependencies, decisions, and priorities.
- Facilitate planning sessions, leadership discussions, executive reviews, and other forums that enable timely decisions and effective execution.
- Create clear visibility into program progress, outcomes, risks, dependencies, and areas requiring leadership attention.
- Help teams adopt and mature SAFe practices while evolving from traditional Agile approaches to scalable delivery models.
- Partner with leaders to establish and strengthen Operational Value Streams, improving flow, coordination, and visibility across the organization.
- Identify systemic challenges that impact delivery and work across teams and leadership to address impediments and improve effectiveness.
- Support organizational change by helping teams adopt sustainable ways of working, governance practices, and delivery rhythms.
What we’ll want you to have
- 5+ years of experience in program, project, or portfolio management, including responsibility for complex, cross-functional initiatives.
- Experience working in Agile and SAFe environments involving multiple teams, stakeholders, and dependencies.
- Understanding of Operational Value Streams, flow-based delivery principles, and scaled ways of working.
- Experience leading or supporting organizational transformation, change management, or delivery-model evolution.
- Strong facilitation skills with the ability to guide planning sessions, decision-making forums, and conversations involving diverse stakeholders.
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills, including the ability to partner effectively with business, technology, and senior leaders.
- Experience with Agile Release Trains (ARTs), PI Planning, Inspect & Adapt, or other SAFe practices and events is a plus.
- SAFe certification such as SSM, SASM, SA, or SP, or experience working within an Enterprise PMO or portfolio management environment, is a plus
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Blackbaud powers social impact through purpose‑driven technology and responsible AI. Guided by our Intelligence for Good® vision, we’re building a culture where innovation, trust, and human expertise come together to help organizations make a greater difference in the world.
Blackbaud is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive work environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.
The starting base pay is $101,900.00 to $132,800.00. Blackbaud may pay more or less based on employee qualifications, market value, Company finances, and other operational considerations.Benefits Include:
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Remote-flexible workforce
Wellness Programs
401(k) program with employer match
Flexible paid time off
Generous Parental Leave
Donations for Doers
Pet insurance, legal and identity protection
Tuition reimbursement program
Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience in program, project, or portfolio management, including responsibility for complex, cross-functional initiatives.
- Experience working in Agile and SAFe environments involving multiple teams, stakeholders, and dependencies.
- Understanding of Operational Value Streams, flow-based delivery principles, and scaled ways of working.
- Experience leading or supporting organizational transformation, change management, or delivery-model evolution.
- Strong facilitation skills for planning sessions, decision-making forums, and diverse stakeholder discussions.
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills with business, technology, and senior leaders.
- Experience with Agile Release Trains, PI Planning, Inspect and Adapt, or other SAFe practices and events.
- SAFe certification such as SSM, SASM, SA, or SP, or experience within an Enterprise PMO or portfolio management environment.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, paid holidays, and “wellbeing days” are emphasized, and feedback suggests PTO is a consistent strength. Remote/hybrid flexibility further supports time-away needs.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing programs, health coaching, and flexibility (including remote/hybrid schedules) are highlighted as part of a holistic support approach. Tuition reimbursement, wellness recognition, and home-office support add everyday value.
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Inclusive Benefits Coverage — Benefits extend to mental health support, fertility options, and travel support for abortion care, with parental leave also included. These offerings signal attention to diverse needs across life stages.
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What We Do
Blackbaud unleashes the potential of the people and organizations who change the world. As the leading software provider exclusively dedicated to powering social impact, Blackbaud expands what is possible across the nonprofit and education sectors, at companies committed to social responsibility, and for individual change makers. Built specifically for fundraising, nonprofit financial management, digital giving, grantmaking, corporate social responsibility and education management, Blackbaud’s essential software accelerates impact through unmatched expertise and powerful data intelligence. Millions of people across more than 100 countries connect, give, learn, and engage through Blackbaud platforms.
Why Work With Us
We’re here to fuel impact that creates a better, more connected world. When nonprofits, social impact teams, schools and individual change-makers have powerful and effective foundational infrastructure, they transform our communities and our world.
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