Strategic Program Management Lead – AI Agentic Product

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Strategic Program Management Lead – AI Agentic Product (MVP Launch)

Fractal is a strategic AI partner to Fortune 500 companies with a vision to power every human decision in the enterprise. Fractal is building a world where individual choices, freedom, and diversity are the greatest assets. An ecosystem where human imagination is at the heart of every decision. Where no possibility is written off, only challenged to get better. We believe that a true Fractalite is the one who empowers imagination with intelligence. Fractal has been featured as a Great Place to Work by The Economic Times in partnership with the Great Place to Work® Institute and recognized as a ‘Cool Vendor’ and a ‘Vendor to Watch’ by Gartner.

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Location: New York / New Jersey

Note: This position is not eligible for Immigration Sponsorship at this time.

Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic leadership for the MVP launch, ensuring alignment between product vision, execution, and business outcomes.

• Partner with senior leadership to translate strategic goals into an integrated program roadmap, balancing innovation speed with enterprise-grade delivery.

• Orchestrate cross-functional collaboration across Product, Engineering, GTM, Customer Success, and Design to ensure cohesive execution.

• Act as Scrum Master for daily stand-ups and sprint cadences, while elevating the function into a strategic driver of priorities, tradeoffs, and dependencies.

• Establish and govern program management best practices, applying portfolio-level thinking to track risk, interlocks, and scalability.

• Serve as the strategic connector between executive leadership and delivery teams, ensuring transparency on progress, risks, and ROI.

• Drive executive communications: status dashboards, steering committee updates, and investment recommendation briefs.

• Anticipate and resolve cross-functional conflicts by balancing short-term execution needs with long-term business goals.

• Embed a culture of continuous improvement and agile transformation, positioning Fractal as a best-in-class SaaS program execution team.

Success Profile:

• Recognized as a strategic orchestrator who can shape and manage a portfolio of initiatives that drive market impact.

• Skilled at influencing executive stakeholders and aligning diverse functions around shared outcomes.

• Blends strategic insight with disciplined execution, keeping teams focused on what matters most.

• Thrives in ambiguity; able to design structures and processes that scale as the business matures.

• Demonstrates strong business acumen, understanding how program delivery ties to revenue growth, product adoption, and customer success.

Qualifications and Skills:

• 12+ years of experience in strategic program management, PMO leadership, or portfolio delivery, with at least 5 years in SaaS or enterprise product launches.

• Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Agile Coach, or equivalent credentials; additional PMP/portfolio management certifications preferred.

• Proven success in managing enterprise-scale product launches and guiding cross-functional teams to success.

• Strong executive presence, able to create and deliver board- and C-level updates with clarity and confidence.

• Expertise with program management and collaboration tools (Jira, Confluence, Asana, Smartsheet, or equivalent).

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree in Business, Technology, or related field strongly preferred.

• Self-starter with exceptional organizational and communication skills, and a passion for building scalable program frameworks.

Pay:

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.  The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled.  At Fractal, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.  A reasonable estimate of the current range is: Up to $234,000. In addition, for the current performance period, you may be eligible for a discretionary bonus.

Benefits:

As a full-time employee of the company or as an hourly employee working more than 30 hours per week, you will be eligible to participate in the health, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability plans in accordance with the plan documents, which may be amended from time to time.  You will be eligible for benefits on the first day of employment with the Company.  In addition, you are eligible to participate in the Company 401(k) Plan after 30 days of employment, in accordance with the applicable plan terms.   The Company provides for 11 paid holidays and 12 weeks of Parental Leave. We also follow a “free time” PTO policy, allowing you the flexibility to take time needed for either sick time or vacation.

Fractal provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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