aytm “Ask Your Target Market” is looking to hire a Program Manager.
Qualified candidates must possess a strategic mindset, high emotional intelligence, and cross-functional leadership experience. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in ambiguity, asks the right questions, and can help shape ideas into scalable, high-impact programs.
About Us
aytm delivers state-of-the-art insights automation technology and expert guidance that’s focused on providing answers for the clients of today, while evolving a platform that supports those curious about tomorrow. Advancing research with transparency and flexibility, aytm helps you connect to a community of people, optimize your products, positioning, and concepts, and get from idea to market faster. We have a world-class platform, top-tier clients, and a creative and energetic team.
Responsibilities:
Cross-Functional Program Leadership
- Drive initiatives across Product, Sales, Client Success, Legal, Finance, and Engineering.
- Identify and manage cross-functional impacts, dependencies, and collaboration challenges.
- Align programs with business priorities, customer commitments, and internal capacity.
Strategic Program Development
- Translate loosely defined needs into structured, scalable initiatives.
- Challenge assumptions and uncover root problems to deliver more meaningful outcomes.
- Lead with curiosity and help teams balance flexibility with delivery discipline.
Agile & Hybrid Governance
- Promote agile, waterfall, or hybrid delivery approaches as appropriate per program.
- Support teams in choosing and sustaining the right methodology to ensure focus and momentum.
- Improve delivery maturity through lightweight governance, templates, and support.
Metrics, Reporting & Value Tracking
- Define and monitor KPIs by function (e.g., sales cycle time, onboarding speed, etc.).
- Track delivery health and business impact using dashboards and insights.
- Enable data-driven decision-making and strategic prioritization.
Change Enablement & Communication
- Lead rollouts of new systems, tools, and processes with effective documentation and training.
- Support adoption and change resilience across teams.
- Serve as a steady, empathetic presence during periods of ambiguity or transformation.
Stakeholder Engagement & Resource Planning
- Build trusted relationships across leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Influence decisions with clarity, data, and contextual understanding.
- Help with resource allocation based on team strengths, bandwidth, and critical timelines.
Risk Management & Operational Support
- Identify operational, compliance, and delivery risks—and mitigate them proactively.
- Help resolve blockers that span teams, systems, or conflicting priorities.
- Provide administrative support for interdepartmental planning, training, and enablement needs.
Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience managing cross-functional programs or projects.
- Demonstrated ability to lead in fast-paced, evolving environments.
- Proven track record of supporting strategic initiatives from ideation to implementation.
- Strong interpersonal, facilitation, and communication skills—especially with senior leaders.
- Familiarity with tools like Asana, Jira, Smartsheet, or similar.
- Experience across multiple business domains (Sales, Client Success, Finance, etc.).
- Degree or certification in business, project management, or related field preferred.
- Comfortable adopting AI tools and platforms to automate tasks and support decision-making.
- Emotionally intelligent, adaptable, and energized by problem-solving and collaboration.
What we offer:
A work environment built around empathy, creativity, curiosity, organic growth and an abundance mindset. We’re a fun and vibrant group of people, dedicated to putting in the hard work to make a platform we are proud of, serving the needs of our clients with empathy, and making aytm an incredible place to work. We were recently awarded 2024 Inc 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Company and 2024 Inc Best Places to Work. We’re also fully virtually, which means you’ll be working remotely from the location of your choosing (home, coffee house, library). While being a Zero-commute company and providing you with an amazing level of freedom, convenience, and flexibility, it requires a certain inner discipline and capacity to be effective at a distance. Remote work experience is preferred, but not required..
Benefits would include:
- Unlimited, responsible PTO - With a recommended minimum number of days taken each year
- Affordable Insurance -$0 deductible Health plans plus dental, vision, and more!
- 401k retirement - Account with automatic company contributions
- Dependent Care - a pre-tax benefit account that you can fund to pay for eligible dependent care services
- Professional Development - Bring your professional Development needs to the table and get your career nourished
- In-Home Snack allowance - Who doesn’t love some yummies to get you through the day?
- Cellphone/Internet credits - Get tax-free credits to use toward your cell phone and internet utilities.
- Equipment and Structured Onboarding - We will provide you with the equipment and tools you need, along with great onboarding courses to set you up for success.
- Paid Volunteer Time - We support you helping others
- Great colleagues and an opportunity to sail into uncharted waters with a profitable company that is changing its industry!
**aytm is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture and workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), gender, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, military status, status as a veteran or disabled veteran, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or family status, genetic information, medical condition, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local law, ordinance, or regulation.