About the Role
The Technology & Innovation Program Manager leads PBK’s portfolio of Architecture/Engineering and corporate automation, AI, and innovation platform initiatives. This role is responsible for intake, prioritization, planning, delivery governance, and execution across a small agile team and internal/external consultants. The Technology & Innovation Program Manager partners with Architecture, Engineering, IT, Data, Security, and business leaders to deliver technology solutions that improve workflows, increase efficiency, support adoption, and produce measurable business outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Own PBK’s portfolio of Architecture/Engineering automation, AI, and innovation platform initiatives, including intake, prioritization, sequencing, and delivery governance.
- Partner with Architecture and Engineering stakeholders to identify high-value automation and AI opportunities and define scope, success metrics, risks, dependencies, and adoption plans.
- Lead agile delivery rhythms, including planning, stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives, roadmap updates, backlog management, and executive status reporting.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams across Architecture, Engineering, IT, Data, Security, and business operations to deliver practical, secure, and scalable solutions.
- Work closely with IT/Security teams to ensure alignment with security, compliance, governance, and enterprise technology standards.
- Manage internal and external consultants/vendors, including SOWs, deliverables, timelines, quality gates, budget tracking, and accountability.
- Support SDLC practices and release readiness by aligning requirements, testing/UAT, documentation, go-live planning, and post-launch support.
- Drive change management and enablement through communications, training, rollout planning, and adoption measurement.
- Develop and manage use cases, ROI analysis, KPIs, investment tracking, and outcome measures such as cycle time reduction, hours saved, adoption, reliability, and user satisfaction.
- Continuously improve delivery processes to increase clarity, accountability, speed, and business impact.
Requirements
- 7+ years of project or program management experience delivering technology initiatives with measurable outcomes.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Architecture, Engineering, Information Systems, Technology Management, or related field required. Equivalent experience, certifications, or training in technology program management, Agile/SDLC, automation/AI, vendor management, or enterprise technology adoption may be considered in lieu of a degree.
- AEC industry knowledge with the ability to translate Architecture and Engineering workflows into technology opportunities, including automation, integrations, and AI enablement.
- Strong working knowledge of Agile, SDLC, release management, and hybrid delivery practices.
- Experience managing consultants, vendors, cross-functional teams, budgets, timelines, and deliverables.
- Proficiency with delivery and work management tools such as Azure DevOps, Jira, or similar platforms.
- Comfort engaging with modern technology concepts, including cloud, data/BI, integrations, AI tools, automation, and enterprise platforms.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to engage executives, project teams, technical leads, and non-technical stakeholders.
- Ability to drive clarity, accountability, and momentum across ambiguous, fast-moving initiatives.
Skills
- Agile
- SDLC
- Release Management
- Hybrid Delivery Practices
- Consultant Management
- Vendor Management
- Cross-functional Team Management
- Budget Management
- Timeline Management
- Deliverable Management
- Azure DevOps
- Jira
- Cloud Computing
- Data/BI
- Integrations
- AI Tools
- Automation
- Enterprise Platforms
- Communication Skills
- Executive Engagement
- Project Management
- Program Management
- AI
- Automation
- Innovation Platforms
- Intake Frameworks
- Value Scoring
- Lightweight Governance
- Portfolio Reporting
- Change Management
- Enablement
- Use Case Development
- ROI Analysis
- KPI Tracking
- Investment Tracking
- Outcome Measurement
- Process Improvement
Experience Level
- 7+ years of project or program management experience
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Architecture, Engineering, Information Systems, Technology Management, or related field
- Equivalent experience, certifications, or training in technology program management, Agile/SDLC, automation/AI, vendor management, or enterprise technology adoption may be considered in lieu of a degree.
