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Join RethinkFirst as a Strategic Program Manager overseeing key product initiatives. This role is crucial for driving execution and ensuring measurable progress across the organization.

Responsibilities: Manage planning, execution, and tracking of strategic initiatives; partner with initiative owners; build project schedules; monitor initiative health; create dashboards and reports for leadership; facilitate check-ins; and enforce PMO standards.

Skills: Strong program management skills; excellent communication; expert-level experience with Jira; familiarity with project tracking tools and KPI frameworks; ability to manage cross-functional initiatives.

Qualifications: 5+ years of program or project management experience, preferably in a PMO; experience in a Product or Engineering organization; strong communication skills; PMP, PgMP, or SAFe certification is a plus.

Location: Remote opportunities available in multiple states, including AL, AZ, CT, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NV, OH, OR, PA, RI, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI.

Compensation: Not provided by employer. Typical compensation ranges for this position are between $100,000 - $140,000.

About RethinkFirst 

RethinkFirst is a leading behavioral health technology company working to make mental wellness, education, and support accessible and scalable. Through our suite of cloud-based platforms—including RethinkEd, RethinkCare, and RethinkBH—we serve educators, employers, and providers with tools that deliver measurable, inclusive outcomes. 

We're on a mission to make behavioral health more effective, equitable, and human.

About the Role

As a Strategic Program Manager focused on Product Initiatives, reporting to the Chief People Officer / Head of PMO, you will oversee the planning, execution, and tracking of key strategic initiatives across the organization. You will partner with initiative leads, manage dependencies, and ensure measurable progress is being achieved. This role requires strong program management skills, excellent communication, and deep experience with Jira for tracking and reporting.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive execution across multiple high-priority company initiatives
• Partner with initiative owners to define goals, milestones, KPIs, and success metrics
• Build and maintain project schedules and risk logs using Jira
• Monitor initiative health: budget, timeline, resources, risks
• Create and maintain dashboards and reporting for executive updates
• Enforce PMO standards and ensure initiative teams are following agreed processes
• Identify and manage cross-initiative dependencies and risks
• Facilitate weekly initiative check-ins and monthly leadership reviews
• Support change management, stakeholder alignment, and communications planning

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of program or project management experience, ideally in a PMO or strategy office
• Experience working within a Product or Engineering organization
• Proven ability to manage cross-functional initiatives with executive visibility
• Expert-level Jira experience: dashboards, custom fields, workflows, reporting
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; experience presenting to senior leadership
• Familiarity with project tracking tools, dashboards, and KPI frameworks (OKRs a plus)
• PMP, PgMP, or SAFe certification a plus

Benefits: 

• Generous health, dental, & vision benefits package
• Flexible paid time off
• 11 paid company holidays
• 401k + matching
• Parental leave
• Access to our award-winning RethinkCare platform supporting neurodiversity in the workplace through parental success, professional resilience, and personal wellbeing.  

Location: Remote opportunities are available to candidates who reside in the following states: AL, AZ, CT, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NV, OH, OR, PA, RI, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI 

Our commitment to an inclusive workplace 

RethinkFirst is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing a workplace free from harassment and discrimination. We celebrate the unique differences of our employees because that is what drives curiosity, innovation, and the success of our business. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws. Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities. 

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