Program Specialist, Growth
Required skills
- program coordination
- risk management
- project planning
- budget monitoring
- reporting
- presentations
- internal communications
- meeting coordination
- event planning
- vendor management
Nice to have
- operational function
- service-oriented
- positive
- collaborative
- team player
- remote collaboration
Role summary
Aledade PBC is seeking a Program Specialist, Growth to provide high-level administrative support and drive operational excellence within the Growth department. This role will coordinate department events, manage team member experience, oversee logistics, and handle communications. The specialist will provide executive support to SVPs and partner with Senior Program Managers to ensure strategic priorities are executed seamlessly. Key responsibilities include program-level coordination, event planning, managing vendor relationships, tracking budgets, and supporting onboarding/offboarding processes. Proficiency in Google Suite, MS Excel, PowerPoint, and project management tools is required, along with 4+ years of relevant experience.
Primary Duties
Program-Level Coordination
Coordinate interdependencies between projects, identify and monitor program-level risks, issues, and changes, and help ensure that key project priorities remain on track. This includes developing project plans, establishing milestones, and tracking progress toward goals.
Assist with monitoring project budgets and expenses to ensure alignment with department targets.
Prepare documentation, reports, and presentations to support leadership transparency and visibility of departmental initiatives.
Support the creation and dissemination of internal communications on behalf of the Growth department.
Department Meeting & Event Planning
Coordinate and schedule all in-person Growth Department meetings, including Growth All Hands and GEL Quarterly Meetings, in partnership with Senior Program Managers of Net Dev, Growth Marketing, and Operations. Oversee all logistics such as venue selection, hotel coordination, vendor management, and guest communications to ensure flawless execution.
Partner with the events and program teams on department events, special projects, and team retreats.
Prepare materials and coordinate appearances for guest speakers and presenters.
Employee Experience
Partner with Senior Program Managers to support onboarding and offboarding processes, including technology setup, systems access, workspace assignment, and welcome gift organization.
Maintain and update the Growth Team roster.
Oversee team member recognition and experience initiatives, driving engagement and retention.
Drive adoption/attendance/engagement of Culture Amp, Monday All-Staff, Market Summit, Convention/Tradeshow, Annual All-Staff, Growth Retreats, logistics for other Growth events.
Administrative Support
Manage complex calendars for Growth SVPs, including internal/external scheduling, optimizing schedules, resolving conflicts, and coordinating travel arrangements and accommodations. Adhering to Aledade best practices and close collaboration throughout the department.
Prepare, process, and track expense reports, and manage expense approvals for SVP-level expenditures.
Manage contracting with external vendors, maintain vendor relationships, and oversee processing of agreements and invoices.
Draft emails for group meeting preparation (materials, objectives sent to stakeholders beforehand) plus group meeting follow-up (item owners, timeframe, materials), review with SVPs, ensure distribution & compliance.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
4+ years of professional experience in administration, operations, project or event management, or a related role
Proficiency with Google Suite and project management tools; strong skills in MS Excel and PowerPoint
Available to work across multiple time zones and occasionally outside traditional business hours as necessary
Preferred knowledge, skills, and/or abilities
Experience working in an operational function preferred
Service-oriented, positive and collaborative team player
Demonstrated ability to collaborate with teams remotely
Excellent organizational and time management skills, with strong business acumen
Proven ability to manage multiple projects autonomously in a fast-paced environment
Strong knowledge of project management processes
Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with strong attention to detail
Sound judgment, discretion, and commitment to confidentiality
Experience with vendor management, event logistics, and budget tracking
Creative problem-solver who can proactively identify and resolve operational challenges
Physical Requirements
Sitting for prolonged periods of time. Extensive use of computers and keyboard. Occasional walking and lifting may be required.
Available to work across various time zones and/or non-traditional working hours on occasion, as needed
Able to walk, stand for hours at a time, and occasionally lift/carry at least 25 pounds.
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