Executive Program Manager
Role summary
Insight Global is seeking a senior-level Executive Program Manager for a technology company in Austin, TX. This role serves as a strategic business partner to executive leadership, offering hands-on support in business operations, financial planning, and cross-functional program execution. The ideal candidate possesses a Chief of Staff-like background with strong program management skills, experience in budget management, operating rhythms, and executive business reviews. Key responsibilities include leading business and program initiatives, managing financial planning and budgets, owning the monthly business review process, ensuring cross-functional alignment, managing priorities, and driving process improvements for efficiency and accountability.
Required Skills & Experience
-Senior‑level experience as an Executive Program Manager, Executive Business Manager, Chief of Staff, or similar role
-Demonstrated financial acumen, including experience with budgeting, financial planning, or balance sheet management
-Strong program management experience beyond traditional project tracking
-Proven ability to run executive‑level business reviews and operating cadences
-Exceptional communication skills with the ability to engage confidently with executives and technical leaders
-Experience aligning cross‑functional teams and managing competing priorities
-Ability to operate effectively in a fast‑paced, ambiguous environment
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
-Prior experience in a Chief of Staff or executive‑supporting business role
-Experience supporting or partnering with engineering and technical teams
-Background working across IT, infrastructure, platform engineering, product, or FinOps organizations
Job Description
Insight Global is seeking a senior‑level Executive Program Manager to support a growing technology company based in Austin, TX. This individual will act as a strategic business partner to executive leadership, providing hands‑on support across business operations, financial planning, and cross‑functional program execution. The ideal candidate brings a Chief of Staff - like background with strong program management capabilities and demonstrated experience managing budgets, operating rhythms, and executive‑level business reviews. Key Responsibilities include:
-Business & Program Leadership: Oversee and manage multiple concurrent workstreams across people operations, financial planning, and process management
-Financial Planning & Budget Management: Partner with leadership to manage budgets and balance sheet-related responsibilities, support financial planning activities, and help evaluate and prioritize funding requests across teams
-Monthly Business Reviews (MBRs): Own and run the monthly business review process, including defining goals, organizing contributors, ensuring decks and content are accurate and up to date, and driving action‑oriented, outcome‑focused discussions.
-Cross‑Functional Alignment & Reporting: Align leaders and teams on reporting standards, metrics, and operating cadences; ensure consistent, high‑quality inputs across organizations.
-Interrupt & Priority Management: Act as an “interrupt manager” for leadership by sifting through competing business needs, navigating cross‑team dependencies, and helping leaders say no or re‑prioritize when necessary.
-Stakeholder Management: Operate comfortably across ambiguity, engaging senior leaders and technical teams with confidence, authority, and strong communication skills.
-Process Ownership & Improvement: Evaluate existing processes and operating models, take ownership of execution, and design improvements that increase efficiency, clarity, and accountability.
