Associate Director, Global Strategy, Technology Program Manager (Hybrid) at RTL Deutschland in New York, New York (NY), United States

Job description

• Penguin Random House is undertaking a global SAP S/4HANA transformation, bringing together teams across markets, functions, and geographies to modernize our technology landscape.
• We are looking for an Associate Director, Global Strategy, Technology Program Manager to play a central role in coordinating this global transformation. Reporting to Senior Director, Global Strategy, this role will work across global business, technology, finance stakeholders, and external consulting partners to ensure the program remains aligned on priorities, decisions, dependencies, risks, and outcomes. They will provide the structure and transparency needed to help global leadership make decisions and keep a complex, multi-year transformation moving forward.
• The ideal candidate combines strong program management skills with strategic thinking, executive communication, and the ability to operate effectively across senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day operation of the Global SAP program and transformation, helping to establish the governance, processes, and management cadence required to successfully execute the program.
• Maintain an integrated view of global program milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks, issues, and key decisions across workstreams.
• Develop clear, concise executive communications that synthesize complex program information into the decisions, risks, trade-offs, and actions that matter most.
• Drive cross-functional coordination across regions and business, technology, finance, data, change management, and other program workstreams.
• Serve as a primary coordination point between the regional SAP programs and the broader global transformation.
• Work with program leadership to define agendas, prepare recommendations, document decisions, and ensure follow-through.
• Help manage the consulting and systems integration partners supporting the transformation, ensuring their work remains aligned with PRH priorities and commitments.
• Support program leadership in managing scope, resource, and commercial discussions with external partners.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of experience in program management, transformation, strategy, consulting, or a related field, with experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives.
• Experience working on a large-scale ERP, SAP S/4HANA, finance, technology, or business transformation strongly preferred.
• Strong program management skills, with an ability to move comfortably between the strategic "big picture" and detailed execution.
• Strong executive communication skills, including the ability to distill complex information into clear messages, decisions, and recommendations for senior leadership.
• Highly organized and self-directed, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-moving environment.
• Ability to build trusted relationships across business and technology teams, senior leadership, global stakeholders, and external partners.
• Experience working across global organizations and navigating the needs of both global and local teams.
• Experience with program management and reporting tools such as Power BI, Jira, Smartsheet, or similar platforms.
• Strong proficiency in PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
• Experience working in publishing or media is a plus.

Skills

Required

• Strong program management skills
• Strong executive communication skills
• Highly organized and self-directed
• Ability to build trusted relationships

Benefits

• Full-time employees are eligible for our comprehensive benefits program. Our range of benefits include, but are not limited to, Medical/Prescription drug insurance, Dental, Vision, Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, Pre-Tax and Roth 401(k), Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance, Life/AD&D Insurance, Commuter Benefits, Student Loan Repayment Program, Educational Assistance & generous paid time off.
• The Penguin Random House national headquarters is located in New York City. This is a hybrid role based in New York City and we are a team that works collaboratively across multiple geographies.
• The salary range for this position is $130,000 - $140,000. All positions are currently eligible for annual profit award or bonus, subject to Company results.