Director of Program Management
Impact: Strategic and Operational
Leads and oversees multiple complex programs within an organization, ensuring strategic alignment, successful execution, and achievement of business objectives. This role involves significant leadership, stakeholder management, risk mitigation, and resource allocation across various projects.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Extensive
- Team vs solo
- Primarily Team-Oriented
- Client facing
- Always
- Impact visibility
- Very High
- Travel
- Moderate (10-25%)
- Schedule flexibility
- Moderate
- Remote work
- Hybrid
- Typical work hours
- 50-60 hours/week
- Stress level
- High
At a glance
- Median salary
- $150,000
- Entry-level
- $110,000
- Senior
- $200,000
- Growth by 2033
- 10%
- Demand
- Growing
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- 35%
- Typical student debt
- $40,000 - $80,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Program Management Software
- Budget Management
- Risk Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Data Analysis
Soft skills
- Leadership
- Communication
- Strategic Thinking
- Problem-Solving
- Negotiation
Technical complexity: High
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Master's Degree
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 7-10 years
- Years to senior
- 12-15 years
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Project Manager
- Senior Project Manager
- Program Manager
- Director of Program Management
- VP of Programs
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- 5%
- AI disruption risk
- Low
- Demand trend
- Growing
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 7.8/10
- Meaning
- 8.5/10
- Work-life balance
- 6.5/10
- Prestige
- 5/10
- Social perception
- Very High