Program Management Office Director jobs in Costa Mesa, CA

Allergan Data Labs is on a mission to transform the Allergan Aesthetics beauty business at Abbvie, one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. Our iconic brands include Botox, CoolSculpting, Juvéderm and more. The medical aesthetics business is ripe for rapid growth and disruption, and we are looking for an experienced Director of Program Management to add to our high performing team to do just that.

Our team has successfully launched a new and innovative technology platform, Allē, which serves millions of consumers, tens of thousands of aesthetics providers and thousands of colleagues throughout the US. Since its launch in November 2020, Allē has delivered curated promotions, personalized experiences and had millions of consumers use it as part of their beauty journey. Now, we are looking for a Director to drive one our Provider Tribe’s Program Management as we prepare to launch a new array of game-changing technologies on our successfully adopted platform.

We’re looking for a Director of Program Management who is interested in working within a startup-oriented environment, while having the backing of a very large company. If that’s you, please read on.

As the Director of Program Management, Provider Tribe, you will report to the Director of Program Management , as well as continuously collaborate with key stakeholders across the business to solve the most important technical problems.

You Will

• Manage - You’ll mentor and enable learning in your team’s domain, working cross-functionally to drive value to business whilst creating a positive and safe environment for teams.
• Deliver value - You will leverage your business acumen and deep understanding of the products and A-DL vision to ensure timely, effective delivery across the portfolio.  
• Plan and Release - You’ll own and coordinate the release and planning of a portfolio of products related to your team’s domain. By understanding the domain,you will help drive prioritization together with Product Managers to create MVPs and iterative releases.
• Help the business scale - You’ll scale planning, execution frameworks, and risk management to teams and executive leadership.
• Evolve High-Quality Documentation - As teams scale, the need for documentation increases - You will help evolve and drive high-quality internal documentation for all projects.
• Facilitate communications - You’ll drive accountability across groups and provide visibility and communications to leadership.
• Improve and optimize Process - You’ll develop processes to ensure teamwork is streamlined and optimized for complexity and velocity across the entire team and partners.
• Be a Change agent - You’ll balance urgency and priority to drive change and improvement on multiple initiatives across all programs.

Required Experience & Skills

• 8 years experience as a Technical Program Manager or equivalent experience.
• 4 years of management experience, managing a team of Technical Program Managers and driving large-scale initiatives across departments.
• Strong leadership skills and a sense of ownership with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Previous experience in Software (either as an engineer or as a manager) enabling you to take part in technical discussions and speak the same “language” as our engineering teams.
• Passionate about leadership, continuous improvement and process.
• Excellent written & verbal communication, building relationships across the organization, and bridging gapss.
• Excellent attention to detail and understanding of impact when changes occur to scope or timeline.
• Experience working in a startup environment desired.‍