Lead Program Manager
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There are NO limits to your career: come shape the future and be part of a truly unique global culture at OutSystems! About This Role There are NO limits to your career: come shape the future and be part of a truly unique global culture at OutSystems! As a Program Manager, you are expected to help the organization manage a group of related projects to bring a significant business change and set of benefits, across the company. The stakeholders of such projects will be both internal to Global Support and external, from other areas of the company. The projects that make up the programme can be complex in their own right. The Program Manager needs to guide the ones managing the projects and steer them through the project lifecycle, managing schedules and resources, identifying risks and communicating with stakeholders. It is the Program Manager's responsibility to track the project's progress and KPI's and raise the flag if the timeline is compromised, unforeseen risks appear or roadblocks are in the way of project success. What You Will Lead/Do or Key Responsibilities Define and implement governance processes for the programme Develop the programme brief and business case Assure strategic alignment between multiple stakeholders Define the appropriate project KPI's and their targets Manage relationships and communication with senior stakeholders Develop integrated plans and reporting across all projects in the programme Allocate and balance resources to meet project needs Motivate, lead and coach project managers to ensure effective delivery Implement regular reviews to ensure the programme is on track to achieve benefits Report on program progress to senior management Qualifications / What You Need To Succeed A degree in Business Management or Software Engineering; Experience in Project Management Strong interpersonal, organizational and communication skills Strong time management skills, and ability to effectively prioritize; Ability to quickly switch context Ability to work independently and seek innovative ways to creatively solve problems; Strategic thinker, constantly seeking to understand the driver for results; Fast learner with curiosity about the world Accountability with great work ethic; Embraces a challenge and asks why Team player; Ability to work in a fast-paced company; English is mandatory ITIL processes knowledge preferred Experience in IT companies preferred The Longer Story: OutSystems enables enterprise teams to build AI-powered applications and agents that reduce manual work, streamline internal operations, and accelerate impact. A proven low-code foundation combined with agentic AI and AI app generation capabilities empowers teams to move up to 10x faster with the assurance of security, scalability, and governance built in. As the future becomes agentic, our customers need us now more than ever. AI has opened the door to extraordinary possibilities-but inside the enterprise, things are moving fast and feeling chaotic. Some early adopters are making progress in production, but for many, AI tools are sprawling without governance, data isn't ready, and talent isn't there yet. Enterprises are still drowning in application backlogs and struggling with legacy systems. But with the right platform, AI doesn't have to add to the chaos. It can become the breakthrough that brings clarity-and drives real, enterprise-wide impact. At OutSystems, we've built that platform, providing the tools necessary for enterprises to overcome these hurdles. We are looking for passionate, talented, and motivated people to join us in helping our customers build, deploy, and scale apps and agents-fast, helping them accelerate innovation while enabling secure, governed human-AI collaboration. OutSystems is a truly global company, with more than 850,000 developer community members, 1,700 employees, more than 500 partners, and thousands of active customers in over 75 countries and across 21 industries. Founded in 2001, OutSystems has offices in the United States, United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Portugal, Germany, the UAE, Japan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Australia, India, and Singapore, and of course has a thriving, worldwide community of remote employees. Amongst our customers are some of the world's most recognizable brands across diverse industries-brands like Toyota, Heineken, Bosch, KeyBank, and UCLA. These customers are the reason we have a 4.6 star rating on G2. Their success is ours, and their stories demonstrate tangible ROI and transformational impact. We are a 9x Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader for Low-Code Application Platforms and a multi-year leader in the Forrester Wave. We're recognized not just as leaders but as visionaries with a strong ability to execute, now extending our leadership into the AI and agentic application development arena. Working at OutSystems Our goal is to ensure that OutSystems is a place for bright, happy, and motivated people who share a common purpose and take pride in doing ex
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