Manager of People Program & Project Management

Job Description

Manager, Program Management | Dish Network

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Dish Network, located in Englewood, CO. Dish Network has been reimagining connectivity for over 40 years, offering satellite TV, streaming, smart home services, and mobile plans, while building America’s First Smart Network. This role is essential for leading and overseeing project and change management strategies for HR launches, program enhancements, and ongoing deployments, driving prioritized People initiatives across the organization.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, Englewood, CO
• Pay: $83950–$119900 yearly
• Team: Human Resources
• Mission: This person leads project and change management strategies for HR launches and enhancements, driving prioritized People initiatives across Dish Network.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Strategic Oversight: Direct the development and execution of comprehensive project plans, ensuring cross-program alignment, risk mitigation, and on-time delivery across major People initiatives.
• Stakeholder Governance: Establish decision-making frameworks to ensure appropriate executive and cross-functional stakeholder engagement at every phase of the project lifecycle.
• Team Leadership: Facilitate cross-functional alignment, leverage organizational expertise, and drive accountability across team leads and delivery partners to achieve strategic business goals.
• Process Optimization: Establish standardized project management processes, tracking mechanisms, meeting cadences, and executive status reporting to ensure operational excellence.
• Program Evaluation: Partner with Workforce Strategy to oversee post-project evaluations, analyze program feedback, and integrate lessons learned into future organizational strategy.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in a related field. This is a Manager-level role focused on People Program and Project Management.
• Experience: 6+ years of progressive project/program management experience, including formal or informal team leadership and matrix management, with a proven track record leading complex, multi-functional HR programs within a global or enterprise environment.
• Skills: Expert stakeholder management and conflict resolution skills; proven ability to design and oversee change adoption strategies, enterprise communication plans, and training frameworks; polished executive presence with strong presentation skills and the ability to articulate complex strategy to senior leadership; experience architecting complex workflows and coordinating cross-functional delivery teams against aggressive milestones; ability to leverage retrospectives, workforce analytics, and feedback loops to drive proactive HR portfolio planning.
• Bonus: Master’s or PMP preferred.