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Senior Strategic Program Manager

Rithum

seniorproduct-managementengineering-management Greater Chicago Area 28 days ago via LinkedIn

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Tags

Strategic Program ManagementM&A IntegrationCorporate DevelopmentAI TransformationExecutive ReportingOperational ExcellenceKPI TrackingGovernanceChange ManagementCross-functional Leadership

About the role

Role Overview

Senior Strategic Program Manager at Rithum, an AI-first organization. You will lead execution across high-priority strategic initiatives—especially M&A, corporate development, AI transformation, and enterprise operational priorities—as a strategic partner to executive leadership.

Responsibilities

Strategic Program Leadership

  • Lead execution and cross-functional coordination for complex strategic initiatives, including M&A integration, AI transformation, and enterprise operational priorities
  • Partner with executive leadership to translate priorities into actionable plans, timelines, milestones, and governance structures
  • Drive accountability across stakeholders to ensure alignment with business objectives and execution commitments
  • Identify dependencies, risks, resource constraints, and escalation points across concurrent initiatives
  • Support corporate strategic planning, prioritization, and operational alignment tied to organizational transformation

Corporate Development & Transformation

  • Coordinate integration workstreams across functions to support acquisition onboarding, operational alignment, and post-merger execution
  • Monitor integration milestones, resolve issues, manage organizational dependencies, and track readiness activities for acquired entities
  • Support due diligence, operational assessments, integration planning, and transformation readiness when needed
  • Assist with organizational change management and communications for transformation initiatives
  • Support operational optimization and continuous improvement to improve scalability and effectiveness

Executive Operations & Business Management

  • Support executive leadership with operating rhythms, leadership meetings, action tracking, and cross-functional follow-through
  • Prepare executive-level presentations, dashboards, status updates, business reviews, and strategic communications
  • Develop scalable reporting frameworks, KPI tracking, and executive visibility mechanisms to support decision-making and alignment
  • Facilitate planning, prioritization, governance reviews, and operational cadences across stakeholder groups

AI-First Operations & Process Optimization

  • Leverage AI-enabled tools and automation to improve visibility, efficiency, and decision-making (details truncated in provided text)

About Rithum

Rithum is a commerce network company that helps brands, suppliers, and retailers collaborate to deliver seamless e-commerce experiences. It provides a platform spanning commerce, marketing, and delivery solutions, supporting growth, operational optimization across channels, and margin improvement. The company operates as an AI-first organization where employees are expected to use AI to improve execution and outcomes.

Scraped 6/27/2026