# Staff Program Manager Brand Campaigns

**Company:** [Duolingo](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/duolingo)
**Location:** New York, NY, Pittsburgh, PA
**Role:** Technical Program Management
**Salary:** $152k – $228k/yr
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** Asana, Jira, Google Workspace, Program Management, Cross-Functional Coordination, Stakeholder Management, Risk Management, Campaign Planning, Process Improvement, Freelance Management
**Posted:** 2026-06-12

> Lead complex, multi-quarter cross-functional programs at Duolingo, turning strategy into scalable execution while aligning senior stakeholders and managing a bench of freelancers. Requires 10+ years of program management experience in consumer tech.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end planning and execution of multiple complex, cross-functional programs from inception through launch, reporting and retro. Define scope, milestones, owners, success metrics, and decision logs.
- Build and maintain integrated program plans and timelines; proactively identify risks, manage dependencies, and drive mitigation plans.
- Run effective operating rituals (kickoffs, status, reviews, exec updates, retros) that drive decisions and surface blockers.
- Align stakeholders across internal teams (Product, Engineering, Creative, Design, Analytics, Legal) and external partners/agencies around goals, scope, and trade-offs.
- Create and improve lightweight processes, templates, and tools that raise the bar on documentation, visibility, and execution at scale.
- Track performance against program goals; partner with analytics/insights to synthesize learnings.
- Coach teams on program management best practices and uplevel execution across adjacent workstreams.
- Manage and hire a bench of freelance program managers—scoping work, setting standards, and ensuring seamless integration.
- Partner closely with Brand/Marketing to orchestrate multi-workstream campaign operations, coordinating cross-channel deliverables and external partners.

## Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in program/project management leading high-impact, cross-functional programs end-to-end in consumer tech or comparable fast-paced environment.
- Proven mastery of integrated campaign planning and timelining; ability to manage multiple concurrent programs, dependencies, and change.
- Excellent communication and facilitation skills; simplify complexity, drive decisions, and influence across levels without authority.
- Demonstrated strength creating structure in ambiguity and designing systems/rituals that scale execution.
- Data-informed mindset; define success metrics and use results to shape next steps.
- Deep proficiency with project/task management tools (Asana, Jira, Google Workspace) and documentation-first approach.
- Experience orchestrating cross-channel marketing or product launch workflows in partnership with Brand/Creative and external partners.
- Ability to work from New York City, with willingness to travel 10–15% for shoots and partner meetings.
- Experience leading contractors or freelancers and holding external partners to clear scopes, timelines, budgets, and quality bars.

## Nice-to-Haves
- People management experience, including hiring, developing, and performance-managing program managers (FTE or blended FTE/freelance teams).
- Experience coordinating multi-market or multi-team launches with localization and/or external partner coordination.
- Track record building lightweight decision frameworks, retro processes, and operating cadences that stick across teams.
- Background working across multiple tracks of program management (Product, Design, Content/Localization, or Marketing).
- Depth managing agencies and a freelance bench for integrated brand campaigns.
- Experience upleveling adjacent workstreams through coaching, templates, and tooling.

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