Program Manager, Microsoft Partnership

Thrive Global is a leading behavior change technology company founded by Arianna Huffington. They are seeking a highly organized and strategic Global Program Manager to support their expanding partnership with Microsoft, focusing on program coordination and execution across Thrive's global wellbeing initiatives for Microsoft employees.

Responsibilities:

• Brings strong operational rigor, creating structure, cadence, and clarity across complex global programs
• Builds trusted relationships across internal teams and senior client stakeholders
• Excels at global coordination, aligning regions, partners, and time zones into a cohesive program experience
• Demonstrates sharp prioritization skills in a high-volume, fast-moving environment
• Communicates clearly and effectively, translating complexity into actionable plans and aligned execution
• Partner with lead wellbeing coordinator to oversee day-to-day program delivery across regions, ensuring initiatives align with Thrive’s global wellbeing strategy for Microsoft
• Own the global program management cadence, including planning rhythms, calendars, and tracking mechanisms that support alignment across regions and stakeholders
• Lead and facilitate regular program management calls with Microsoft stakeholders, presenting program proposals and status updates, identifying needs and risks, and recommending engagement strategies and initiatives
• Oversee the global events and communications engine for Microsoft’s Wellbeing Program, managing a high volume of events across multiple partners and coordinating internal and external workflows for communications, including newsletters, Viva Engage content, and ongoing community engagement
• Support program delivery with the goal of meeting program objectives, driving coaching utilization, and increasing platform engagement across regions
• Proactively identify gaps, risks, or misalignments in program execution and bring forward clear, solutions-oriented recommendations
• Serve as the primary operational bridge between Thrive’s international coaching team, regional wellbeing coordinators, and Microsoft stakeholders, owning cross-regional alignment mechanisms to ensure a seamless, high-impact experience for employees worldwide
• Work closely with Thrive’s global Wellbeing Coordinators and coaches to align efforts, share best practices, and maintain consistent standards across markets
• Co-create and manage cross-regional planning calendars and reporting mechanisms that support collaboration and visibility across teams and time zones
• Capture and synthesize partner feedback, lessons learned, and emerging needs to inform program recommendations and product strategy
• Establish and maintain structured internal and external communication rhythms (meetings, touchpoints, agendas, and follow-ups) to ensure alignment across coaches, coordinators, Microsoft and their partners

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in program or project management, ideally within client-facing, enterprise, or global partnership environments
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex, multi-stakeholder global programs across multiple regions, teams, or business units
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills, paired with a high level of detail orientation and an ability to bring structure and clarity to complex programs
• Proven ability to influence and align cross-functional and external stakeholders without direct authority, particularly across teams with differing roles and responsibilities
• Strong analytical and systems-thinking skills; able to identify trends across global program data, assess effectiveness, surface best practices, and create feedback loops that inform coordinators, coaches, and customer stakeholders while supporting ongoing strategy refinement
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with experience managing internal and external communications and engagement campaigns; owns the creation, coordination, and approval process for internal communications, ensuring clear, consistent messaging and proactively supporting cross-team communication needs with timely materials and resources
• Proactive, solutions-oriented problem solver who is comfortable navigating ambiguity and evolving priorities in a fast-paced, global environment
• Familiarity with Microsoft ecosystem, wellbeing initiatives, or large-scale corporate engagement programs