H&R Block is dedicated to helping people and inspiring confidence in their clients and communities. As a Program Manager in Product Management Operations, you will drive delivery of complex, cross-functional initiatives and improve operational effectiveness across product development efforts.
Responsibilities:
- Own program management for large, cross‑team initiatives, coordinating scope, timelines, dependencies, risks, and delivery milestones
- Partner with Product Managers to support roadmap execution, backlog readiness, and alignment across dependent teams
- Help define, document, and improve product development processes, working practices, and tools across the product organization
- Apply Lean, Agile, and DevOps principles to reduce friction, increase delivery predictability, and improve speed to value
- Establish and track metrics that measure progress, delivery health, and outcomes of product initiatives
- Support adoption and consistent use of H&R Block’s Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and product operating standards
- Facilitate cross‑functional planning, prioritization, and decision‑making forums
- Identify risks and dependencies early, escalate appropriately, and drive resolution across teams
- Communicate program status, risks, and impacts clearly to product leaders and stakeholders
- Foster an environment of curiosity, urgency, collaboration, and continuous improvement
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in a related field or the equivalent through a combination of education and related work experience
- 8+ years minimum related work experience
- Experience supporting cross‑functional delivery in Agile product development environments
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams and competing priorities
- Experience defining and improving processes that support product and technology teams
- Comfort working in regulated environments and partnering with risk and compliance stakeholders
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence without authority
- Analytical mindset with attention to detail and a bias toward data‑informed decision making
- Experience supporting digital analytics, experimentation, or data‑driven product teams
- Familiarity with tools such as Aha, Azure DevOps, Jira, or similar product and delivery platforms
- Agile, Scrum, Product, or Program Management certifications