Senior Program Manager – Innovation & Incubation (Cyber Safety)
About The Position
We’re looking for a Senior Program Manager – Innovation & Incubation to lead Gen’s most strategic and high‑ambiguity programs across cyber safety (Norton, Avast, and new offerings). You will own a small portfolio of 0→1 and 1→N programs that cut across products, platforms, and functions—new business models, AI‑powered experiences, cross‑brand journeys, and select inorganic bets. This is a senior individual‑contributor role: you will personally drive programs from idea and incubation through launch and scale, working closely with Product, Engineering, Data/ML, Security, UX/Research, Competitive Intelligence, Corporate Development, Brand, and GTM.
Requirements
- 8+ years in Program Management / Technical Program Management / Product Delivery, with a strong track record leading complex, cross‑functional initiatives in software/SaaS.
- Demonstrated experience owning 0→1 or highly innovative programs (e.g., new products/features, AI/ML initiatives, new business models).
- Experience collaborating closely with user/market research and competitive intelligence and using insight to steer program scope and positioning.
- Exposure to M&A work (e.g., supporting Corp Dev or Strategy on product/tech due diligence, integration planning, or post‑close execution).
- Strong strategic thinking: connects customer and market insight, competitor moves, technical possibilities, and business outcomes.
- Proven ability to operate in high ambiguity—framing problems, creating structure, and driving progress with incomplete information.
- Excellent communication and influence skills, including with senior executives across Product, Engineering, Security, Research, Corp Dev, and GTM.
- Comfortable with data and experimentation: defining hypotheses, success metrics, and interpreting experiment/pilot results.
- Strong execution and ownership mindset: can drive programs independently while keeping stakeholders aligned.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in cybersecurity, privacy, identity, fraud, or other safety‑critical domains.
- Experience with AI/ML‑powered products, including safety, risk, and trust implications.
- Background working in global, matrixed organizations and across multiple brands or product lines.
Responsibilities
- Lead innovation & incubation programs end‑to‑end
- Turn strategy and insight into an executable plan
- Drive cross‑functional execution
- Launch, measure, and scale
- Insights, competitor analysis & M&A support
- Champion innovation practices
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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