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Principal Program Manager:This role isOffice Based, Hyderabad Office

Principal Program Manager

Cornerstone OnDemand is looking for a Principal Program Manager who will drive the planning, execution, and delivery of complex, cross-functional technical programs. You will work at the intersection of engineering, product, and business teams to ensure large-scale initiatives are delivered with clarity, predictability, and impact. This role requires a robust technical foundation combined with exceptional program management skills to orchestrate multiple workstreams and stakeholders toward shared outcomes.

In this role, you will
Program Planning & Execution:
- Own end-to-end program management for large-scale, cross-functional technical initiatives spanning multiple engineering teams, products, and business units.
- Define program scope, milestones, deliverables, success criteria, and resource requirements in collaboration with engineering and product leadership.
- Build and maintain detailed program plans, roadmaps, and schedules with clear dependencies,



critical paths, and risk mitigation strategies.
- Drive program execution through structured governance — standups, status reviews, steering committee meetings, and escalation workflows.
- Track and report program health, progress, risks, and blockers to senior leadership and stakeholders through dashboards and executive summaries.
- Manage program-level trade-offs across scope, timeline, quality, and resources — making recommendations grounded in data and technical context.
- Conduct retrospectives and post-mortems to capture lessons learned and drive continuous improvement in delivery processes.
- Identify process bottlenecks and inefficiencies across teams and implement improvements to accelerate delivery cycles.

Technical Leadership & Cross-Functional Alignment
- Partner with engineering leaders and architects to understand system designs, technical dependencies, and integration points across p

📌 Principal Program Manager (Hyderabad)
🏢 Cornerstone OnDemand
📍 Hyderabad