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Program Manager jobs in Indianapolis, IN
Program managers oversee groups of related projects that serve a shared goal. They align teams, budgets, and schedules across workstreams and report progress and risk to leadership.
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project controls delivery across multiple projects or a defined program. Balances hands-on technical leadership with team oversight... ...accountability.Job DescriptionEssential Job DutiesOversee schedule management acro…
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functions of this role are as follows: Establish and monitor program objectives, KPIs, and actions to achieve them. Direct, plan... ...plans and communications. Serve on boards of directors and management committees. Ser…
$129k - $189.2k
life-changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve. This is hard, urgent,... ...performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligi…
$98.57k - $160.17k
Job DescriptionJob Title: Security Program ManagerWorking Pattern: FulltimeWorking location: Indianapolis, INRelocation assistance will... ...engineering excellence.Position Summary:The Security Program Manager role is w…
$154.9k - $225.3k
seeking a thoughtful and creative Technical Product Marketing Manager to support our Cisco Wireless portfolio. As part of the extended... ...employeesExempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off pro…
$106.5k - $167.2k
candidate is a builder and player-coach: strategic enough to design the process, governance, and executive rhythm, but hands-on enough to manage forecasting, analytics, assumptions, and planning outputs. This role is int…
system integrators.Lead executive governance discussions, risk management, escalation resolution, and business outcome planning.... ...accelerators, and repeatable solution frameworks. Champion early-adopter programs and…
ELIGIBILITY PROGRAM MANAGER THIS IS A TEMPORARY JOB OPPORTUNITY LOCATED: INDIANA REPORTS TO: INDIANA PROJECT MANAGER Position Summary: The Eligibility Manager oversees the day-to-day operations of the eligibility functio…
dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive…
American Water on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Primary Role American Water is currently seeking a Health & Safety Program Manager (Sr. Health & Safety Specialist) to assist the Mgr Loss Control in the areas…
$115.71k - $150.43k
Program Manager U.S. Customs and Border Protection Indianapolis, IN 115,711 to 150,426 a year to Full-time Full job description Summary Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security,…
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What program managers earn in Indianapolis
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $31–$42 | $65k–$88k |
| Mid level | $42–$61 | $88k–$126k |
| Senior | $58–$80 | $121k–$167k |
Adjusted for the Indianapolis market from national ranges.
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What employers ask for
The skills these listings keep naming
Cross-team coordinationProgram governanceRoadmap planningRisk and dependency managementExecutive communicationBudget oversightChange managementMetrics and OKR tracking
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Interview questions worth rehearsing
With the thing the interviewer is actually listening for
How is program management different from project management?
Frame programs as ongoing and outcome-oriented across multiple projects, while projects have fixed scope and end dates. Use an example from your own work.
Describe a program you ran across multiple teams.
Explain the shared goal, how many workstreams you coordinated, and the mechanisms you used to keep them aligned, such as shared milestones and a single status view.
How do you handle a dependency between two teams that is blocking progress?
Show you make dependencies visible early, negotiate sequencing directly with both leads, and escalate with options rather than complaints.
How do you report program status to executives?
Describe a concise format: goal, health, top risks, decisions needed. Emphasize surfacing what leadership must act on, not everything you know.
Tell me about a time you had to kill or pause a workstream.
Show that you used data to make the case, handled the affected team with respect, and redirected capacity toward the program goal.
How do you keep a long-running program from drifting away from its original goal?
Mention regular checkpoints against the business case, a change-control habit for scope, and re-validating assumptions as conditions shift.
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Resume tips that move the needle
For program managers specifically — generic advice costs you here
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Describe programs by their business outcome and total scope, such as budget and number of workstreams, not by ceremony lists.
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Show altitude: pair one executive-level result with one example of unblocking teams in the details.
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Quantify coordination scale, for example the number of teams, vendors, or regions you aligned.
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Include a governance artifact you built, like a risk framework or reporting cadence, that outlived the program.
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If your programs were technical, name the domains so recruiters can match you to platform, infra, or launch roles.
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Typical progression
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