Ohalogenetics

Ohalogenetics

Program Manager

South San Francisco, CA · Full-time

No sponsorship$140k-$220kDetected 19 days ago
Project ManagementForecastingBudgetingProcess ImprovementLeadershipCommunicationOrganizational Skills

About the role

  • The anticipated base pay range for this role is $140,000 - $220,000 per year for our South San Francisco location, which represents several levels for this function.
  • About Ohalo: Ohalo™ aims to accelerate evolution to unlock nature's potential.

Responsibilities

  • Own program success for one or more strategic, cross-functional programs.
  • Design and implement scalable processes and methods for planning, execution, and tracking.
  • Drive alignment across stakeholders and executive leadership and own crisp decision-making, escalation, and accountability.
  • Own budgeting, forecasting, and analytics of managed programs.
  • Build and maintain integrated program plans that connect complex, interdependent workstreams across teams and disciplines, ensuring dependencies and critical paths are explicit and managed.
  • drive alignment across scientists, operators, and executive leadership without waiting for consensus.
  • Make the call on trade-offs and escalations; drive alignment across scientists, operators, and executive leadership without waiting for consensus.
  • Ohalo is hiring a Program Manager (PM) to lead strategic programs across the organization.
  • You will manage and oversee cross-functional programs that span R&D, engineering, and operations, driving complex initiatives from concept through execution and delivery.

Requirements

  • 6-8+ years experience leading complex, cross-functional programs or portfolios (R&D, technology, operations, or related), with clear accountability for outcomes.
  • Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree or relevant certifications (PMP, Six Sigma, or similar) are a plus.
  • Strong systems thinker, comfortable operating across disciplines and synthesizing ambiguity into executable plans.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage cross-functional teams and deliver against timelines, milestones, and stakeholder commitments typical of program management roles.
  • Proven ability to influence without authority, negotiate tradeoffs, and create alignment across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • High ownership, intrinsically motivated leader who is energized by mission-driven work and holds a high bar for follow-through.
  • First-principles thinker: breaks a problem down to what's actually true before accepting "that's how it's always been done"
  • isn't afraid to redesign a process or try a new approach
  • Tech savvy, with strong AI utilization habits and comfort adopting new tools quickly.
  • The anticipated base pay range for this role is $140,000 - $220,000 per year for our South San Francisco location, which represents several levels for this function. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, budget availability, internal equity, geographic location and external market pay for comparable jobs.
  • About Ohalo:
  • Ohalo™ aims to accelerate evolution to unlock nature's potential. Founded in 2019, Ohalo develops novel breeding systems and improved plant varieties that help farmers grow more food with fewer natural resources, increasing the yield, resiliency, and genetic diversity of crops to sustainably feed our population. Ohalo's breakthrough technology, Boosted Breeding™, will usher in a new era of improved productivity to radically transform global agriculture. For more information, visit www.ohalo.com.

Nice to have

  • you will act as the general manager for a set of high-impact programs, owning outcomes, defining strategy, and managing the work of cross-functional individuals across technical and business functions.
  • Experience in a technical, scientific, or engineering environment is a plus but not required.
  • The ideal person thrives in a high-ownership, fast-moving environment and is excited by leading complex, high-stakes initiatives from ambiguity to execution.
  • Bachelor's degree required
  • advanced degree or relevant certifications (PMP, Six Sigma, or similar) are a plus.
  • Experience in a scientific, technical, or engineering environment is a plus but not required.

Compensation

  • The anticipated base pay range for this role is $140,000 - $220,000 per year for our South San Francisco location, which represents several levels for this function.

Company info

  • Ohalo™ aims to accelerate evolution to unlock nature's potential.
  • Founded in 2019, Ohalo develops novel breeding systems and improved plant varieties that help farmers grow more food with fewer natural resources, increasing the yield, resiliency, and genetic diversity of crops to sustainably feed our population.
  • Ohalo's breakthrough technology, Boosted Breeding™, will usher in a new era of improved productivity to radically transform global agriculture.
  • For more information, visit www.ohalo.com.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • No visa sponsorship is available for this position at this time.
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