Principal Program Manager
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Synechron is hiring a Principal Program Manager to lead modernization and migration of a large eCommerce platform in Melbourne onsite. You will own end-to-end delivery of a cloud-native uplift on AWS, ensuring security, reliability and PCI DSS compliance while migrating thousands of merchants from a legacy system. As an Agile leader you will coordinate cross-functional teams, set roadmaps, embed security and risk requirements, and report to executives. Requirements include 10+ years in program or delivery management, proven large-scale migrations, strong AWS and DevOps fluency, and experience in regulated environments. Tips: tailor your resume with measurable outcomes, highlight PCI DSS and security outcomes, migration wins, governance, and stakeholder collaboration; note on-site Melbourne availability.
Principal Program Manager – eCommerce Platform
Role Overview
We are hiring a Principal Program Manager to lead the modernisation and migration of a large-scale eCommerce technology platform. This role will drive delivery of a complex, cloud-native uplift across AWS infrastructure, security, reliability, observability, and regulatory compliance (PCI DSS), while overseeing the migration of thousands of merchants from a legacy platform to a modern eCommerce solution.
You will operate as an Agile delivery leader, coordinating multiple cross-functional teams to plan, sequence, and deliver platform capabilities safely and incrementally.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end delivery of the eCommerce platform uplift and migration program.
- Drive Agile planning across multiple teams, including roadmaps, dependencies, risks, and release sequencing.
- Coordinate large-scale merchant migrations with minimal disruption to customers.
- Partner with engineering, architecture, product, security, and operations to deliver platform capabilities into production.
- Embed security, risk, and compliance requirements (including PCI DSS) into delivery plans.
- Plan and track penetration testing, security reviews, and audit remediation.
- Support platform reliability and operational readiness, including go-live and post-release stabilisation.
- Provide clear, outcome-focused reporting to senior stakeholders and executives.
Required Experience & Skills
- 10+ years of experience in program or delivery management, including senior or principal-level roles.
- Strong experience delivering Agile programs across multiple teams and complex platforms.
- Proven delivery of large-scale platform migrations or transformations, ideally in eCommerce.
- Solid technical fluency across AWS, cloud-native architectures, APIs, and DevOps practices.
- Experience working in regulated environments, with strong understanding of PCI DSS and security delivery.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills in matrixed organisations.
Desirable Experience
- High-scale eCommerce platforms.
- Merchant onboarding or migration programs.
- Experience with SRE, observability, and reliability engineering practices.
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