Senior People Program Manager

Grammarly offers a dynamic hybrid working model for this role. This flexible approach gives team members the best of both worlds: plenty of focus time along with in-person collaboration that helps foster trust, innovation, and a strong team culture.

About Grammarly

Grammarly is the world’s leading AI writing assistance company trusted by over 30 million people and 70,000 teams. From instantly creating a first draft to perfecting every message, Grammarly helps people at 96% of the Fortune 500 and teams at companies like Atlassian, Databricks, and Zoom get their point across—and get results—with best-in-class security practices that keep data private and protected. Founded in 2009, Grammarly is No. 14 on the Forbes Cloud 100, one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential Companies, one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in AI, and one of Inc.’s Best Workplaces.

The Opportunity

To achieve our ambitious goals, we’re looking for a Senior People Program Manager to join our People team. This role will be critical in driving operational excellence, building scalable processes, and delivering strategic programs that empower our employees to thrive.

As a Senior Program Manager, you will serve as a strategic partner and operational leader for the People Team, helping define and execute key initiatives. This is a highly collaborative role that requires cross-functional partnership and a focus on delivering results. You’ll have the opportunity to contribute to programs that shape the employee experience, manage talent processes, and enhance organizational capabilities.

In this role, you will:

• Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of strategic initiatives and core talent programs.
• Act as the project lead for strategic priorities, ensuring seamless execution, stakeholder alignment, and measurable outcomes.
• Analyze key people metrics and deliver insights to inform leadership decisions.
• Develop and manage communication strategies to ensure clarity, consistency, and alignment across the organization.
• Partner with senior leaders to create scalable solutions that align with business goals and enhance employee engagement.

Qualifications

We’re seeking a dynamic team member who combines strategic vision with operational rigor. The ideal candidate will possess:

• 5-7+ years of experience in program management, organizational development, or a related field.
• Demonstrated success in designing and implementing scalable people programs.
• Strong project management expertise with the ability to juggle multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Outstanding communication skills, including the ability to craft, deliver, and manage messaging for diverse audiences across the organization.
• Analytical and data-driven mindset to derive insights and inform decision-making.
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills, with a proven track record of influencing and aligning cross-functional teams.
• Experience managing complex cross-functional initiatives with high impact.
• A proven ability to adapt to change, think critically, and solve problems creatively.
• A collaborative approach to teamwork, building trusted relationships across diverse teams.
• Passion for fostering an inclusive and high-performing workplace.
• Embodies Grammarly’s EAGER values—ethical, adaptable, gritty, empathetic, and remarkable—and is inspired by our MOVE principles: move fast and learn faster, obsess about creating customer value, value impact over activity, and embrace healthy disagreement rooted in trust.

Compensation and benefits

Grammarly offers all team members competitive pay along with a benefits package encompassing the following and more: 

• Excellent health care (including a wide range of medical, dental, vision, mental health, and fertility benefits)
• Disability and life insurance options
• 401(k) and RRSP matching 
• Paid parental leave
• Twenty days of paid time off per year, eleven days of paid holidays per year, and unlimited sick days 
• Home office stipends
• Caregiver and pet care stipends
• Wellness stipends
• Admission discounts
• Learning and development opportunities

Grammarly takes a market-based approach to compensation, which means base pay may vary depending on your location. Our US locations are categorized into two compensation zones based on proximity to our hub locations.

Base pay may vary considerably depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The expected salary ranges for this position are outlined below by compensation zone and may be modified in the future. 

Zone 1: $158,000 – $218,000/year (USD)

We encourage you to apply

At Grammarly, we value our differences, and we encourage all to apply—especially those whose identities are traditionally underrepresented in tech organizations. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, political belief, or any other characteristic protected by law. Grammarly is an equal opportunity employer and a participant in the US federal E-Verify program (US). We also abide by the Employment Equity Act (Canada).