Program Management Lead, Emerging Markets, Americas

Our mission at Oura is to empower every person to own their inner potential. Our award-winning products help our global community gain a deeper knowledge of their readiness, activity, and sleep quality by using their Oura Ring and its connected app. We've helped millions of people understand and improve their health by providing daily insights and practical steps to inspire healthy lifestyles.

Empowering the world starts with living our values and empowering our team. As a quickly growing company focused on helping people live healthier and happier lives, we ensure that our team members have what they need to do their best work — both in and out of the office. 

We are seeking a highly skilled Program Management Lead to drive Ōura's retail expansion into emerging markets — with a primary focus on new markets and channels across the Americas, including LATAM, Canada, and emerging opportunities within the U.S.. As the Program Management Lead for Emerging Markets, you will own a portfolio of market launches and ongoing retail operations, bringing strategic thinking, cross-functional leadership, and operational rigor to help us scale into new geographies.

What You'll Do

Develop and implement the operational support structure the core Retail Americas team needs to execute an ambitious roadmap across LATAM, Canada, and select emerging U.S. channel opportunities.

Own specific Retail Americas programs running the full program lifecycle end-to-end: roadmap, resourcing, risk, and stakeholder management.

Lead cross-functional coordination with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Operations, IT, Legal, and Logistics to ensure seamless execution of market entry and retail programs

Identify and assess risks specific to emerging market launches — regulatory, logistical, cultural — and develop mitigation strategies to minimize impact

Serve as the primary point of contact for program-related matters with internal stakeholders and external retail partners in market

Track key performance metrics across owned programs and provide regular reporting to senior leadership

Drive continuous improvement by identifying operational gaps and implementing scalable processes and tools across markets

Requirements

We would love to have you on our team if you have:

10-12 years of proven experience in international program management, including successful oversight of complex projects across multiple countries and cultures.

Deep retail expertise  - account management, channel marketing, retail execution, and/or retail digital marketing

Strong leadership skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate teams towards achieving project goals and objectives.

Excellent cross-cultural communication and interpersonal skills, enabling effective collaboration with diverse stakeholders.

In-depth knowledge of project management methodologies, tools, and best practices, with a track record of delivering projects on time and within budget.

Solid understanding of global business dynamics, geopolitical trends, and cultural nuances, with experience working in international settings.

Exceptional analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a keen eye for detail and the ability to identify and mitigate risks proactively.

Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Proficiency in project management software and tools, preferably experience working in JIRA, Confluence, Slack, and Google Docs

Willingness to travel as required to oversee program operations, build relationships, and represent the organization.

Benefits  

At Oura, we care about you and your well-being. Everyone here at Oura has a ring of their own and we are continually looking to improve employee health.

What we offer:

Competitive salary and equity packages

Health, dental, vision insurance, and mental health resources

An Oura Ring of your own plus employee discounts for friends & family

20 days of paid time off plus 13 paid holidays plus 8 days of flexible wellness time off

Paid sick leave and parental leave

Oura takes a market-based approach to pay, which may vary depending on your location. US locations are categorized into tiers based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. While most offers will be closer to the starting range, successful candidates' pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, internal peer equity, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future.

Region 1 $170,000 - $200,000

Region 2 $154,700 - $182,000

Region 3 $139,400 - $164,000

A recruiter can determine your zones/tiers based on your US location.

We are not considering candidates residing in the following states: Alaska (AK), Delaware (DE), Iowa (IA), Mississippi (MS), Nebraska (NE), South Dakota (SD), Vermont (VT), West Virginia (WV), and Wisconsin (WI).

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