Program Manager - OpenText

Role Overview


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We are seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead a portfolio of interconnected
initiatives across OpenText Exstream, Customer Communication Management (CCM), and
Customer Onboarding.
The Program Manager will have end-to-end accountability for program delivery, including
program planning, governance, nancial and resource management, risk and
dependency management, stakeholder alignment, and delivery oversight.
The role will work closely with business, technology, operations, product, digital,
compliance, and vendor teams to deliver scalable, compliant, and customer-centric
communication solutions while supporting onboarding transformation initiatives.
The ideal candidate should have strong program management experience combined with
hands-on knowledge of OpenText Exstream, CCM platforms, customer communications,
and customer onboarding processes. Experience leading OpenText Exstream
implementation, migration, upgrade, modernization, or consolidation programs is highly
desirable.
2. Key Responsibilities
A. Program Leadership & Delivery
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Own and manage the overall program roadmap, integrated delivery plan, milestones,
dependencies, and critical path across OpenText Exstream, CCM, and Customer
Onboarding workstreams.
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Establish program objectives, scope, governance structure, delivery approach, and success
criteria.
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Manage delivery using Agile, Waterfall, or Hybrid methodologies.
Manage program scope, budget, resources, timelines, deliverables, and quality.
Coordinate multiple project teams and workstreams to ensure alignment with business
objectives.
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Drive issue resolution and escalate critical risks and decisions appropriately.
Ensure successful execution of releases, deployments, go-lives, and transition to
production support.
B. OpenText Exstream Delivery & Modernization

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Lead enterprise-wide OpenText Exstream implementation, migration, upgrade, and
modernization initiatives.
Manage programs involving document composition, template development,
correspondence generation, workow integration, and omnichannel communications.
Work closely with business and architecture teams to dene and implement target-state
CCM solutions using OpenText Exstream.
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Oversee migration from legacy document generation platforms to OpenText Exstream.
Coordinate Exstream developers, architects, business analysts, QA teams, infrastructure
teams, and third-party vendors.
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Establish governance for template lifecycle management, content approvals, testing,
deployment, and production support.
Drive platform optimization initiatives focused on performance, scalability, maintainability,
and operational eciency.
Ensure adherence to branding, accessibility, compliance, regulatory, and data privacy
standards.
C. Customer Communication Management (CCM)
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Lead delivery and transformation initiatives related to Customer Communication
Management.
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Oversee CCM processes covering:
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Document composition
Template management
Correspondence generation
Document delivery
Workow integration
Omnichannel customer communications
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Coordinate communication delivery across:
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Print
Email
SMS
Customer portals
Mobile applications
Other digital communication channels

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Ensure communications meet business, regulatory, branding, accessibility, and privacy
requirements.
Partner with business and technology stakeholders to optimize communication strategies
and customer experience.
Drive governance for communication content, templates, approvals, testing, deployment,
and support.
D. Customer Onboarding
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Lead transformation and implementation of end-to-end customer onboarding journeys
across digital and assisted channels.
Work with business, Operations, Product, Compliance, KYC, Technology, and Digital teams
to improve onboarding experience.
Identify and address onboarding process gaps, customer friction points, and operational
bottlenecks.
Drive initiatives to reduce time-to-onboard, customer drop-o, rework, and processing
eort.
Coordinate system integrations, workow changes, communications, and operational
readiness.
Dene and monitor onboarding KPIs and business outcomes.
E. Program Governance, Risk & Stakeholder Management
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Establish and manage the program governance framework, including:
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Steering committees
Program status reporting
RAID management
Executive dashboards
Decision logs
Dependency management
Financial reporting
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Prepare and present regular program updates to senior client stakeholders and executive
leadership.
Build strong relationships with business stakeholders, technology teams, vendors, and
third-party partners.

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Proactively manage risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies, and decisions.
Ensure appropriate escalation and resolution of critical program issues.
Manage scope changes, change requests, impact assessments, and approvals.
Coordinate change management, training, communications, and organizational readiness.
Ensure appropriate audit, compliance, security, quality, and regulatory requirements are
addressed.
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Drive vendor governance and ensure third-party deliverables are aligned with program
objectives.
3. Required Qualications & Experience
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16+ years of overall experience, with at least 6+ years in Program Management, Project
Management, CCM, or Enterprise Application Delivery.
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Proven experience delivering one or more of the following:
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OpenText Exstream implementation or modernization
Customer Communication Management (CCM)
Document composition and correspondence platforms
Customer onboarding transformation
Customer experience transformation
Digital transformation initiatives
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Strong understanding of program governance, budgeting, resource management, risks,
dependencies, and benets realization.
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Experience working with Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid methodologies.
Experience managing senior business and technology stakeholders.
Strong client-facing communication, presentation, negotiation, and inuencing skills.
Experience working with distributed global teams and third-party vendors.
Excellent verbal and written English communication skills.
Ability to work eectively across time zones.