program manager

American  

[proh-gram man-i-jer, -gruhm] / ˈproʊ græm ˈmæn ɪ dʒər, -grəm /

noun

1. a person who is in charge of a set of related projects in a company or organization.

   She has advanced her professional career as an engineer and program manager.

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Etymology

Origin of program manager

First recorded in 2010–15

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program manager

“But once the drivers actually start driving the trucks, they honestly don’t want to go back,” said Khari Burton, zero-emission vehicle program manager with IMC Logistics, a drayage company that moves freight from the port.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

"Each human landing system provider has taken a different approach to the Artemis III mission," said Steve Creech, program manager, Human Landing System Program, NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026

Jeremy Parsons, Artemis program manager, voiced confidence that despite any concern over Blue Origin's readiness, the mission was on track.

From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026

Jennifer Kerns’s misgivings about AI contributed to her departure last month from GitHub, where the 60-year-old worked as a program manager.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026

Brent Wilhite, a program manager with the group, says it relies on people like Reggie who have been involved in accidents to put a human face on issues.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel