The Principal Program Manager will lead cross-functional programs, mentor project managers, shape program management practices, and improve tooling and operational efficiency at Yubico.
Meet Yubico: the inventor of the YubiKey––the world's first and leading security key. Our company’s mission is to make secure login easy and available for everyone. Yubico was founded in 2007 by Stina and Jakob Ehrensvard, and recently went public on Nasdaq Stockholm Main Market: YUBICO. Our customers include Fortune 500 companies, hundreds of government agencies and millions of individuals in over 160 countries that rely on Yubico technology to secure access to computers, online services and mobile apps. We are a global company with a strong company culture and employees located in over 14 countries. Yubico’s headquarters are based in Stockholm, Sweden and Santa Clara, CA. Aligned with our mission to make the internet more secure for everyone, Yubico donates YubiKeys to organizations helping at-risk individuals through our philanthropic initiative, Secure it Forward.
At Yubico, we offer:
Freedom and Flexibility: At Yubico, we want you to be your most productive selves whether you decide to work 100% from home or choose to work hybrid/onsite. The way we balance the fast-paced demands of a high-growth company and sustainability is making rest a priority.
Yubico Values: We work to ensure that our employees have an open space to have their voices amplified to create a workplace where everyone feels like they belong. Aligned with this, our employees have created some pretty cool Employee Resource Groups: YubiPride, YubiBIPOC, YubiSustainability and YubiWomen. Additionally, Yubico donates YubiKeys to organizations in need all over the world (you can read more about our work here).
Social Connection: Relationships and connectedness matter, and we love spending time with our team! Our virtual workspace keeps us connected day-to-day whether it's through Yubico celebrating wins or our buzzing Slack communities. We host an all-team event in a new location every year where we plan for upcoming quarters, set goals, and most importantly, host fun events to encourage team building outside of the workplace. Check out our Life at Yubico Page on LinkedIn and our awards here.
The Role:
As a Principal Program Manager for YubiKey as a Service, you will play a critical role in shaping the strategic foundation of the YubiPMO. This role combines high autonomy, strategic vision, design collaboration, mentorship, and leadership, and requires comfort with complex problem solving and change management. You will partner with Project Leads and/or Project Managers across programs, and act as a strategic partner to Product and executive leadership, providing insight to guide program and organizational strategy. Your focus will be on tooling and operational enablement, ensuring YubiPMO standards are scalable, repeatable, and impactful.
Tasks & Responsibilities:
- Lead high-impact, cross-functional programs from conception through delivery with a focus on tooling and operational enablement.
- Partner with Project Leads and/or Project Managers across programs, providing guidance, mentorship, and support for program execution.
- Shape and influence program management methodology and standards, helping establish YubiPMO as a strategic, high-value function.
- Partner with Product and executive leadership to provide strategic insights, align programs to company objectives, and inform decision-making.
- Identify, evaluate, and mitigate program risks; proactively propose solutions to enhance tooling adoption, operational efficiency, and program outcomes.
- Collaborate across globally distributed teams to drive design alignment, improve processes, and deliver high-quality program outcomes.
- Lead change management initiatives and solve complex, ambiguous problems with cross-functional impact.
Basic Qualifications:
- 8–12 years’ experience in program or project management.
- 8+ years’ experience in technology, ideally with SaaS, security, or platform tooling exposure.
- Demonstrated ability to manage Project Leads and/or Project Managers across multiple programs.
- Proven track record in strategic program leadership, high autonomy, and mentoring PMs.
- Strong expertise in tooling implementation, process optimization, or system integrations.
- Experience working with multiple project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, hybrid approaches).
- Comfortable tackling complex problem solving and leading change management initiatives.
- Exceptional communication and influence skills, with experience engaging executives and cross-functional stakeholders.
- PMI certifications (PMP, PgMP) or equivalent preferred.
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Our U. S. benefits are designed for your overall well-being:
Health coverage. We’ve got you covered with top of the line health plans, including dental and vision. We pay 100% of your premium and 85% for your family.
Retirement plan. Our retirement plan includes a 401K dollar per dollar match up to 6% with a cap of $6K/year. Immediate vesting.
Wellness reimbursement. We offer $1,200.00 in wellness earnings (prorated based on start date) that you can use on your gym membership, a massage, or your favorite online fitness classes. This is a taxable benefit if you choose to participate.
Learning and development. We encourage your professional growth and offer a yearly development stipend of $3,000 and mentorship program.
Time off. We offer a total of 15 vacation days plus 10 holidays, and 7 sick days a year.
Paid parental leave. We love welcoming new family members to our YubiTeam! All parents receive 8 weeks of paid leave. Birthing parents receive an additional 8 weeks of paid leave (16 weeks total).
Commuter Benefits. If you need to commute to the office, we offer commuter benefits.
Strong mission & company values. We’re a global team on a global mission to make the internet more secure for everyone. We believe that every person’s work matters. That you should always be nice, stay humble, and have fun, and never take yourself too seriously.
We are an equal opportunity employer, we value diversity and uphold an inclusive environment where all people feel that they are equally respected and valued. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. We'd love to learn about what you can add to our diverse team. We are an E-Verify Participating Employer.
Yubico does not accept agency resumes or referrals so please do not send them to our careers staff or employees. Yubico is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes or referrals.
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Top Skills
Agile
Platform Tooling
SaaS
Security
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