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Program Manager resume keywords

Core keywords are the skill list on the Program Manager resume example. Supporting keywords are skills-catalog entries that name this role.

See the matching Program Manager resume example. For which applicant tracking systems large employers use, read the State of ATS 2026 report.

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Counted on 2026-10-10 from 247 public job postings whose titles match Program Manager. Those postings came from Ashby, Greenhouse, Lever, and SmartRecruiters. A posting is counted for this role when the longest published job-title phrase in its title is Program Manager. The crawl queried Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, and SmartRecruiters for 133 employers in the State of ATS 2026 dataset that use those vendors, and for 279 additional public boards from the extended coverage tier. The extended boards are not part of the 738-company statistics. 361 boards returned postings out of 412 boards attempted, and 46923 postings were scanned. HTML was stripped before counting, and each posting counts once per term. Phrases beyond the published skill list are the most common two- and three-word phrases in the matched postings. Posting text is not stored. A role page shows these percentages only when at least 30 descriptions were counted.

Core keywords

These are the terms to put on the resume when they match work you have done.

  • Program Management

    63% of 247 recent postings mention Program Management.

  • Cross-functional Leadership

    4% of 247 recent postings mention Cross-functional Leadership.

  • Strategic Planning

    4% of 247 recent postings mention Strategic Planning.

  • Stakeholder Management

    15% of 247 recent postings mention Stakeholder Management.

  • Risk Management

    14% of 247 recent postings mention Risk Management.

  • Budget Oversight

    0% of 247 recent postings mention Budget Oversight.

  • Process Improvement

    7% of 247 recent postings mention Process Improvement.

  • Reporting

    44% of 247 recent postings mention Reporting.

Supporting keywords
Phrases from recent postings

These phrases showed up often in the matched postings and are not already on the published skill list.

  • program manager

    80% of 247 recent postings mention program manager.

  • cross functional

    77% of 247 recent postings mention cross functional.

  • track record

    36% of 247 recent postings mention track record.

  • project management

    32% of 247 recent postings mention project management.

  • cross functional teams

    31% of 247 recent postings mention cross functional teams.

  • problem solving

    23% of 247 recent postings mention problem solving.

  • strong analytical

    23% of 247 recent postings mention strong analytical.

  • time off

    23% of 247 recent postings mention time off.

Where to place them

  1. 1

    Headline

    Put the target title and two core terms on the line under your name: Program Manager | Program Management | Cross-functional Leadership.

  2. 2

    Skills

    List the core terms together in the skills section: Program Management, Cross-functional Leadership, Strategic Planning, Stakeholder Management, Risk Management, Budget Oversight, Process Improvement, Reporting.

  3. 3

    Experience

    Use Program Management, Cross-functional Leadership, Strategic Planning inside bullets for work you did in this role, next to the result.

  4. 4

    Supporting terms

    Add these in the skills section or a bullet when you have used them: Time Management, Change Management, PMP, PRINCE2, Waterfall, Gantt Charts, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Asana, PMI-ACP (Agile Certified Practitioner), SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework), Earned Value Management (EVM), Critical Path Method (CPM), Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), RACI Matrix.

Sample lines from the resume example

These lines are already published on the Program Manager resume example. Use them as a pattern for where a keyword sits next to a result, and replace the details with your own.

  • Managed portfolio of 10+ concurrent programs with combined budget of $20M+
  • Coordinated cross-functional teams of 50+ members across engineering, marketing, and operations
  • Delivered 95% of programs on time and within budget through proactive risk management
  • Established program governance framework adopted across 5 business units improving delivery predictability

Questions about Program Manager keywords

What keywords should a Program Manager resume include?

Core keywords for a Program Manager resume are Program Management, Cross-functional Leadership, Strategic Planning, Stakeholder Management, Risk Management, Budget Oversight, Process Improvement, Reporting. Core keywords are the skill list on the Program Manager resume example. Supporting keywords are skills-catalog entries that name this role. Percentages are the share of 247 public postings fetched on 2026-10-10 whose titles match this role.

Where should Program Manager keywords go on a resume?

Headline: Put the target title and two core terms on the line under your name: Program Manager | Program Management | Cross-functional Leadership. Skills: List the core terms together in the skills section: Program Management, Cross-functional Leadership, Strategic Planning, Stakeholder Management, Risk Management, Budget Oversight, Process Improvement, Reporting. Experience: Use Program Management, Cross-functional Leadership, Strategic Planning inside bullets for work you did in this role, next to the result. Supporting terms: Add these in the skills section or a bullet when you have used them: Time Management, Change Management, PMP, PRINCE2, Waterfall, Gantt Charts, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Asana, PMI-ACP (Agile Certified Practitioner), SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework), Earned Value Management (EVM), Critical Path Method (CPM), Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), RACI Matrix.

How do I check a Program Manager resume?

Open the free ATS checker with Program Manager prefilled, paste your resume, and compare it with the keyword list on this page.

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