Technical Program Manager - Product Software

The role

You will lead large, multi-team engineering programs from strategy through delivery. You will work as a partner to senior engineering and product leaders and manage risk, dependencies and trade-offs across the organization.

What you will do

• Lead end-to-end program management for large-scale, multi-team engineering initiatives with significant business impact.
• Serve as a strategic partner to VP- and Director-level engineering and product leaders.
• Define and evolve program management frameworks, processes and best practices across engineering.
• Drive alignment across complex dependencies involving multiple teams, external partners and competing priorities.
• Anticipate and manage risks, escalations and trade-offs at program and portfolio level.
• Communicate clearly with executive audiences, translating technical complexity into business impact.
• Mentor and coach junior TPMs and help build a high-performing program management function.
• Take part in architectural and technical scoping discussions, giving input on feasibility, sequencing and delivery risk.

Required qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in technical program management with a record of delivering complex, org-wide engineering programs.
• Deep expertise managing multi-team software programs across the full SDLC, including large-scale platform, infrastructure or product initiatives.
• Strong technical foundation to engage in architectural discussions and evaluate technical risk.
• Exceptional communication and executive presence, including influencing without authority.
• Experience building or improving program management processes and tooling at an organizational level.
• Proven ability to manage ambiguity and make sound decisions under pressure in fast-paced environments.

Nice to have

• Experience at a software company working on infrastructure, platform or product engineering programs.
• Familiarity with cloud services (AWS, GCP or Azure) and distributed systems concepts.
• PMP, PgMP or Agile/Scrum certification.
• Prior background as a software engineer or in a technical role.
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills.

About the company

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