Senior Technical Program Manager

Responsibilities

• Drive program strategy and execution across multiple concurrent engineering initiatives, building structure and delivery plans in ambiguous environments where processes don't yet exist.
• Partner with engineering leads and product managers to define program objectives, success metrics, and delivery milestones - and stay accountable for outcomes from kickoff through close.
• Identify, escalate, and resolve risks and blockers proactively, including surfacing critical issues to senior leadership even when it's uncomfortable, to keep programs moving at pace.
• Facilitate quarterly PI planning cycles, helping engineering teams build realistic, dependency-aware plans that reflect actual capacity and constraints.
• Lead continuous improvement of program management processes, using AI tools like Claude and ChatGPT to drive automation and reduce manual overhead across planning and reporting.
• Communicate program progress, risks, and impacts clearly to senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders, giving them the context they need for informed decisions.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in technical program management, leading complex, multi-team programs in a technology-driven environment.
• Demonstrated experience building programs from scratch in ambiguous environments where structure, process, and tooling did not previously exist.
• Track record of managing 5+ concurrent strategic initiatives without a degradation in delivery quality or stakeholder communication.
• Demonstrated ability to escalate risks and critical blockers to senior leadership, with documented examples of influencing outcomes through direct, timely communication.
• Proficiency with Monday.com, JIRA, and Confluence for program planning, tracking, and documentation.
• Deep understanding of software development lifecycle methodologies, including Agile and Scrum, with experience facilitating PI planning.
• Hands-on experience using AI tools such as Claude or ChatGPT to automate operational workflows, with demonstrated impact on planning, reporting, or cross-functional coordination efficiency.

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience building and scaling technical program management practices in an open-source, AI, or data science company, where engineering velocity and community expectations intersect.
• Demonstrated use of AI tools (Claude, ChatGPT) to automate program operations - for example, reducing manual planning or reporting work by 50%+ through automation.
• Experience working in a high-growth startup environment where organizational structure, priorities, and tools shift rapidly and require a TPM who seeks more work, not less.
• You embody our values: "Curious by Default", "Build Together", "Own It", and "Lead with Guts and Heart", and our behaviors: Clarity, Care and Candor.
• You care deeply about fostering an environment where people of all backgrounds and experiences can flourish.

Compensation and Benefits

• Base salary range: $141000 - $170500, along with annual bonus potential, equity participation, and benefits.
• Flexible Vacation Policy
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Short Term and Long Term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Monthly Wellness Stipend
• Employee Assistance Program and Mental Health Resources