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Senior Technical Program Manager

118k – 161kUnited StatesTechnical Program ManagementRemote8+ YOE
Summary

Leads multiple concurrent engineering programs in ambiguous environments, partnering with engineering and product teams to define objectives, manage risks, and ensure delivery. Requires 8+ years TPM experience, proficiency in JIRA/Monday.com/Confluence, and Agile/Scrum knowledge.

About the role

What you'll do

  • 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.

What you need

  • 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.

What will make you stand out

  • 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.

Compensation

Base salary range: $118,000 - $160,500, along with annual bonus potential, equity participation, and benefits.

Skills
Monday.comJIRAConfluenceAgileScrumPI PlanningClaudeChatGPT
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