Senior Technical Program Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Take full ownership of the delivery process for OpenMined's key initiatives, ScreamingFace and AI Oversight, overseeing quarterly objectives, milestones, dependencies, and release timelines.

• Create, implement, and continuously enhance project management methodologies for a team focused on AI development.

• Integrate AI into project management practices through automated agents and systems for status reporting, activity summaries, risk identification, stale-work alerts, and plan upkeep.

• Establish standards and templates, mentor product and engineering leaders, and foster project management capabilities throughout the team.

• Convert quarterly OKRs into scheduled, actionable plans and ensure they remain up-to-date as research outcomes and priorities evolve.

• Maintain a dynamic product roadmap that can aid in grant applications and reports for funders.

• Manage inter-team dependencies across various boards, teams, and external collaborators; proactively address any blockers.

• Oversee project management tools such as Linear and Asana, ensuring conventions are followed and status is accurate.

• Link GitHub activities to Linear issues while ensuring transparency in pull request reviews, release statuses, and repository ownership.

• Monitor and report on milestone achievements, cycle times, and key results related to OKRs to leadership, highlighting any delays along with alternative options.

• Organize external deliverables, which include partner pilots, program launches, research fellowships, and grant milestones.

⛳️ Requirements

• Minimum of 7 years in technical project or program management, successfully delivering complex software projects with product and engineering teams.

• Relevant experience, including a background in software engineering, will also be considered.

• Developed or restructured a project management practice, encompassing planning cycles, tools, and standards that were consistently utilized by the team.

• Shaped project management for AI-centric teams and collaborated with engineers using AI coding agents.

• Regularly employs AI in project management tasks; has created or configured AI agents, automations, or workflows for status updates, risk detection, planning, or tracker maintenance, achieving tangible results.

• Successfully delivered projects while navigating continuous shipping and technical ambiguities in R&D, ML/AI, infrastructure, or developer platforms.

• Holds a computer science degree or equivalent technical qualification, or has spent 3+ years working as a software engineer.

• Proficient in reading code, pull requests, and architectural documentation.

• Extensive, practical experience with engineering tracking tools such as Linear, Jira, and GitHub.

• Designed and optimized a team's workflow rather than merely utilizing an existing one.

• Exhibits clear and concise communication skills, both written and verbal.

• Experience working within a fully remote, distributed team environment.

• Mentored or managed other project or program managers, or participated in their hiring process.

• Familiarity with LLMs, AI evaluation, AI safety, or privacy-enhancing technologies.

• Background in early-stage startups or research labs where delivery processes were developed from the ground up.

• Experience managing deliverables funded by grants or partnerships.

• Experience collaborating with external partners on pilots or integrations.

• Participation in open-source projects.

🏝️ Benefits

• Mission-Driven Work: Join a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to social impact rather than profit, providing the opportunity to create meaningful change in the world.

• US employee benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance with contributions from the company.

• Retirement: Access to a 403(b) plan, the nonprofit equivalent of a 401(k).

• Open Source Contribution: Make a significant impact by contributing to an Open Source project that serves a wide community.

• Collaborative Global Team: Become part of an energetic, international team that prioritizes collaboration and diversity.

• Flexible Work Hours: Enjoy the flexibility to organize your work hours according to your personal life and productivity needs.

• Fully Remote Work: Work remotely within the geographic requirements of this role.

• Flexible Paid Time Off: Utilize flexible vacation days and observe local national holidays as needed.