Staff Technical Program Manager

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

📋 Description

• Take responsibility for the strategy and implementation of the organization’s top-priority platform and trust initiatives that involve multiple engineering teams.

• Shape the technical direction by collaborating with architecture and engineering leaders to ensure that long-term platform investments align with business strategies.

• Manage portfolio-level planning, sequencing, and prioritization across various simultaneous programs, while balancing engineering resources, customer commitments, and strategic goals.

• Establish operational frameworks that enhance organizational planning, dependency management, decision-making, and execution predictability.

• Facilitate executive governance forums, quarterly planning sessions, investment reviews, and collaborative decision-making across functions.

• Identify potential organizational risks before they escalate into delivery challenges and proactively implement mitigation strategies.

• Enhance engineering efficiency through scalable program management methodologies, metrics, automation, AI-driven workflows, and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Mentor and guide Senior Technical Program Managers while setting standards and best practices for technical program management throughout the organization.

• Collaborate with Engineering, Product, Architecture, Security, Infrastructure, SRE, and executive leadership to synchronize investment strategies and address cross-organizational dependencies.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven track record in leading enterprise-scale technical programs across various engineering organizations.

• Established ability to influence architecture, organizational priorities, and executive decisions without direct authority.

• Extensive knowledge of cloud-native platforms, distributed systems, infrastructure, security, identity, observability, and contemporary software architecture.

• Experience in managing multi-year technology transformation projects involving intricate organizational dependencies.

• Exceptional communication skills for executive-level presentations, particularly to VP and C-suite audiences.

• Strong business insight with the capability to link technical investments to measurable outcomes for customers and the business.

• Expertise in establishing program governance, delivery metrics, portfolio reporting, and organizational operational frameworks.

• Skilled in utilizing AI to enhance engineering planning, execution, communication, and overall operational efficiency.

• Experience in leading platform modernization or cloud transformation projects.

• Over 10 years of experience in Project/Program Management.

• Background in building or scaling Technical Program Management organizations.

• Proven experience in developing engineering operating models.

• Experience in enterprise SaaS, AI platforms, analytics platforms, or cloud infrastructure.

• Background in supporting mergers, platform integrations, or large-scale technical transformations.

• Relevant certifications such as PMP, SAFe, Scrum, AWS, Azure, or GCP.

🏝️ Benefits

• Target annual bonus of 15% of base salary, contingent upon individual and company performance.

• Monthly Connectivity Plus stipend of $150 to assist with remote work-related expenses.

• Annual reimbursement of $200 for home office expenses.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage.

• 401(k) plan with company matching contributions.

• Paid parental leave, caregiver leave, and flexible time off policies.

• Access to mental health support and wellness reimbursement programs.

• Opportunities for career development and education assistance.