Staff Technical Program Manager

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

📋 Description

• Oversee the planning, execution, and completion of high-priority, cross-functional programs within GitLab's engineering division.

• Work at the portfolio level to recognize dependencies, monitor progress, manage risks, and assist teams in achieving specific objectives, milestones, and measurable results over several quarters.

• Collaborate directly with Engineering Directors, Vice Presidents, Product leadership, and technical leaders to ensure alignment on priorities, program objectives, trade-offs, and execution strategies.

• Establish structure in uncertain environments by defining program frameworks, decision points, operating rhythms, and communication strategies that facilitate team advancement.

• Convert technical architecture discussions, infrastructure considerations, and system interdependencies into clear program plans that teams can effectively execute.

• Facilitate stakeholder coordination across organizational boundaries, collaborating with teams such as Monetization, Fulfillment, Utilization, Legal, and senior contributors throughout various engineering stages.

• Clearly convey program status, risks, and decisions to senior stakeholders and executive audiences, focusing on concise updates and actionable next steps.

• Enhance program management practices by improving planning methods, supporting outcome-driven execution, and assisting the teams you support in working more efficiently at scale.

⛳️ Requirements

• Demonstrated experience in technical program management, particularly at the Staff or Senior Staff level.

• Proven ability to lead large, intricate, cross-functional programs within a fast-paced, distributed engineering setting.

• Strong technical fluency, capable of engaging credibly with engineers and architects on topics such as continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD), cloud infrastructure, application programming interfaces (APIs), and distributed systems.

• Outstanding stakeholder management abilities along with strong written and verbal communication skills, particularly when interacting with senior engineering and product leaders.

• Proficient in using program and project management tools such as GitLab, Jira, or similar platforms to oversee execution and visibility.

• Skilled in interpreting technical discussions, identifying dependencies and risks, and transforming complex information into actionable plans, milestones, and decisions.

• Proven capability to take ownership of complex programs, ask insightful questions, make informed decisions, collaborate effectively across teams, and advance work in uncertain environments.

🏝️ Benefits

• Benefits designed to support your health, finances, and overall well-being

• Flexible Paid Time Off

• Team Member Resource Groups

• Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan

• Growth and Development Fund

• Parental leave

• Home office support