Technical Program Manager

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

📋 Description

• Oversee 1–3 strategic technical programs concurrently that involve various engineering teams and product phases, ensuring well-defined scope, priorities, and outcomes.

• Collaborate with engineering leaders and other essential stakeholders to synchronize on objectives, timelines, and delivery milestones for cross-functional initiatives.

• Manage the entire program lifecycle from initial discovery and scoping through to delivery, measurement, and retrospectives.

• Promote asynchronous collaboration using GitLab issues, epics, and handbook updates to keep globally distributed teams aligned and informed.

• Proactively identify risks and blockers early on, facilitate their resolution across teams, and escalate issues as necessary to sustain momentum.

• Organize working group meetings and asynchronous discussions to aid decision-making, highlight trade-offs, and ensure programs remain on course.

• Monitor and relay program health through metrics, dashboards, and regular status updates to enhance visibility for the Engineering Division and partners.

• Contribute to the advancement of Technical Program Management practices by documenting processes, sharing insights, and refining the execution of R&D programs across GitLab.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience in technical program management, project management, software engineering, or related technical positions.

• Familiarity with the software development lifecycle and Agile methodologies, including how engineering teams plan, build, and deliver products.

• Expertise in coordinating programs across multiple engineering teams or departments, ensuring alignment among stakeholders on goals, timelines, and milestones.

• Excellent written communication skills for documentation-first collaboration in a fully remote work environment.

• Capability to work autonomously in a distributed setting, establish priorities, and make progress with minimal oversight.

• Comfort with navigating uncertainty, identifying obstacles, and proposing actionable solutions to keep programs advancing.

• Knowledge of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, or platforms like GitLab, with a desire to deepen this understanding over time.

• Willingness to learn, iterate based on feedback, and apply transferable skills from diverse backgrounds to technical program management.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits to support your health, financial needs, and overall well-being.

• Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) policy.

• Access to Team Member Resource Groups.

• Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

• Growth and Development Fund for professional advancement.

• Parental Leave to support family needs.