Technical Program Manager

Job Title: Tech Program Manager (7-10 years experience)

Role Overview

The Advanced Intelligence Work Group is seeking a seasoned Technical Program Manager to orchestrate complex platform engineering initiatives across multiple development teams.

You will be the central nervous system connecting cross-functional pods, driving execution excellence, and ensuring seamless delivery of critical platform capabilities.

This role requires a unique blend of technical depth, program management expertise, and exceptional stakeholder coordination skills.

Role & Responsibilities:

Program Planning & Execution

- Track and manage multiple concurrent platform workstreams across engineering, product, and infrastructure teams

- Develop comprehensive program roadmaps with clear milestones, dependencies, and risk mitigation strategies

- Drive end-to-end delivery cycles from conception through production deployment and post-launch monitoring

- Establish and maintain program governance frameworks, including status reporting and escalation procedures

Agile Delivery Management

- Manage sprint planning, backlog refinement, and release planning across multiple scrum teams
- Facilitate cross-team ceremonies including program increment planning, retrospectives, and dependency mapping sessions
- Optimize delivery velocity through continuous process improvement and bottleneck identification
- Implement and maintain agile metrics and reporting dashboards for leadership visibility

Cross-Functional Coordination

- Coordinate seamlessly across autonomous development pods, ensuring alignment on shared objectives and deliverables

- Manage complex stakeholder ecosystems including engineering leadership, product managers, architects, and business partners

- Facilitate technical design reviews, architecture discussions, and integration planning sessions

- Drive resolution of cross-team dependencies, conflicts, and resource allocation challenges

Risk Management & Communication

- Proactively identify program risks, dependencies, and blockers, developing mitigation strategies and contingency plans

- Maintain comprehensive program documentation including technical specifications, decision logs, and status reports

- Communicate program status, risks, and achievements to executive leadership and key stakeholders

- Escalate critical issues and coordinate rapid response efforts when needed

Platform Strategy & Technical Excellence

- Collaborate with engineering leadership to define platform architecture patterns and development standards

- Drive adoption of best practices for CI/CD, testing, monitoring, and operational excellence

- Coordinate platform modernization initiatives including cloud migrations, service decomposition, and technology upgrades

- Support technical debt reduction efforts and platform scalability improvements

Skills & Expertise:

Experience & Background

- 8-12 years of technical program management experience in software engineering environments

- Proven track record managing large-scale platform or infrastructure programs with multiple engineering teams

- Deep experience with agile methodologies, particularly SAFe, Scrum of Scrums, or similar scaled agile frameworks

- History of successfully delivering complex technical programs on time and within scope

Technical Skills

- Strong technical background with hands-on experience in software development, system architecture, or platform engineering

- Proficiency with program management tools (Jira, Azure DevOps, Monday.com, etc.) and agile planning platforms

- Understanding of modern development practices including CI/CD, microservices, cloud platforms, and DevOps methodologies

- Experience with metrics and analytics tools for tracking development velocity and program health

Leadership & Communication Skills

- Exceptional stakeholder management skills with ability to influence without authority across all organizational levels

- Strong facilitation and conflict resolution abilities in technical and cross-functional environments

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience presenting to executive audiences

- Demonstrated ability to build consensus and drive decision-making in complex, matrixed organizations

Problem-Solving & Process Skills

- Advanced analytical and problem-solving capabilities with experience in root cause analysis and process optimization

- Experience designing and implementing program management processes, workflows, and governance structures

- Strong attention to detail with ability to manage multiple competing priorities simultaneously

- Change management experience with proven ability to drive adoption of new processes and tools

Qualifications :

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field

- Advanced degree (MBA, MS) or relevant certifications (PMP, SAFe, CSM)

- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization technologies

- Background in platform engineering, infrastructure management, or developer tooling

- Previous experience in high-growth technology companies or complex enterprise environments

- Familiarity with site reliability engineering (SRE) practices and operational excellence frameworks

- GSD (Get Stuff Done) attitude is critical