Senior Technical Program Manager
IllinoisFull-TimeSenior
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Job Details
- Experience
- 8–12+ years of experience
- Required Skills
- AgileDevOps
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience; advanced degree is a plus.
- 8–12+ years of experience delivering complex technical programs in large-scale, matrixed organizations.
- Strong technical fluency in system architecture, APIs/services, data flows, and modern SDLC/DevOps practices.
- Proven ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to senior leaders.
- Demonstrated experience managing cross-team dependencies and driving execution across multiple domains.
- Ability to operate in ambiguous environments and translate high-level strategy into actionable plans.
- Excellent stakeholder management and collaboration skills across various functions.
- High ownership mindset with strong operational rigor and focus on delivery predictability.
- PMP/PMI, Agile/SAFe, or Lean certifications are a plus.
Responsibilities
- Lead the end-to-end execution of complex, multi-team engineering programs, ensuring clear program structure, milestones, and delivery cadence.
- Partner with engineering and product to define program goals, success metrics, and delivery commitments aligned to roadmap priorities.
- Develop and maintain detailed program plans, timelines, dependency maps, risk registers, and mitigation strategies.
- Track and report program health, execution metrics, risks, and dependencies to senior engineering, product, and technology leadership.
- Facilitate regular program-level forums to ensure alignment and timely decision-making.
- Coordinate cross-team dependencies and sequencing across multiple engineering teams.
- Support engineering planning cycles, ensuring backlogs are scoped, estimated, and aligned with program objectives.
- Implement and reinforce best practices in technical program governance, SDLC alignment, change management, and delivery hygiene.
- Collaborate with finance, product, and engineering leadership to support capacity planning, resource allocation, and budget tracking.
- Ensure engineering readiness for major launches and releases by partnering with Operations and Test teams.
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