Remote VP, Engineering Operations & Technical Program Management

Summary

Join Seismic, a rapidly growing Forbes Cloud 100 company, as VP of Engineering Operations and Technical Program Management to lead large-scale programs across engineering, product management, design, and business teams.

Requirements

• 15+ years of experience in technical program management, engineering leadership, or product development, with 7+ years in a leadership role
• Proven track record of leading large-scale programs in a SaaS or software development environment, managing cross-functional teams
• Strong understanding of engineering operations and how to drive alignment with business objectives
• Global Operations and Optimization: Strong experience in managing distributed teams and global resources to optimize program execution and ensure engineering consistency
• Proven experience in scaling engineering operations in a global organization, ideally within the SaaS or technology sector
• Program Management Expertise: Expertise in Agile methodologies, with experience in managing large-scale programs
• Experience in implementing program governance, risk management, and performance measurement across multiple teams and organizations
• Leadership: Ability to think strategically and execute tactically in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Strong leadership and executive presence, with the ability to influence stakeholders and drive strategy across engineering, product, and business teams
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills

Responsibilities

• Engage with leadership across engineering, product, design, and business teams to operate frameworks that align program delivery goals with business outcomes
• Lead initiatives to streamline operational processes, improve efficiency, and maintain high-quality processes across engineering teams
• Align program success metrics with key customer adoption and satisfaction outcomes, ensuring programs support broader business goals
• Support and optimize engineering operations across a global team, ensuring alignment with corporate goals and global expansion strategies
• Lead the optimizing of global resources, ensuring that teams across different geographies collaborate efficiently
• Ensure global teams work effectively together, overcoming geographic and operational challenges
• Drive executive-level decisions to ensure delivery across large, complex programs involving multiple cross-functional teams, from inception to deliveries
• Establish clear success criteria and KPIs for program delivery, ensuring that deadlines, quality, and stakeholder expectations are met
• Track latest developments in program management technologies, including the use of AI capabilities to extend best practices for program delivery
• Promote a culture of transparency, accountability, and collaboration across the engineering organization

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in SaaS product development or enterprise software
• Knowledge of multi-cloud architectures, large-scale SaaS infrastructure, and integration with third-party services
• Experience in sales enablement technology or other customer-driven platforms a plus