Senior Technical Program Manager

Summary

Join Integral Ad Science as a Senior Technical Program Manager and champion stakeholder satisfaction by leading cross-functional teams. This newly created role offers the opportunity to shape a modern technical program management organization and directly impact the tech roadmap. You will manage large-scale engineering projects, collaborate with senior leadership, build out the TPM function, and drive organizational change. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in technical program management, strong communication skills, and a proven track record of success in a software or SaaS environment. This is a remote position.

Requirements

• 5-6+ years experience in technical program management or operational role
• BA/BS degree in engineering, computer science, or similar degree
• Prior experience leading large scale, enterprise programs within a software or SaaS environment
• Proven track record of data-driven decision making and applying continuous improvement methodologies across teams
• Strong communication and proven ability to develop relationships, credibility, and rapport with senior executives, technical and non-technical team members
• Deep experience with the software development lifecycle; ability to adjust and apply this knowledge in a dynamic environment using agile methodologies and best practices
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a history of hands-on, detail, and action orientation
• Strong attention to detail and prior experience managing competing and high priority tasks
• Extensive project management experience and understanding of supporting frameworks, methodologies, and toolsets

Responsibilities

• Lead large-scale, complex, multi-disciplinary engineering projects and initiatives that drive customer value and impact for our users
• Manage technology focused discussions with senior leadership by providing valuable insights and recommendations that guide technology-based and data-driven decisions
• Lead programs by achieving alignment on program scope, release planning, as well as aligning one or more teams on vision, business goals, creating program structure, and securing cross-functional alignment
• Be a key member in building out and expanding the TPM function across the R&D organization, including driving engineering strategy, defining OKRs and KPIs, and building out supporting processes and procedures
• Be a catalyst within the organization – help drive change and advance our Research & Development strategy globally, including building our engineering brand, and developing a learning and knowledge sharing initiative to name a few
• Provide visibility to program status report (issues, risks, metrics, etc.) on an ongoing basis to all stakeholders and team members
• Identify and take ownership of tasks to improve developer/engineer efficiency to maximize developer hands on keyboards and minimize unnecessary meetings and communications
• Implement processes that drive accountability and integrity in estimation practices by utilizing data-driven insights from historical performance
• Act as a scrum master for development teams. This includes assigning and delegating tasks appropriately, ensuring the team’s work aligns with priorities and overall schedule, and ensuring the team is fully deployed to name a few

Benefits

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