Staff Technical Program Manager

Summary

Join MongoDB's R&D Engineering Technical Program Management team as a Staff Technical Program Manager and lead the successful delivery of complex, cross-functional efforts for Application Modernization. Partner with stakeholders across Engineering, Product, Product Design, and Field-facing teams. Develop and execute against the product vision and business objectives, solve technical challenges, and provide data-driven insights. This San Francisco-based position offers the possibility of working from another MongoDB office or remotely. The ideal candidate possesses extensive experience in engineering program management, software development, and stakeholder collaboration. MongoDB offers a comprehensive benefits package, including flexible paid time off, generous parental leave, and various other perks.

Requirements

• Experienced with 10+ years of working in an engineering organization leading complex cross-functional technical programs
• Experienced with 5+ years of Software development background, preferably with experience with Python web services and with relational data modelling and SQL (Postgres, MySQL, etc)
• Familiar with tools and methodologies for code analysis, refactoring, and automated testing
• Able to partner with technical stakeholders in methodically breaking down engineering challenges to deliver against abstract goals
• Able to participate in technical design discussions and summarize trade-offs, outcomes, and next steps
• Skilled at communicating across a diverse set of engineers and stakeholders
• Capable of deep user empathy and adept at balancing product goals and engineering constraints to deliver impactful experiences
• Hyper-organized and capable of coordinating across multiple independent work streams and organizations
• A role model for effective execution practices, driven by an attuned sense of priority and urgency
• Able to leverage their experience in program delivery to influence improvements to our tools, operations, architecture
• Trained in working with project tracking software (e.g. Jira, Rally, MS Project)
• Familiar with MongoDB or a comparable technology

Responsibilities

• Own the successful delivery of complex, cross-functional efforts for Application Modernization
• Partner closely with stakeholders across the organization from Engineering, Product, Product Design, and Field-facing teams to develop and execute against our overall product vision and business objectives
• Uncover solutions to technical challenges
• Provide data-driven insights that power strategic decision-making
• Leverage technical acumen and analytical skills to drive engineering programs forward and maximize business value delivery
• Recognize patterns in a sea of information and take action accordingly
• Develop a strategic approach to program management that balances hands-on oversight with process-driven operationalization. This involves discerning when to provide direct guidance and when to empower teams by establishing clear frameworks and guidelines for ongoing initiatives
• Build strategic partnerships with Product, Design, and Engineering stakeholders
• Expand knowledge into new domains as called upon
• Act as a mentor to junior TPMs and lead by example
• Embody MongoDB's core values and leadership principles

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposed to generative AI and Machine Learning
• Interested in business automation work such as scripting in Python, Google Apps Script and Slack

Benefits

• Flexible paid time off
• 20 weeks fully-paid gender-neutral parental leave
• Fertility and adoption assistance
• 401(k) plan
• Mental health counseling
• Access to transgender-inclusive health insurance coverage
• Health benefits offerings