Staff Technical Programme Manager

Summary

Join Grafana Labs as a Staff Technical Program Manager and lead the delivery of complex, multi-year initiatives across dozens of engineering teams. This senior-level role requires cross-organizational leadership to translate strategic objectives into actionable programs. You will spearhead large-scale initiatives, serve as a key spokesperson, and ensure programs maintain momentum. The position is fully remote, based in Sweden, and offers a chance to shape the future of the Grafana ecosystem. Grafana Labs is a remote-first, open-source company with a global collaborative culture. This is a career-defining opportunity for the right candidate.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience as a program manager, or an engineering leader with deeply developed program management skills
• Proven track records of successfully delivering complex, multi-year technical programs spanning multiple engineering teams
• Experience managing programs in highly distributed, remote-first organizations
• Strong communication skills in multiple forms across all levels of the organization
• Ability to work asynchronously and with people from diverse backgrounds
• Ability to consider the balance between short and long term solutions and their impacts, and help drive an effective decision

Responsibilities

• Provide cross-organizational leadership, effectively translating strategic objectives into actionable programs with clear timelines and measurable outcomes by collaborating with Engineering, Product, Go-to-Market and external partner teams
• Lead end-to-end technical programs and large-scale initiatives from inception to delivery across Grafana’s platform and open-source ecosystem
• Serve as the core spokesperson for large-scale programs and communicate with all levels of the company and organization
• Document and regularly publish plans, progress reports, and retrospective analyses for the initiatives
• Identify and mitigate risks and interdependencies across complex, multi-team initiatives to ensure programs maintain forward momentum toward agreed outcomes
• Facilitate continuous improvement in collaboration with Engineering and Product Management leaders

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with observability platforms, monitoring infrastructure, ideally with Grafana products
• Experience with infrastructure deployment across different cloud providers

Benefits

• 100% Remote, Global Culture - As a remote-only company, we bring together talent from around the world, united by a culture of collaboration and shared purpose
• Scaling Organization – Tackle meaningful work in a high-growth, ever-evolving environment
• Transparent Communication – Expect open decision-making and regular company-wide updates
• Innovation-Driven – Autonomy and support to ship great work and try new things
• Open Source Roots – Built on community-driven values that shape how we work
• Empowered Teams – High trust, low ego culture that values outcomes over optics
• Career Growth Pathways – Defined opportunities to grow and develop your career
• Approachable Leadership – Transparent execs who are involved, visible, and human
• Passionate People – Join a team of smart, supportive folks who care deeply about what they do
• In-Person onboarding - We want you to thrive from day 1 with your fellow new ‘Grafanistas’ to learn all about what we do and how we do it
• Balance is Key - We operate a global annual leave policy of 30 days per annum. 3 days of your annual leave entitlement are reserved for Grafana Shutdown Days to allow the team to really disconnect. *We will comply with local legislation where applicable