Technical Program Manager

Summary

Join Wing, a Google company, as a Technical Program Manager based in Palo Alto, CA or remotely in the US. You will manage complex, cross-functional technical programs across software and hardware development lifecycles. This role requires strong leadership, experience managing diverse teams, and excellent communication skills. You will drive strategic decisions, track progress, mitigate risks, and improve processes. A Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent experience and 4+ years in technical program management are required. The position offers a competitive salary, bonus, equity, and benefits.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
• 4+ years of experience in technical program management
• Technical aptitude and strong analytical skills
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills in technical and non-technical environments
• Organizational, coordination, and multi-tasking experience. Experience with Agile and Waterfall program management styles
• Experience establishing work relationships across multi-disciplinary teams and multiple partners in different time zones
• Comfort with ambiguity, and the ability to exercise good judgment in a rapidly changing and sometimes stressful environment
• Experience with Technical Change Management and/or Configuration Management

Responsibilities

• Manage complex, cross-functional technical programs across all phases of a development lifecycle
• Drive engineering scoping, execution, and delivery, and program-manage large and diverse cross-organizational teams
• Guide alignment on timelines, goals, and deliverables of related projects and teams. Drive strategic and tactical decisions throughout all organizations and levels
• Communicate progress, and risks. Propose mitigation plans, and align stakeholders on de-risking strategies
• Facilitate escalation of risks and issues and unblock obstacles, ensuring all leadership and stakeholders are aware of progress and blockers on a continuous basis
• Apply technical judgement and understanding to build consensus, to scope projects, schedules, plans, to drive execution, and communicate status to stakeholders
• Analyze processes, identifying opportunities for improvement and gaps and collaborating cross-functionally and globally to improve processes and tools

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in the aerospace or automotive industries or a similar field

Benefits

• Bonus
• Equity
• Benefits