Sr. Technical Program Manager

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About the Role

Technical Program Manager (TPM)

This role requires a strong engineering background, exceptional communication skills, and proven experience managing programs from concept to production.

Key Responsibilities

Program & Delivery Leadership

• Lead planning, execution, and delivery of large-scale engineering programs across distributed teams.
• Drive end-to-end SDLC processes including CI/CD, BDD/TDD, test automation, and release management.
• Manage program scope, risks, dependencies, and delivery timelines.

Agile Execution & Coaching

• Lead Agile ceremonies (Sprint Planning, PI Planning, Retrospectives, Reviews).
• Drive SAFe/Scrum/Kanban best practices across teams.
• Build high-performing Agile teams through coaching, mentoring, and continuous improvement.

Stakeholder Management

• Align business priorities with engineering execution.
• Provide transparent updates through dashboards, risk reports, and progress summaries.
• Manage senior-level stakeholder expectations across engineering, product, and leadership teams.

Metrics, Governance & Reporting

• Track Agile metrics such as velocity, burn-down, cycle time, throughput, and predictability.
• Ensure backlog grooming, prioritization, and user story readiness.
• Build and maintain program documentation, roadmaps, dashboards, RACI charts, and risk logs.

Risk & Issue Management

• Identify blockers early and drive mitigation strategies.
• Ensure cross-team alignment to resolve dependencies quickly.
• Proactively escalate critical risks with clear remediation options.

Required Skills & Expertise

• 15–18 years of experience in Technical Program/Project Management.
• Proven track record delivering enterprise-scale software programs.
• Strong experience with Agile frameworks (SAFe, Scrum, Kanban).
• Hands-on experience with SDLC processes, CI/CD, BDD, TDD, and test automation.
• Excellent leadership, decision-making, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Strong experience in stakeholder engagement and cross-functional leadership.
• Engineering or Computer Science academic background preferred.
• Exceptional communication and reporting skills.

Preferred Skills / Nice-to-Have

• PMI-ACP, SAFe Agilist, CSM/PSM, or equivalent Agile certifications.
• Experience working in highly regulated or large enterprise environments.
• Knowledge of Jira, Rally, Azure DevOps, Confluence, Miro.
• Ability to coach teams in Agile adoption and maturity.