Senior Technical Program Manager, Ad Technology

Program Leadership & Execution:

• Own end-to-end delivery of large-scale Ads Engineering initiatives, from intake through launch.
• Define program structure, milestones, interdependencies, and success metrics.
• Cook up cross-team coordination to ensure cohesive execution across ad-serving systems, data pipelines, and platform services.
• Lead cross-domain program reviews and executive updates.

Strategic Alignment & Decision Support:

• Partner with engineering and product leadership to prioritize initiatives based on business impact and technical feasibility.
• Clearly articulate tradeoffs, risks, and execution options to support fast, informed decision-making.
• Influence roadmap alignment across Ads, Pandora, and related domains.

Technical Depth & Systems Thinking:

• Apply strong architectural literacy to evaluate system design implications and cross-team dependencies.
• Review technical designs, challenge assumptions, and proactively identify downstream impacts.
• Anticipate long-term platform risks and scalability constraints.

Operational Excellence:

• Drive improvements in intake, prioritization, and release processes using tools like Jira.
• Enhance transparency around delivery status, risks, and cross-team dependencies.
• Establish scalable program management best practices across Ads Engineering.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Serve as the connective layer between Engineering, Product, Quality, Operations, and external stakeholders.
• Support launch planning, operational readiness, and post-launch learnings.
• Provide clear escalation pathways to remove execution blockers quickly.