Senior Technical Program Manager

Responsibilities

• Manage complex, cross-functional programs from strategy through execution, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and to the highest quality standards.
• Be equally comfortable driving executive-level alignment and working directly with teams to resolve day-to-day execution challenges.
• Establish and optimize program management processes, tools, and best practices to enhance efficiency and transparency.
• Create practical mechanisms that improve delivery, and actively participate in the operational work required to implement and maintain them.
• Communicate program status, risks, dependencies, and key decisions to executive leadership and stakeholders while maintaining a detailed understanding of project plans, milestones, action items, and execution metrics.
• Partner closely with engineering and research teams to define technical requirements, allocate resources, manage dependencies, mitigate risks, and drive execution to targeted results.
• Willing to dive into technical and operational details to unblock teams and accelerate delivery.
• Anticipate and resolve potential roadblocks through a combination of strategic thinking, analytical problem-solving, and hands-on program management.
• Own follow-through on critical issues and ensure decisions are translated into action.
• Champion a user-centric approach, ensuring that the technologies underpinning our geospatial models effectively deliver value to Niantic Spatial customers.
• Connect customer outcomes to execution priorities and help teams make informed trade-offs throughout the development process.
• Work closely with engineering and research teams to define technical requirements, allocate resources, manage dependencies, mitigate risks, and drive execution to targeted results.
• Take ownership of the operational cadence of programs, including maintaining plans, tracking deliverables, coordinating cross-team dependencies, driving meetings, documenting decisions, and ensuring accountability for commitments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in technical program management.
• Proven track record of managing complex programs in the fields of machine learning, artificial intelligence, or geospatial technologies.
• Deep understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and various program management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum).
• Experience in using Agentic tools to optimize your effectiveness as a TPM.
• Strong technical acumen, with the ability to engage in detailed discussions with engineers and researchers.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with geospatial data, mapping technologies, and large-scale model development is highly desirable.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field; a Master's degree is a plus.