Software Technical Program Manager

Responsibilities

• Work with internal stakeholders on product software development priorities, schedule, and tradeoffs
• Clarify product software goals more than manage activity towards unclear goals
• Collaborate with peers and other functions across hardware and software engineering to understand the dependencies between work streams and implement best practices around program management
• Support teams in identifying and mitigating blockers and risks to delivering high quality software features to customers while continuously improving release processes and tools
• Model transparency in communication, ensuring all teams have the context they need to make good product decisions
• Align cross-functional teams around the scope and urgency of requests and changes by avoiding siloed messaging
• Manage programs with a light touch - helping teams stay focused on delivering the product vision through high level planning and facilitation
• Contribute to process documentation and help maintain the accuracy of data in our program management tools. Make recommendations to improve our ways of working
• Contribute to other areas of the product that interest you beyond your day-to-day program management duties

Requirements

• Previously worked with complex cross-functional software deliverables involving multiple teams and evolving priorities
• Communicate clearly and succinctly with both engineering teams and the rest of the company
• Show good judgement and often consider the impact of communications and actions on others
• Have a sense of responsibility for the success of the engineering teams and the product, measuring that success in their terms
• Be thorough and organized without losing big picture focus
• Build trust by following through with integrity and leading by example
• Motivate and empower teams with humility and respect
• Not be intimidated by ambiguity but find creative ways to navigate through it
• Work hours that correspond to working hours in the US Pacific timezone
• Be energized by the thought of operating between traditional roles and silos
• Value the written word and can concisely communicate in written form
• Get excited about a wide range of technical topics and dig really deeply into them

Qualifications

• Experience with complex cross-functional software deliverables involving multiple teams and evolving priorities
• Clear and concise communication skills
• Good judgement and consideration for the impact of communications and actions on others
• A sense of responsibility for the success of the engineering teams and the product, measured in their terms
• Thorough and organized approach without losing big picture focus
• Trustworthiness and integrity in following through with commitments
• Motivation and empowerment of teams with humility and respect
• Ability to navigate ambiguity creatively
• Flexible working hours that overlap with Pacific Time for at least four hours
• Eagerness to operate between traditional roles and silos
• Value for the written word and ability to communicate concisely
• Interest in a wide range of technical topics and deep dive into them

Skills

• Complex cross-functional software delivery
• Clear and concise communication
• Good judgement and consideration for impact
• Sense of responsibility for team and product success
• Thorough and organized approach
• Trustworthiness and integrity
• Motivation and empowerment of teams
• Ability to navigate ambiguity
• Flexibility with time zone considerations
• Interest in a wide range of technical topics

Benefits

• Premium healthcare coverage
• $275,000 USD base salary
• Remote-first work environment
• Flexible working hours

Pay

$275,000 USD

Schedule

US Pacific timezone schedule