Technical Program Manager

Role

We are looking for a strong Technical Program Manager who will work across our Engineering and Product teams to drive high-impact initiatives and help scale how we build and operate at Whatnot.

From product to infrastructure to AI, you will play a key role working with engineering and product leadership on programs improving execution, alignment, and velocity across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Drive the engineering roadmap, strategy, and execution of critical cross-functional initiatives
• Define requirements and technical roadmap with engineering, product, and cross-functional teams to launch programs at lightning speed
• Design and improve engineering processes, planning rhythms, and execution frameworks
• Clearly communicate roadmap, progress, and insights to key teams and stakeholders
• Do whatever it takes to ensure engineering teams are operating effectively — unblock them and keep them moving at a rapid pace
• Drive strategic initiatives across the company as needed

Requirements

• Experience leading complex, multi-disciplinary, and highly visible technical and operational initiatives across an organization
• Ability to thrive in ambiguous environments, identify system and design tradeoffs, and make decisions with limited information in high-pressure situations
• Demonstrated hands-on fluency with AI tools (e.g. Claude Code, Cursor) to reduce manual overhead, automate program workflows, and drive measurable efficiency gains
• Prominent ability to collect, synthesize, and interpret data to inform decisions and drive clarity
• Proven ability to collect, synthesize, and interpret data to inform decisions and drive clarity
• Experience with hypothesis-driven product and engineering development
• Entrepreneurial drive to achieve stretch goals in an innovative, fast-paced environment

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience

Skills

• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Experience with Agile methodologies
• Technical acumen and knowledge of software development lifecycle
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

Benefits

• Generous Holiday and Time off Policy
• Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision
• Work From Home Support
• Home office setup allowance
• Monthly allowance for cell phone and internet
• Care benefits
• Monthly allowance to dogfood the app
• All Whatnauts are expected to develop a deep understanding of our product
• Parental Leave

Pay

• Compensation For Full-Time (Salary): $190,000/year to $250,000/year + benefits + stock options

Schedule

• Remote co-located team