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Software Engineering Program Manager
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Role overview Lead a portfolio of technical programs across global software engineering teams, helping senior leaders set priorities and make informed decisions. You’ll run program planning and governance, track delivery and risks, and support executive communications and operating processes.
Responsibilities - Coordinate multiple technical programs and keep work aligned with organizational priorities. - Maintain plans, status reports, and risk logs; raise blockers early with a recommended path forward. - Build executive dashboards covering delivery, spending, support measures, and engineering velocity. - Facilitate decisions and alignment among engineering teams and senior stakeholders across regions. - Improve planning, reporting, and administrative workflows, including through thoughtful use of AI tools.
Requirements - Experience managing technical programs in a software engineering environment, including complex work with senior stakeholders. - Understanding of software development and delivery practices, such as sprints, releases, and dependencies. - Ability to define useful metrics, monitor them consistently, and use them to surface risks and guide decisions. - Strong collaboration, judgment, problem-solving, and written and verbal communication skills. - Experience preparing executive reports or presentations and using AI assistants appropriately. - Able to work independently, follow up persistently, and recognize when an issue needs escalation.
Nice to have - Hands-on Jira and Confluence administration, including queries, dashboards, and workflow setup. - Experience designing AI workflows or using lightweight Python or SQL scripts. - Familiarity with cloud, database, or developer-platform products; planning approaches such as OKRs or agile methods; or CAPA processes. - Program management certification such as PMP or CAPM.
Benefits and work setup - Fully remote for candidates based in the United States. - Wellness resources and recurring Wellness Fridays are mentioned in the listing; other benefits vary by region.