Head of Technology Portfolio & Program Management

Role overview Lead the portfolio and program management function for a product and technology organization, connecting business strategy to investment choices and dependable delivery. This strategic and hands-on role establishes planning, governance, and reporting practices that help leaders understand priorities, capacity, dependencies, risks, and outcomes while balancing growth work with modernization, reliability, and security.

Responsibilities - Build and lead a portfolio management and program office function, including its operating practices, capabilities, and team. - Work with senior product and technology leaders to translate strategy into a coordinated portfolio with priorities, funding choices, capacity plans, milestones, and success measures. - Create a trusted view of portfolio health, timelines, resources, risks, decisions, and results. - Run governance that supports timely choices about investment, sequencing, scope, and trade-offs. - Align product roadmaps with architecture, platform, data and AI, enterprise systems, and operational readiness. - Improve predictability through practical capacity planning, dependency tracking, risk escalation, release readiness, and executive reporting. - Define useful measures for outcomes, delivery flow, quality, reliability, and investment mix; identify and resolve systemic execution blockers.

Requirements - Significant leadership experience in technology portfolio management, technical program management, product or engineering operations, or a comparable delivery function. - Track record managing complex, multi-team portfolios in a product-led, digital, e-commerce, marketplace, or similarly dynamic organization. - Strong expertise in portfolio planning, investment governance, capacity and scenario planning, dependencies, and delivery models. - Ability to connect business goals, customer value, product roadmaps, technology architecture, and financial trade-offs in clear recommendations. - Experience building and developing technical program or delivery teams. - Strong analytical and executive communication skills, with the judgment to apply agile practices flexibly.

Benefits and work setup The role is eligible for an annual bonus, equity grants, and medical, dental, vision, and other benefits. The listed US salary range is $198,000–$330,000, with compensation determined in part by experience, location, and performance.