What are the responsibilities and job description for the Technical Program Manager position at Photon?
Job Details
Strong experience with Java, Microservices.
Job Description
We are seeking a Technical Program Manager (TPM) to lead our technology programs. This role requires strong technical acumen, program and stakeholder management, and a process optimization mindset. The expectation is as a TPM you will be hands-on and driving the delivery of critical business initiatives, managing all aspects of the program, including planning, risk management, communication, and implementation. You are a technical problem solver, anticipating bottlenecks, identifying innovative solutions to resolve roadblocks, and balancing business needs against technical constraints.
To support key initiatives across the Forms stream and Mobile team.
- Strong experience in finance-related programs, with exposure to the automotive sector being a significant advantage.
- Proven ability to orchestrate cross-functional efforts, ensuring alignment across engineering, product, and business teams.
- Excellent communication and coordination skills, capable of driving execution and enabling teams to deliver effectively.
This TPM will play a critical role in managing dependencies, tracking progress, and ensuring timely delivery of high-impact programs.
The ideal candidate should bring:
Key Responsibilities Include:
Key Responsibilities Include:
- Lead and manage cross-functional technical programs of inter-related projects, creating the program structure and shared alignment with the teams to deliver business and /or engineering objectives
- Collaborate with business, engineering, and architecture teams to design, coordinate, and launch new capabilities by breaking down complex challenges into manageable pros and ensure timely delivery.
- Coordinate launch planning among various teams to synchronize program milestones across multiple workflows into a unified timeline that satisfies both business objectives and customer requirements.
- Develop and execute scalable cross-organization processes, mechanisms, metrics, and KPIs to deliver large-scale programs.
- Influence long-term and short-term product and technical strategy.
- Assess risks, develop risk mitigation plans, anticipate bottlenecks, manage issue escalation, and collaborate with Product Management on potential tradeoffs, balancing business needs with technical considerations.
- Manage the intake queue by prioritizing and triaging incoming requests, ensuring all tasks are appropriately categorized, assigned, and tracked to meet business objectives and timelines.
What You Bring:
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.
- 12 years of total progressive experience which includes 8 years of software development experience and 4 years of hands-on experience managing complex technology program working with engineering team
- Established track record in managing large customer-facing, cross-functional program initiatives, drive collaboration with diverse teams to enable the development of high-quality solutions
- Proven ability to lead the development of technical roadmaps with a deep focus on execution, follow-through, accountability, and results.
- Proven ability to influence and collaborate with senior executives and cross-functional teams.
Bonus if you have:
- Master's degree in a related technical field (Computer Science, Engineering).
- Experience working in the financial and banking industry.
- Experience leading engineering teams in product driven companies.
- Experience managing the delivery of SDKs, CX Frameworks and SaaS products.
- Experience in machine learning and GenAI.
- Experience managing programs on public cloud platforms such as AWS and Google Cloud Platform
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