Lead, Technical Program Manager

StackAdapt Inc.; Canada; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits from day one of employ

Work from home reimbursements

Optional WeWork membership

Global training and certifications

Job summary

StackAdapt is seeking an operator-builder to make AI the default mode of work using StackAdapt AI products and solutions. You will identify high-leverage workflows, build AI capabilities, and ensure end-to-end delivery across AI initiatives.

You will translate complex AI concepts into actionable programs, scoping projects, and measuring impact to drive measurable operational improvements across the organization.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of experience in technical program management, technical operations, analytics, or similar roles.
• Hands-on with data; able to write SQL against production warehouses/log stores and define actionable metrics.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical teams.
• Curiosity to uncover root causes and spot opportunities in AI-driven environments.

Responsibilities

• Drive AI-focused initiatives with stakeholders to transform workflows.
• Create AI solutions such as reusable skills or MCPs and drive adoption.
• Coordinate execution across teams; scope and manage projects end-to-end.
• Build upstream tooling for data access with dashboards, self-serve tooling.
• Support AI-native transformation and knowledge enablement across StackAdapt.
• Implement AI workflows and coach teams to operate autonomously.

Skills

AI platforms

SQL

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Tools

SQL

Job description

StackAdapt is the leading technology company that empowers marketers to reach, engage, and convert audiences with precision. With 465 billion automated optimizations per second, the AI-powered StackAdapt Marketing Platform seamlessly connects brand and performance marketing to drive measurable results across the entire customer journey. The most forward-thinking marketers choose StackAdapt to orchestrate high-impact campaigns across programmatic advertising and marketing channels.

StackAdapt's Advertising Technology team is seeking an operator-builder who partners with internal and external stakeholders to make AI the default mode of work using StackAdapt AI products and solutions. This individual helps build and influence the underlying platforms and data-access infrastructure to develop AI products and solutions end-to-end. They identify problems, build solutions, deploy them, and hand them off.

The ideal candidate understands AI technology, possesses in-depth knowledge of AI platforms like Claude or ChatGPT, and knows how to translate complex AI concepts into actionable programs. This role requires hands-on execution from initial scoping to impact measurement, ensuring AI-driven solutions generate measurable operational improvements across the organization.

This role succeeds with broad context and visibility across the business.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Drive AI-Focused Initiatives: Collaborate with teams and stakeholders to identify high-leverage workflows and transform them with skills tailored to each team's work.
• Create AI Solutions: Build and maintain AI solutions such as reusable skills or MCPs and drive adoption.
• Coordinate Execution Across Teams: Scope and manage technical projects end-to-end, partnering with AI Automation, Engineering, Product, and other internal stakeholders. Provide structure, track progress, and drive accountability to ensure timely and successful delivery.
• Build Upstream Tooling for Data Access: Ship reusable dashboards, skills, and self-serve tooling so partner teams can answer their own questions and reduce the volume of ad hoc data pulls.
• Support AI-Native Transformation: Consolidate support, knowledge, and enablement workflows across StackAdapt.
• Implement AI Workflows: Coach teams and individuals toward self-sufficiency, from first wins with AI to iterating on their own tools and skills.

What You'll Bring to the Table:

• Familiarity with AI development tools and platforms (Claude, ChatGPT), with a hands-on practitioner mindset who ships solutions end-to-end.
• 2–4 years of experience in technical program management, technical operations, analytics, or similar roles.
• Able to take a defined problem, break it into scope, priorities, and next steps, and execute against them.
• Analytically minded and hands-on with data. Comfortable writing SQL against production warehouses and log stores, defining the metrics that matter, and turning recurring analysis requests into upstream tooling that partner teams can self-serve.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical teams.
• Curiosity and the drive to dig into how things work to uncover root causes and spot new opportunities.
• Experience in AdTech is preferred

StackAdapter's Enjoy:

• Highly competitive salary
• Retirement/ 401K/ Pension Savings globally
• Competitive Paid time off packages including birthdays off!
• Access to a comprehensive mental health care program
• Health benefits from day one of employment
• Work from home reimbursements
• Optional global WeWork membership for those who want a change from their home office and hubs in London and Toronto
• Robust training and onboarding program
• Coverage and support of personal development initiatives (conferences, courses, books etc)
• Access to StackAdapt programmatic courses and certifications to support continuous learning
• An awesome parental leave program
• A friendly, welcoming, and supportive culture
• Our social and team events!

The compensation range listed for this role reflects the expected base salary for candidates located in the posting country based on a global rate. It is informed by market data and the approved budget for this position. StackAdapt maintains different compensation ranges for roles across other countries and regions, and final offers will be aligned to the candidate’s current location. We do not ask candidates about current or prior salary history, and we will not use such information, if volunteered, in setting an offer. This range represents base salary only. Depending on the role, candidates may also be eligible for additional compensation such as annual bonuses, commissions, equity awards, and a comprehensive benefits package. Factors Influencing Final Compensation: The final compensation offer will be determined by a variety of factors, which may include, but are not limited to: the candidate's specific experience, technical skills, knowledge, abilities, and relevant education, licensure, and certifications. Other business factors, such as organizational needs and budget alignment, may also be considered in the final offer.

Base Salary Band: $100,000 CAD - $137,500 CAD

Please note: Benefits and perks may vary depending on your country of employment and the nature of your engagement. In locations where StackAdapt does not have a legal entity, employment and benefits are administered in accordance with local regulations and partner policies.

StackAdapt is a diverse and inclusive team of collaborative, hardworking individuals trying to make a dent in the universe. No matter who you are, where you are from, who you love, follow in faith, disability, superpower status, ethnicity, or the gender you identify with (if you’re comfortable, let us know your pronouns), you are welcome at StackAdapt.

StackAdapt is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. If you require an accommodation, please let us know.

We use artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline the resume reviews of candidates and assess their fit based on the criteria outlined in the job posting. We do not use AI to make any final hiring or interview decisions.

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