Lead Technical Program Manager

Define Ventures; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Cohere Health is seeking a strategic and execution-focused Technical Program Manager to drive cross-functional initiatives from concept through launch. You will lead end-to-end delivery of complex, multi-team programs—such as platform migrations, architectural modernization, reliability improvements, and major product launches—while defining milestones, success metrics, and sequencing plans.

You’ll partner with Engineering to manage dependencies, mitigate risk, and translate technical complexity

Qualifications

• 6+ years in technical/program management in high-growth tech companies.
• 6+ years hands-on software engineering experience.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum/SAFe or other delivery frameworks.
• Demonstrated experience leading multi-team, multi-quarter technical initiatives.
• Strong technical fluency with backend, infra, data, or platform engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of multi-team initiatives (e.g., platform migrations, architectural modernization, reliability improvements, major product launches)
• Define milestones, critical paths, and measurable success criteria
• Break ambiguous initiatives into executable phases with clear sequencing
• Identify and manage cross-team technical dependencies
• Proactively surface risks and tradeoffs with mitigation plans
• Run structured risk reviews and escalation processes when needed
• Participate in technical design discussions to understand architecture and constraints
• Ensure design reviews, capacity planning, and rollout strategies happen early
• Collaborate with EMs and engineers leaders to align on realistic timelines
• Establish program tracking mechanisms that create transparency without bureaucracy
• Standardize launch readiness, milestone reviews, and postmortem follow-ups
• Identify systemic delivery bottlenecks and drive continuous improvement
• Provide concise executive updates with clear status, risks, and asks
• Maintain decision logs and documentation for key initiatives
• Translate technical complexity into business impact

Skills

Technical program mgmt

Engineering program mgmt

Agile frameworks

Multi-team leadership

Technical fluency

System architecture

Stakeholder mgmt

English communication

PM frameworks

Job description

Opportunity Overview:

We’re seeking a strategic and execution-focused Technical Program Manager to drive large, cross‑functional initiatives from concept through launch. In this role, you will lead end‑to‑end delivery of complex, multi‑team programs—such as platform migrations, architectural modernization, reliability improvements, and major product launches—while defining clear milestones, success metrics, and sequencing plans. You’ll partner deeply with Engineering to proactively manage dependencies, mitigate risk, and ensure technical and business alignment. This role also strengthens our execution systems by improving program transparency, standardizing launch rigor, and translating technical complexity into clear executive‑level insights.

What you’ll do:

• Lead end‑to‑end delivery of multi‑team initiatives (e.g., platform migrations, architectural modernization, reliability improvements, major product launches)
• Define milestones, critical paths, and measurable success criteria
• Break ambiguous initiatives into executable phases with clear sequencing
• Identify and manage cross‑team technical dependencies
• Proactively surface risks and tradeoffs with mitigation plans
• Run structured risk reviews and escalation processes when needed
• Participate in technical design discussions to understand architecture and constraints
• Ensure design reviews, capacity planning, and rollout strategies happen early
• Collaborate with EMs and engineers leaders to align on realistic timelines
• Establish program tracking mechanisms that create transparency without bureaucracy
• Standardize launch readiness, milestone reviews, and postmortem follow‑ups
• Identify systemic delivery bottlenecks and drive continuous improvement
• Provide concise executive updates with clear status, risks, and asks
• Maintain decision logs and documentation for key initiatives
• Translate technical complexity into business impact

What you’ll need:

Must-haves

• 6+ years of experience in technical program management, engineering program management, or related roles in high‑growth technology companies
• 6+ years of experience hands on experience as a software engineer
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum/SAFe or other delivery frameworks (with pragmatic application)
• Demonstrated experience leading multi‑team, multi‑quarter technical initiatives
• Strong technical fluency (experience working closely with backend, infrastructure, data, or platform engineering teams)
• Ability to understand system architecture, dependencies, and engineering tradeoffs
• Proven track record of driving programs to completion in ambiguous environments
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including influencing senior engineering leaders
• Excellent english written and verbal communication skills
• Experience implementing program management frameworks, milestone tracking, and risk management systems

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in platform engineering, infrastructure modernization, large‑scale migrations, GenAI Integrations, inference infrastructure, data pipelines, model deployment platforms
• Working knowledge of at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Experience in scaling startups
• Experience improving delivery predictability metrics (e.g., on‑time delivery, scope control, forecast accuracy)
• Experience supporting compliance, security, or reliability initiatives
• MBA or advanced technical degree

ISMS roles and responsibilities

• Good knowledge of Information practices.
• Assist the manager in all the information security activities implementation and maintenance process.
• Ensuring the team and imparted with Competence related to Information security
• Responsible for implementation of security policies and procedures and report any issues to the Information Security Manager.

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Hyderabad, Telangana: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Interview Process*:

1. Connect with Talent Acquisition
2. Meet with the Hiring Manager
3. Behavioral Interview(s)
4. Case Study
5. Interview with Senior Leadership

*Subject to change

About Cohere Health:

Cohere Health’s clinical intelligence platform and agentic AI‑powered solutions connect health plans’ strategic goals and providers’ needs, optimizing the speed, cost, and quality of care. With an enterprise approach that streamlines payer‑provider decision‑making across the care continuum–including policy, prior authorization, payment accuracy, and more–the company improves collaboration and reduces burden, resulting in up to 8x ROI and 94% provider satisfaction.

With the acquisition of ZignaAI, we expanded our AI‑native platform with a comprehensive Payment Integrity Suite that spans data mining, clinical and coding validation, authorization and claims reconciliation, and end‑to‑end payment integrity services across pre‑and post‑pay workflows. By connecting clinical and payment insights, our transparent, AI‑powered solutions help health plans proactively improve payment accuracy, reduce waste and vendor dependency, strengthen provider relationships, and build smarter, more efficient payment integrity programs.

Cohere Health’s innovations continue to receive industry‑wide recognition. We’ve been recognized on TIME’s World Top HealthTech Companies 2025 list, the 2025 Inc. 5000 list, in the Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for U.S. Healthcare Payers (2022-2025), and ranked as a Top 5 LinkedIn™ Startup for 2023 & 2024.

We can’t wait to learn more about you and meet you at Cohere Health!

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Cohere Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all. To us, it’s personal.