Staff Technical Program Manager

7018 Jiostar India Private Limited; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,400,000; Full time

Job summary

JioStar India Private Limited is seeking a Staff Technical Program Manager for the ADs department in Bangalore. You will own end-to-end execution of high-impact media programs, influence roadmaps, and mentor teams to raise execution maturity.

The role requires deep technical understanding of scalable systems, cross-functional leadership, and experience with AI/GenAI platforms at scale. You will collaborate across engineering, product, and business teams to drive timely outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree with 8–10 years of experience, including 3–4 years in a Program Management role within consumer technology.
• Demonstrated success leading large, cross-functional technical programs from planning through delivery.
• Strong Agile experience (Scrum/SAFe) and ability to mentor teams on Agile best practices.
• Experience with AI/GenAI systems at scale, with data-driven decision making.

Responsibilities

• Lead large, complex technical programs from planning through delivery independently.
• Influence roadmap priorities by aligning stakeholders on objectives and outcomes.
• Coordinate across engineering, product, and business teams to manage dependencies and ensure timely execution.
• Facilitate cross-pod collaboration to maintain delivery momentum.
• Plan for risks and communicate plans clearly to leadership.
• Apply Agile methodologies for iterative delivery and continuous improvement.
• Coach teams on Agile best practices and Scrum maturity.
• Maintain sprint cadence, reviews, and OKR alignment.
• Drive JIRA hygiene, analytics reporting, and milestone tracking.

Skills

Technical Program Management

Cross-functional Leadership

Agile Methodologies

Stakeholder Management

AI/ML and GenAI systems

LLMs & AI Infrastructures

Architecture & Planning

Education

Bachelor's/Master's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

AI Platforms

Job description

Job Title: Staff Technical Program Manager - ADs Department, Level: AdTech, X31 Location: Onsite, Bangalore Work Type: Full time

Job Summary: As a Staff Technical Program Manager, you will lead media programs, influencing the teams' roadmap priorities and technical direction. This role combines strong technical understanding, program leadership, and agile delivery excellence. You will own end-to-end execution of critical programs, influence roadmap direction, manage cross-team dependencies and senior stakeholders, and mentor teams to raise execution maturity across the organization.

About the Team

JioHotstar is building the advertising platform that will power commerce-led advertising across some of India’s largest digital consumer businesses. This team sits at the intersection of AdTech, e-commerce, data, and monetisation. The goal is to help retail platforms unlock high-intent advertising inventory across the full shopping journey - home pages, category pages, product detail pages, cart, order confirmation flows, and personalised placements - while giving advertisers measurable outcomes.

Key responsibilities

• Foster a culture of accountability, ownership, and collaboration
• Lead large, complex technical programs from planning through delivery independently
• Influence roadmap priorities by aligning stakeholders on objectives and outcomes
• Coordinate across engineering, product, and business teams to manage dependencies and ensure timely execution
• Facilitate cross-pod collaboration and alignment to maintain delivery momentum
• Proactively plan for and mitigate risks, evaluating alternatives, quantifying trade-offs, and structuring communication plans
• Apply Agile methodologies for iterative delivery, adaptive planning, and continuous improvement
• Coach teams on Agile best practices and foster high Scrum maturity
• Maintain sprint cadence and rigor through reviews, retrospectives, and OKR alignment
• Drive pod-level accountability for JIRA hygiene, analytics reporting, and milestone tracking
• Ensure data-driven decision-making using clear metrics, dashboards, and visual progress reporting
• Regularly communicate program updates, decisions, and risks to leadership concisely and visually
• Continuously improve internal processes to enhance team efficiency and delivery velocity
• Act as a mentor for junior TPMs and team members to scale program management maturity

Skills and attributes for success

• Deep technical understanding of scalable systems, with the ability to dive into architecture reviews, ask second-order questions, and push for scalable, resilient solutions
• Highly structured thinker with the ability to break down ambiguous goals into executable plans, identify blind spots, and push for clarity in both direction and detail
• Strong grasp of risk/reward tradeoffs, and comfort operating in fast-moving, high-stakes environments with shifting priorities and evolving context
• Exceptional communicator, skilled in managing stakeholder expectations and aligning diverse teams on shared timelines, goals, and impact
• Strong program management experience managing cross functional initiatives end to end and driving influence without authority
• Strong experience leading complex cross-functional programs involving AI/ML and GenAI systems at scale. Should have deep technical understanding of AI platforms, execution rigor, stakeholder management, and the ability to drive AI initiatives from strategy to production.
• Experience with LLMs, AI infrastructure, model lifecycle management, and scalable delivery processes is highly preferred.
• Expertise in Agile frameworks (Scrum, SAFe) and tools like JIRA, Confluence

Preferred education and experience

• A Bachelor's/Master’s degree with a minimum of 8-10 years of experience, including 3 to 4 years in a Program Management role within the consumer technology sector

About JioStar

Perched at the nucleus of spellbinding content and innovative technology, JioStar is a leading global media & entertainment company that is reimagining the way audiences consume entertainment and sports. Its television network and streaming service together reach more than 750 million viewers every week, igniting the dreams and aspirations of hundreds of million people across geographies.

JioStar is an equal opportunity employer. The company values diversity and its mission is to create a workplace where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work. The company ensures that the work environment is free from any discrimination against persons with disabilities, gender, gender identity and any other characteristics or status that is legally protected.

Perched firmly at the nucleus of spellbinding content and innovative technology, JioStar is a leading global media & entertainment company that is reimagining the way audiences consume entertainment and sports. Its television network and streaming service together reach more than 750 million viewers every week, igniting the dreams and aspirations of hundreds of million people across geographies.

JioStar India Private Limited (formerly known as Star India Private Limited) is an equal opportunity employer. The company values diversity and its mission is to create a workplace where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work. The company ensures that the work environment is free from any discrimination against persons with disabilities, gender, gender identity and any other characteristics or status that is legally protected.