Staff Technical Program Manager

Ethos Life; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 4,500,000 - 7,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Ethos, a leading life insurance technology company, is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager based in Bengaluru. You will drive cross‑team initiatives, align engineering, product, and stakeholders, and lead agile delivery in a fast‑moving environment.

Applicants should have 15+ years as a Scrum Master in software development, a BA/BS, and experience coaching or leading teams. The role requires strong communication, organization, and ability to thrive under pressure.

Qualifications

• 15+ years as a Scrum Master in software development.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• Experience coaching or managing teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage end-to-end project plans with on-time delivery.
• Partner with engineering and product leads on strategy and development.
• Provide hands-on program management through all lifecycle stages.
• Facilitate agile ceremonies and Scrum practices across teams.
• Communicate status to stakeholders and leadership.

Skills

Scrum Master

Agile

Team Leadership

Education

BA/BS degree

Job description

About Ethos

Ethos is a leading life insurance technology company on a mission to protect families by democratizing access to life insurance and empowering agents at scale. With its robust three-sided technology platform, Ethos is transforming the life insurance experience for consumers, agents, and carriers alike. Ethos offers instant, accessible products and a seamless online process that requires no medical exams and just a few health questions; it eliminates traditional barriers, making it easier than ever for everyone to protect their families. Ethos is redefining how life insurance is bought, sold, and underwritten.

About the Role

At Ethos our Technical Program Managers operate within the Engineering organization and have technical knowledge that enables them to influence and drive cross-team projects and roadmaps. The ideal candidate will be an excellent communicator, comfortable in a flat, fast-moving organization, and eager to collaborate to solve difficult challenges and display high agility to allow you to pivot as you lead the company’s most pressing initiatives. In order to thrive in the role we are looking for an individual who is highly organized, and able to thrive and produce in high-pressure, time-sensitive scenarios.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop and manage end-to-end project plans and ensure on-time delivery
• Partner closely with engineering and product leads to evolve Ethos’ product strategy and development
• Provide hands-on program management during analysis, design, development, testing, implementation, and post implementation phases
• Drive internal process improvements across teams and functions, to ensure high performance bars are met across the board
• Provide day-to-day coordination for projects and tasks
• Perform the duties of a Scrum Master using agile methodologies and scrum practices
• Assist teams with having a detailed understanding of agile and scrum framework
• Participate and facilitate roadmapping, sprint planning sessions, retrospectives, demos, and scrum of scrums
• Help teams understand and balance dependencies between performance, efficiency, and product functionality
• Map dependencies and relationships between projects and teams, coordinating efforts across organizations and verticals
• Communicate status and big picture to the stakeholders and leadership
• Work independently with minimal supervision

Qualifications and Skills:

• 15+ years knowledge/work as an active Scrum Master in software development environment
• BA/BS degree or equivalent work experience
• Experience developing, coaching or managing teams

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Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. At Ethos we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace.

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