Technical Program Manager

Viacom18; Bengaluru; Vor Ort; INR 3.500.000 - 6.500.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Viacom18 in Bengaluru seeks a Senior Staff Technical Program Manager to lead media programs, shaping roadmap priorities and technical direction. You will own end-to-end execution, manage cross-team dependencies, and mentor teams to raise execution maturity across the organization.

You will coordinate with engineering, product, and business teams, applying Agile methodologies, driving data-driven decisions, and ensuring timely, high-quality delivery at scale.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's or master's degree in a relevant field or equivalent
• 12+ years of experience, with 5–8 years in program management in consumer tech
• Proven track record delivering large, cross-functional tech programs

Aufgaben

• 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
• Facilitate cross-pod collaboration and alignment to maintain delivery momentum
• Mitigate risks with structured decision-making and communication plans
• Apply Agile methodologies for iterative delivery and continuous improvement
• Coach teams on Agile best practices and Scrum maturity
• Maintain sprint cadence and rigor through reviews and retros
• Drive pod-level accountability for JIRA hygiene, analytics reporting, and milestone tracking
• Ensure data-driven decision-making using clear metrics and dashboards
• Regularly communicate program updates and risks to leadership concisely
• Continuously improve internal processes to enhance efficiency
• Mentor junior TPMs to scale program management maturity

Kenntnisse

Program management

AI/ML systems

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional coordination

JIRA/Confluence

Architecture review

Data-driven decision making

Mentoring & coaching

Communication

Ausbildung

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

AI platforms

Jobbeschreibung

Job Summary

As a Senior 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.

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 & 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 & qualification

A Bachelors/Master s degree with a minimum of 12 years of experience, including 5 to 8 years in a Program Management role within the consumer technology sector