AI-First Programs Lead — Senior EPM

Socket.dev; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Socket.dev in Cupertino, CA seeks a highly seasoned Senior Engineering Program Manager to lead a large-scale, multi‑team engineering program from inception to delivery. You will own end-to-end planning, cross‑functional alignment across engineering, research, design, and business units, and you will mentor other EPMs while raising the bar for execution.

You will read designs, participate in architectural reviews, manage roadmap, milestones, risk, and executive communications, with hands-on

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; 15+ years in program management for cross-functional engineering programs.
• Experience leading AI-first programs end to end with strong scoping, quality, and delivery metrics.
• Proven ability to coordinate client software, backend services, data systems, and platform engineering.
• Ability to read designs, engage in architectural discussions, and translate technical detail into executive updates.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end management of large-scale, cross-functional engineering programs.
• Own roadmap, milestones, dependencies, risks, and executive narrative.
• Mentor other EPMs and standardize progress tracking and communication practices.
• Collaborate across engineering, research, design, and business functions from day one.
• Participate in architectural reviews and driving corrective actions when projects drift.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Program management

AI/ML programs

Technical leadership

Communication

Planning

Architectural reviews

Education

Bachelor's degree

MS degree

Tools

Issue trackers

Planning systems

Dashboards

Job description

Socket.dev in Cupertino, CA seeks a highly seasoned Senior Engineering Program Manager to lead a large-scale, multi‑team engineering program from inception to delivery. You will own end-to-end planning, cross‑functional alignment across engineering, research, design, and business units, and you will mentor other EPMs while raising the bar for execution.

You will read designs, participate in architectural reviews, manage roadmap, milestones, risk, and executive communications, with hands-on