Director, Technical Program Management, Ad Tech

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 163,000 - 229,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work flexibility

Less than 15% travel

Professional development and coaching

Collaborative and innovative work环境

Work-life balance support

Job summary

Ladders is seeking a Director, Technical Program Management for Ad Tech to lead delivery across a complex portfolio. This role partners with Product and Engineering to surface risks, align priorities, and drive execution in a fast-moving environment.

You will shape operating rhythms, mentor TPMs, and step into high-priority initiatives while maintaining strong executive communication with senior stakeholders. This is a remote role with limited travel.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of technical program leadership experience.
• Proven success leading complex multi-team technology portfolios or programs.
• Experience developing Technical Program Managers or similar delivery leaders.
• Strong technical literacy with Product and Engineering leaders.
• Expertise in integrated planning, dependency management, and risk management.
• Excellent executive communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to create structure in fast-moving, ambiguous environments.

Responsibilities

• Own integrated planning and delivery health across the ad tech portfolio.
• Establish clear visibility across priorities, milestones, and risks.
• Create effective operating cadences for planning and delivery health.
• Lead complex cross-functional programs involving multiple teams.
• Anticipate delivery risks and drive resolution proactively.
• Step into high-priority delivery challenges as needed.
• Ensure major launches have clear ownership and success measures.

Skills

Leadership

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Integrated planning

Risk management

Cross-functional collaboration

Delivery leadership

Job description

For our client, we are seeking a Director, Technical Program Management, Ad Tech to join the team of a leader in the Technical Services space.

This role will lead integrated planning and delivery across a complex advertising technology portfolio, ensuring teams stay aligned on priorities, milestones, and execution health. You will partner closely with Product, Engineering, and senior stakeholders to create structure, surface risks early, and drive cross-functional delivery in a fast-moving environment. The position also requires strong leadership in shaping operating rhythms, guiding TPMs or similar delivery leaders, and stepping in on high-priority initiatives when needed.

Location: Remote

Compensation: $162,900 – $228,500 annually

Responsibilities

• Own integrated planning and delivery health across the ad tech portfolio
• Establish clear visibility across priorities, milestones, and risks
• Create effective operating cadences for planning and delivery health
• Lead complex cross-functional programs involving multiple teams
• Anticipate delivery risks and drive resolution proactively
• Step into high-priority delivery challenges as needed
• Ensure major launches have clear ownership and success measures

Qualifications

• 10+ years of technical program, portfolio, or technology delivery leadership experience
• Proven success leading complex, multi-team technology portfolios or programs
• Experience developing Technical Program Managers or similar delivery leaders
• Strong technical literacy with Product and Engineering leaders
• Expertise in integrated planning, dependency management, and risk management
• Excellent executive communication and stakeholder-management skills
• Ability to create structure in fast-moving, ambiguous environments

Benefits

• Remote work flexibility
• Less than 15% travel requirement
• Opportunities for professional development and coaching
• Access to a collaborative and innovative work environment
• Support for work-life balance

Our client is an equal opportunity employer.