Engineering Program Lead - Release & Ops (Hybrid)

NextDeavor; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 58,203 - 72,764; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Vision benefits

Dental benefits

Paid sick leave

Optional 401k plan (no employer match)

Hybrid work model

Job summary

NextDeavor is seeking an Engineering Program Manager to lead release readiness and engineering operations, ensuring reliable delivery of product capabilities and driving improvements in process and execution.

You will influence cross-functional stakeholders across engineering, quality, and product teams to remove blockers and improve velocity. This is a Hybrid role — 3 days onsite Tuesday through Thursday.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Program Management, Engineering Operations, Technical Program Management, or related roles.
• Experience managing complex engineering programs and product releases.
• Strong understanding of SDLC, release management, testing processes, and engineering operations.
• Proven experience working closely with Engineering, Product Management, and Quality Engineering teams.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to work independently, navigate ambiguity, and drive results.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence/Wiki, and project tracking tools.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end release readiness: plan releases, track execution, identify and mitigate risks, and communicate status to stakeholders.
• Partner with Engineering and Quality Engineering to ensure successful testing, validation, bug management, and launch readiness.
• Maintain visibility into release health, testing status, and critical path dependencies.
• Facilitate decision-making across distributed teams, manage trade-offs, and drive accountability.
• Continuously evaluate and improve operational processes, workflows, and tools to increase team effectiveness and execution velocity.
• Drive scalable practices for planning, tracking, delivery, and post-release reviews.

Skills

Program management

Engineering operations

Technical program management

Tools

Jira

Confluence/Wiki

Project tracking tools

Job description

NextDeavor is seeking an Engineering Program Manager to lead release readiness and engineering operations, ensuring reliable delivery of product capabilities and driving improvements in process and execution.

You will influence cross-functional stakeholders across engineering, quality, and product teams to remove blockers and improve velocity. This is a Hybrid role — 3 days onsite Tuesday through Thursday.