Executive TPM Director: Strategy, Delivery & Leadership

Socket.dev; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 220,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work from (almost) anywhere for up to

Mental health and well-being

Therapy sessions through SpringHealth

Headspace

Week off annually

Parental leave

Generous vacation + birthday leave

Volunteer time

Development Dollars

Leadership development

On-demand e-learnings

Travel Discounts

Employee Resource Groups

Free lunch 5 days per week

Empire State Building office amenities

Job summary

OpenTable is hiring a Director of Technical Program Management to lead a mature TPM team and scale execution across product and engineering verticals. You’ll balance executive alignment with hands-on support for TPMs, operating in a hybrid environment with coordination across Product, Engineering, Design, Data and Security leadership.

You will shape operating rhythms, governance, and transformation of delivery models as AI reshapes software development, ensuring visibility, accountability, and

Qualifications

• 10+ years of technical program management experience spanning large-scale software development and cross-functional technical programs.
• 5+ years of experience formally leading, developing, and retaining engineering or program management teams within high-growth technology environments.
• Proven track record of managing technical program portfolios across complex, multi-entity organizations, including driving organizational transformation and designing cross-functional operating models.
• Demonstrated technical fluency and credibility, with the ability to engage deeply with engineering leaders on software architecture, dependencies, trade-offs, and release management.
• Exceptional executive presence and communication skills, with a verified ability to influence senior stakeholders and turn ambiguous priorities into concrete operational plans.

Responsibilities

• Executive Management & Collaboration: Serve as a strategic partner to senior leadership and cross-functional executives across Product, Engineering, Design, Data, Security, Infrastructure, and business teams to align priorities, manage dependencies, and establish high-stakes escalation paths.
• Team Leadership & Mentorship: Direct, coach, and elevate a mature group of individual contributor TPMs, fostering an inclusive, high-performing culture anchored in trust, psychological safety, mutual accountability, and long-term career growth.
• Operating Model Transformation: Design, iterate, and embed corporate operating rhythms, delivery mechanisms, planning frameworks, and risk management standards across large-scale technical portfolios to raise the organizational bar for execution quality.
• Strategic Execution & De-escalation: Translate broad executive narratives into actionable program structures, timelines, and measurable outcomes while defusing complex, organization-wide conflicts through fact-based option analysis.
• Process Optimization: Partner with engineering leadership to improve overall software delivery practices, technical planning, and developer productivity, utilizing modern tooling and data-driven metrics to mitigate hidden organizational drag.

Skills

Technical program management

Executive collaboration

Cross-functional leadership

Software development lifecycles

Executive communication

Tools

SDLC

Dev productivity tooling

Job description

OpenTable is hiring a Director of Technical Program Management to lead a mature TPM team and scale execution across product and engineering verticals. You’ll balance executive alignment with hands-on support for TPMs, operating in a hybrid environment with coordination across Product, Engineering, Design, Data and Security leadership.

You will shape operating rhythms, governance, and transformation of delivery models as AI reshapes software development, ensuring visibility, accountability, and