Identity Profiles: Lead Technical Program Manager

aKube; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 142,000; Full time

Job summary

aKube in Santa Monica is seeking a Lead Technical Program Manager for Identity Profiles. The role entails onsite work four days a week with some hybrid flexibility, focusing on strategic planning, execution, and delivery of complex identity and customer profile programs.

You will coordinate across product, engineering, design, architecture, security, commerce, and platforms, shaping integrated program plans, risk registers, and executive updates.

Qualifications

• Recent experience leading large-scale technical programs.
• Experience managing software engineering programs involving 50 or more engineers.
• Strong understanding of backend systems, APIs, distributed systems, and customer-facing technology.
• Experience with identity, authentication, customer profiles, account management, streaming systems, or related platforms.
• Ability to create integrated delivery schedules, identify critical paths, and manage dependencies.
• Willingness to work onsite in Santa Monica four days per week.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic planning, execution, and delivery of complex identity and customer profile programs.
• Manage initiatives involving profile creation, profile management, profile linking, identity unification, and cross-platform customer experiences.
• Coordinate delivery across Product, Engineering, Design, Architecture, Security, Commerce, and platform teams.
• Develop integrated program plans, dependency maps, milestone schedules, and risk registers.
• Translate technical requirements into executable delivery plans with measurable outcomes.
• Lead architecture reviews, technical discussions, readiness reviews, launch planning, and post-launch stabilization.
• Identify risks, delivery constraints, dependencies, and tradeoffs. Drive timely resolution.
• Establish operating rhythms for status reporting, risk management, decisions, and progress tracking.
• Prepare concise executive updates covering milestones, risks, mitigations, and decisions required.
• Manage enterprise-scale migrations, integrations, and transformation initiatives.
• Improve program governance, planning, prioritization, capacity management, and delivery predictability.
• Influence outcomes across multiple organizations without direct authority.

Skills

Technical program mgmt

Large-scale programs

Backend systems

Identity platforms

Delivery planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering/Business

Job description

aKube in Santa Monica is seeking a Lead Technical Program Manager for Identity Profiles. The role entails onsite work four days a week with some hybrid flexibility, focusing on strategic planning, execution, and delivery of complex identity and customer profile programs.

You will coordinate across product, engineering, design, architecture, security, commerce, and platforms, shaping integrated program plans, risk registers, and executive updates.