Operational Technical Program Manager

privateer; United States; Remote; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Medical, dental & vision coverage

Flexible time-off

Job summary

Privateer is seeking a seasoned Technical Program Manager to serve as a central program leader, bringing structure, visibility, and disciplined execution to complex engineering initiatives and federal opportunities. You’ll bridge technical teams with business functions to align priorities, enable clear decisions, and drive growth with speed and predictability.

You will own end-to-end project plans, manage risks and dependencies, and establish repeatable processes, dashboards, and KPIs to improve

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Technical Program Management, Program Management, or related roles.
• Experience managing complex cross-functional technical programs with multiple concurrent initiatives.
• Strong experience with project planning, dependency management, risk management, and milestone tracking.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end execution of engineering projects, keeping deliverables, milestones, dependencies, and timelines visible and on track.
• Partner with engineering and technical leaders to develop integrated project plans and execution roadmaps.
• Proactively identify, track, and resolve schedule risks, resource constraints, blockers, and critical-path issues.
• Facilitate cross-functional execution meetings, drive accountability, and ensure timely follow-through on actions and decisions.
• Own and manage the federal opportunity assessment process from intake through go/no-go decisions, with a structured pipeline and defined stages.
• Develop repeatable processes, templates, dashboards, and operating mechanisms to improve predictability and delivery performance.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional coordination

Risk management

Milestone tracking

Operational process improvement

Analytical problem solving

Jira/Confluence/Notion

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Notion

Job description

Role overview

This position serves as a central program leader bringing structure, visibility, and execution discipline to complex engineering initiatives and federal project opportunities. The role connects technical teams with business functions to align priorities, enable high-quality decisions, and keep critical initiatives moving with clarity and accountability. It is well suited to a technically fluent operator who thrives in ambiguity, enjoys solving cross-functional problems, and wants to help a growing organization scale with greater speed and predictability.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end execution of engineering projects, keeping deliverables, milestones, dependencies, and timelines visible and on track.
• Partner with engineering and technical leaders to develop and maintain integrated project plans and execution roadmaps.
• Proactively identify, track, and resolve schedule risks, resource constraints, dependencies, blockers, and critical-path issues.
• Facilitate cross-functional execution meetings, drive accountability, and ensure timely follow-through on action items and decisions.
• Own and manage the federal opportunity assessment process from intake through go/no-go decision, maintaining a structured pipeline with defined stages, owners, deliverables, and decision points.
• Develop repeatable processes, templates, dashboards, and operating mechanisms, and establish operational KPIs to improve predictability, delivery performance, and assessment cycle times.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in Technical Program Management, Program Management, Engineering Operations, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated success managing complex, cross‑functional technical programs involving engineering teams, including multiple concurrent initiatives with competing priorities.
• Strong experience with project planning, dependency management, risk management, and milestone tracking.
• Ability to drive accountability without direct authority over contributing teams and to operate effectively in a fast‑paced, ambiguous environment.
• Strong organizational and operational skills with exceptional attention to detail, plus solid analytical and problem‑solving capabilities.
• Experience building and improving operational processes and workflows.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting U.S. federal government programs, contracts, or procurement processes, including capture and technical solution assessments.
• Background in government contracting, defense, aerospace, national security, or another highly regulated environment.
• Technical fluency with software, hardware, systems, or infrastructure engineering organizations.
• Familiarity with program‑management tools such as Jira, Linear, Asana, Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, Confluence, or Notion, and experience developing executive dashboards and operational metrics.
• PMP, PgMP, or a related certification.

Benefits and work setup

• US salary range of $160,000–$200,000, with equity grants included as part of total compensation for most full‑time offers.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, with 100% of employee premiums covered.
• Flexible time‑off policy and a trust‑based work environment designed to support work‑life balance.
• Paid company holidays and a collaborative culture oriented around meaningful, high‑impact work.