Remote Technical Program Management Leader

Lumen; Montpelier (VT); On-site; USD 132,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Voluntary lifestyle benefits

Job summary

Lumen is seeking a Manager of Technical Program Management to lead a team of TPMs, RTEs, and Sr. RTEs across SAFe and SDLC programs.

You will define standards, drive outcomes, and partner with Product, Engineering, Architecture, and operations to ensure on-time, high-quality delivery in a remote US setting. This role requires 10+ years in technical program management and 3+ years of people leadership, with strong coaching, governance, and executive reporting skills.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in technical program management or related roles.
• 3+ years of people leadership managing TPMs, RTEs, Sr. RTEs.
• Experience establishing PM standards, governance routines, dashboards, planning calendars, escalation models, dependency management practices, and reporting mechanisms.
• Strong understanding of Agile, Scrum, Kanban, SAFe practices, PI Planning, ART operations, SDLC execution, software delivery, and portfolio delivery governance.
• Demonstrated ability to coach delivery leaders and influence senior stakeholders across Product, Engineering, Architecture, Operations, and business functions.
• Ability to translate delivery data and risks into executive-ready insights and improvement plans.
• Proficiency with Jira, Jira Align, Confluence, Planview and Power BI for executive reporting

Responsibilities

• People Leadership: Manage, coach, develop, and evaluate TPMs, RTEs, and Sr. RTEs; set expectations and ensure accountability.
• TPM and RTE Operating Model Ownership: Define standards, playbooks, dashboards, and governance routines for delivery and ART execution.
• Portfolio Execution Alignment: Ensure work aligns with priorities, PI calendars, roadmaps, and objectives.
• Risk, Dependency & Escalation Governance: Establish methods for managing risks, impediments, dependencies, and executive visibility.
• Metrics & Performance Management: Monitor health, flow metrics, milestone confidence, and adoption to drive improvements.
• Stakeholder Leadership: Partner with Product, Engineering, Architecture, and Operations to resolve issues and improve planning quality

Skills

Technical program management

People leadership

Agile / SAFe

Executive reporting

Stakeholder management

Tools

Jira

Jira Align

Confluence

Clarity

Planview

ServiceNow SPM

Power BI

Job description

Lumen is seeking a Manager of Technical Program Management to lead a team of TPMs, RTEs, and Sr. RTEs across SAFe and SDLC programs.

You will define standards, drive outcomes, and partner with Product, Engineering, Architecture, and operations to ensure on-time, high-quality delivery in a remote US setting. This role requires 10+ years in technical program management and 3+ years of people leadership, with strong coaching, governance, and executive reporting skills.