Senior Product/Program Manager, Ecosystem Health

Jobtailor; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Grindr is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to own the Ecosystem Health program across Product, Engineering, Data Science, CX, Legal and Privacy. You will drive milestones, dependencies, risks, and decisions with a cross‑functional team to maintain momentum and delivery quality.

You will partner with engineering on architecture, launch readiness, and tradeoffs, while establishing tools and systems to improve planning and visibility.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of technical program management, strategy and operations, consulting, or related experience leading complex initiatives in consumer technology or marketplaces.

Responsibilities

• Own the program plan, cadence, and cross-functional execution for Ecosystem Health initiatives.
• Translate priorities into milestones, dependencies, owners, risks, and decisions across Product, Engineering, Data Science, Customer Experience, Legal, and Privacy.
• Partner with Engineering to identify technical dependencies, resolve blockers, manage delivery risks, and maintain execution momentum.
• Establish tools, processes, and systems to improve planning, accountability, decision‑making, and program visibility.
• Provide executive updates on progress, tradeoffs, risks, and required decisions.
• Anticipate delivery issues, elevate with clear recommendations, and drive resolution.
• Define program health metrics, track outcomes, and use retrospectives to improve cross-functional collaboration.
• Protect Grindr users and support a safe, authentic platform by addressing spam, fake accounts, fraud, illegal activities, and harmful conduct

Skills

Technical Program Management

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Executive Communication

Trust And Safety

Risk Management

AI-native

Tools

AI Tools

Project Management Systems

Data Visualization Tools

Job description

• Own the program plan, operating cadence, and cross-functional execution for key Ecosystem Health initiatives
• Translate priorities into milestones, dependencies, owners, risks, and decisions across Product, Engineering, Data Science, Customer Experience, Legal, and Privacy
• Partner with Engineering to identify technical dependencies, resolve blockers, manage delivery risks, and maintain execution momentum
• Establish tools, processes, and systems to improve planning, accountability, decision‑making, and program visibility
• Provide executive updates on progress, tradeoffs, risks, and required decisions
• Anticipate delivery issues, elevate with clear recommendations, and drive resolution
• Define program health metrics, track outcomes, and use retrospectives to improve cross-functional collaboration
• Protect Grindr users and support a safe, authentic platform by addressing spam, fake accounts, fraud, illegal activities, and harmful conduct

Requirements

• 5+ years of technical program management, strategy and operations, consulting, or related experience leading complex initiatives in consumer technology or marketplaces
• Track record of driving cross-functional programs from planning through launch, with ownership of timelines, dependencies, risks, and outcomes
• Technical fluency and experience partnering with engineers and leaders on architecture, sequencing, launch readiness, and execution tradeoffs
• Experience establishing tools, processes, and operating systems that improve delivery across multiple functions
• Clear executive communication skills, including distilling complex program details into concise updates, risks, and decisions
• Experience in trust and safety, fraud prevention, risk, identity, marketplace integrity, or another complex domain with high operational and technical stakes
• Strong judgment under ambiguity, ability to create clarity, hold teams accountable, and unblock work without direct authority
• Experience supporting programs involving automated systems, machine learning, moderation, fraud, identity, or user safety
• Active use of AI tools in workflow or ability to rapidly become AI-native
• Authorization to work in the United States for any employer
• Must be able and willing to consistently work from the designated hub on Tuesdays and Thursdays

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in technical program management, with a focus on cross-functional execution, risk management, and delivery metrics. Proven ability to communicate effectively with executives and lead initiatives in trust and safety within consumer technology.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Technical Program Management
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Executive Communication
• Trust And Safety Expertise
• Risk Management

Hard Skills

• Program Planning
• Delivery Metrics
• Technical Fluency
• Fraud Prevention
• Machine Learning
• Automated Systems
• Marketplace Integrity
• Risk Assessment
• User Safety
• Data Analysis

Soft Skills

• Strong Judgment
• Problem Solving
• Accountability
• Clarity Under Ambiguity

Industry Keywords

• Consumer Technology
• Marketplace
• Program Health Metrics
• Operational Excellence
• Cross-Functional Execution

Tools & Technologies

• AI Tools
• Project Management Systems
• Collaboration Tools
• Data Visualization Tools