Senior Technical Program Manager

Snowflake; Bellevue (KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health insurance plans

Health savings accounts

Robust retirement plans

Life and disability insurance

Quarterly bonus or commission program

Job summary

Snowflake is seeking an experienced Senior Technical Program Manager to help build a high-performance, scalable platform for Snowflake features and services. You will lead cross-functional teams with engineering and product management, driving programs from concept to delivery in a dynamic cloud environment.

The role requires strong communication, analytical thinking, and hands-on collaboration with software engineers and product managers to shape the next generation of Snowflake services.

Qualifications

• BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, or related fields or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience leading medium to large engineering projects in cloud technologies.
• Strong program management skills with technical and business acumen.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver programs with broad organizational, business, and technical impact.
• Provide cross-functional leadership with Engineering and Product Management.
• Collaborate with Engineers and Product Managers to design, build, and deliver Snowflake services.
• Educate and mentor TPM and Engineering communities on program management best practices.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Program management

Analytical thinking

Technical judgment

Verbal & written communication

SQL

Python

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

SQL

Python

Job description

• This role is a unique opportunity to make a significant impact by building a flexible, large scale, high-performance, and resilient platform for Snowlake features and services


• Be part of the vision to create the best data cloud platform. Our ‘get it done’ culture allows everyone at Snowflake to have an equal opportunity to innovate on new ideas, create work with a lasting impact, and excel in a culture of collaboration


• Be responsible for defining and delivering important programs with broad organizational, business and technical impact


• Provide cross-functional leadership with Engineering and Product Management, and inter/intra team communications to deliver outstanding program outcomes


• Bring strong, data-driven and strategic technical judgment to decisions


• Be hands-on, working closely with Software Engineers and Product Managers to design, build, and deliver the next generation of Snowflake services and apps


• Amplify your impact by educating and mentoring the TPM and Engineering communities on program management best practices


• Identify opportunities to improve execution of the organization as a whole, to increase engineering productivity through tools and light-weight processes. (Snowflake happens to have a nice data platform to use :-) )

Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance plans


• Health savings accounts


• Robust retirement plans


• Life and disability insurance


• Weekly online lunch and learns


• Virtual workout classes


• Ergonomic work-from-home equipment


• On-demand mental health and wellness programs


• Fertility benefits and family planning resources


• Generous time-off and various leave plans


• Onsite and Remote Work


• Employee discounts and pre-tax selections


• New hire equity + Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)


• Quarterly bonus or commission program

We are looking to hire an experienced Senior Technical Program Manager who can be part of a world-class team that builds Snowflake’s product and cloud platformEffective verbal and written communication and presentation skills, with the ability to interact with technical and non-technical groupsBS/MS/PhD degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related fields or equivalent practical experience (e.g. familiarity with SQL, Python, Data)Ability to thrive and succeed in a dynamic environment not slowed down by ambiguity or competing prioritiesExperience working cross functionally with engineering, product management, and other functions involved in the product life cycleStrong program management skills with technical and business acumen5+ years of demonstrated industry experience and expertise leading medium to large complex engineering projects in current cloud technologiesExcellent analytical, problem-solving, consultation and organizational skills