Senior Technical Program Manager

Ethos; United States; On-site; USD 133,000 - 235,000; Full time

Job summary

Ethos, a leading life insurance technology company, seeks a Senior Technical Program Manager to drive cross-team initiatives, from carrier integrations to platform improvements. You will bring structure to ambiguity, partner with Engineering, Product, Data, Operations, and external partners, and ensure what we ship matches our intent.

You will define plans, manage risks, and communicate clearly with senior stakeholders, delivering end-to-end outcomes in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of technical program management at a technology company.
• Track record delivering complex programs across multiple engineering teams.
• Ability to engage with engineers on system design, APIs, and integrations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with senior stakeholders.
• Comfort with ambiguity and ability to prioritize quickly.
• Data-driven with defined success metrics.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of cross-functional programs from scoping to launch and follow-up.
• Lead high-impact programs end-to-end with minimal oversight.
• Partner with Engineering, Product, Data, Operations, and external partners to create clear plans, milestones, and owners.
• Spot risks early, raise issues, and drive decisions.
• Maintain visible program health with crisp written updates for leaders and teams.
• Delve into architecture, integrations, and data flows to ask the right questions and make tradeoffs.
• Run retrospectives after launches and feed learnings back into planning.

Skills

Technical program management

Cross-team delivery

Communication

Data-driven

Ambiguity handling

System design & APIs

Job description

About Ethos

Ethos is a leading life insurance technology company on a mission to protect families by democratizing access to life insurance and empowering agents at scale. With its robust three-sided technology platform, Ethos is transforming the life insurance experience for consumers, agents, and carriers alike. Ethos offers instant, accessible products and a seamless online process that requires no medical exams and just a few health questions; it eliminates traditional barriers, making it easier than ever for everyone to protect their families. Ethos is redefining how life insurance is bought, sold, and underwritten.

About Ethos

Ethos is a life insurance technology company on a mission to protect the next million families. Our platform serves consumers, agents, and carriers, and it turns a process that used to take weeks into one that takes minutes. We're a team that cares deeply, thinks clearly, and moves fast, with real ownership and very little red tape.

About the role

As a Senior Technical Program Manager, you'll lead cross-team programs that move the business forward, from carrier integrations and partner launches to internal tooling and platform improvements. You'll bring structure to ambiguity, keep many teams pulling in the same direction, and make sure what we ship is what we meant to ship.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of cross-functional programs, from scoping and planning through launch and follow-up.
• Lead high-impact programs end to end with minimal oversight, owning the outcome rather than just the plan.
• Partner with Engineering, Product, Data, Operations, and external partners to turn goals into clear plans, milestones, and owners.
• Spot risks and dependencies early, raise them plainly, and drive decisions instead of waiting on consensus.
• Keep program health visible with crisp written updates, so leaders and teams always know where things stand.
• Dig into technical details (architecture, integrations, data flows) well enough to ask the right questions and make good tradeoffs.
• Run retrospectives after every launch and feed what you learn back into how we plan and execute.

Qualifications and Skills

• 5+ years of technical program management (or similar) at a technology company.
• A track record of delivering complex programs that span multiple engineering teams.
• Enough technical depth to engage with engineers on system design, APIs, and integrations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including with senior stakeholders.
• Comfort with ambiguity, and the judgment to prioritize and adjust quickly.
• A data-driven approach: you define success metrics up front and measure against them.

Nice to have

• Experience in insurance, fintech, or another regulated industry.
• Experience with partner or third-party integrations.
• Experience using AI tools to speed up planning, reporting, and execution.

The US national base salary range for this full-time position is $133,000 - $235,000.

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