Senior Technical Program Manager - Dev Platform & Scale

Optomi; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Optomi is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to plan and execute programs spanning developer platforms and scale tools for internal engineers across the technology organization. The TPM collaborates with engineering managers, removing roadblocks, tracking progress, and communicating risks and dependencies to stakeholders.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years of technical project leadership, strong communication skills, and experience with distributed teams, cloud development, and agile

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience managing technical projects in fast-paced environments.
• Proven ability to plan, execute, and deliver cross-org initiatives.
• Strong written and verbal communication; adept at absorbing technical docs.
• Experience with distributed teams and cloud-based development.
• Knowledge of Atlassian Suite (Jira, Confluence) and agile practices.
• Ability to operate with ambiguity and drive clarity.

Responsibilities

• Define and represent project goals and plans; develop technical understanding.
• Remove roadblocks and drive teams toward commitments.
• Track progress and ensure on-time delivery.
• Provide concise status updates across formats and communicate risks.
• Facilitate technical and stakeholder meetings; summarize outcomes.
• Foster cross-team coordination and communication.
• Identify metrics to guide the project lifecycle.
• Assist with estimation and planning of team resources.
• Navigate competing priorities with agility.
• Lead teams through process improvements.
• Demonstrate tenacity and comfort with ambiguity.
• Work with distributed teams; use Atlassian, Google, Slack/Teams.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Agile methodologies

Scrum master

Technical literacy

Stakeholder management

Distributed teams

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Google Workspace

Slack

Microsoft Teams

CI/CD

Job description

Optomi is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to plan and execute programs spanning developer platforms and scale tools for internal engineers across the technology organization. The TPM collaborates with engineering managers, removing roadblocks, tracking progress, and communicating risks and dependencies to stakeholders.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years of technical project leadership, strong communication skills, and experience with distributed teams, cloud development, and agile