Senior Technical Program Manager, GRC

Workiva Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 111,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Restricted stock units (RSUs)

401(k) match

Comprehensive benefits package

Remote-friendly work arrangements

Job summary

Workiva Inc. is seeking a Technical Program Manager to drive cross‑functional alignment across Engineering, Product, and UX, ensuring programs are structured for success and delivered with high quality.

You will engage in high‑level technical discussions, assess risks, and surface blockers with a clear plan to remove them. The role involves travel up to 10% and leveraging AI‑augmented workflows to improve delivery patterns.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of technical program or project management experience within a software engineering environment.
• Bachelor's degree in a technical/STEM field or equivalent professional experience.

Responsibilities

• Continuously assess whether programs are structured to succeed, not just on schedule.
• Drive alignment across Engineering, Product, and UX as conditions change.
• Identify blockers and choose the right lever to remove it: facilitation, coordination, or escalation.
• Surface recurring friction patterns and drive improvements to planning, coordination, and execution.
• Prepare the organization for ownership transitions before responsibility shifts.
• Use AI tools actively to synthesize information, accelerate communication, and improve quality of shared context.

Skills

Technical program management

Cross-functional collaboration

AI tools usage

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical/STEM field

Tools

Claude

Copilot

LLM-based workflows

Job description

What you’ll do

Continuously assess whether programs are structured to succeed, not just on schedule Ask the questions others are not asking, across any function. Read absence as a signal: the update that stopped coming, the risk nobody is naming, the decision that has been deferred longer than it should be Drive alignment across Engineering, Product, and UX as conditions change, reconciling divergence before it becomes an execution gap Engage in technical conversations with enough fluency to participate credibly: understanding architecture decisions, dependency risk, and sequencing implications Identify what is blocking forward progress and choose the right lever to remove it: facilitation, coordination, or escalation with a clear framing Synthesize cross-functional risks and ensure they reach the right owner with enough time to act Name what others are managing around. When a program is at structural risk, say so directly to the people who need to hear it Surface recurring friction patterns and drive improvements to how teams plan, coordinate, and execute Prepare the organization for ownership transitions before responsibility shifts, not after Use AI tools actively as part of how you work: synthesizing information, accelerating communication, and improving quality of shared context to reduce coordination overhead that comes from manual status-gathering Track how AI-augmented development changes delivery patterns on your programs and contribute to the TPMO's AI operating model

What you’ll need

Minimum qualifications

• 4+ years of technical program or project management experience within a software engineering environment
• Bachelor's degree in a technical/STEM field or equivalent professional experience

Preferred qualifications

• Demonstrated experience operating across Engineering, Product, and UX in a multi-team software organization, with a track record of influencing direction without direct authority
• Active use of AI tools (such as Claude, Copilot, or LLM-based workflows) as a core part of how you work
• Ability to engage credibly in technical conversations, including architecture, dependencies, and sequencing risk
• Comfortable naming structural risk clearly, even when the message is unwelcome
• Experience facilitating trade-off decisions and briefing at the director and VP level
• Track record of identifying organizational root causes and driving durable solutions
• Strong written communication; able to synthesize fragmented information into shared understanding
• Experience applying and adapting delivery frameworks; you know when structure helps and when it creates friction
• Understanding of how AI-augmented development changes how engineering teams plan and execute
• Experience in GRC, compliance, financial reporting, or regulated-industry software
• Comfortable building structure in ambiguous environments

Travel Requirements & Working Conditions

Willingness to travel up to 10% for key team and corporate events Reliable internet access for remote and flexible work arrangements

How You’ll Be Rewarded

• Salary range in the US: $111,000.00 - $180,000.00
• A discretionary bonus typically paid annually
• Restricted Stock Units granted at time of hire
• 401(k) match and comprehensive employee benefits package

The salary range represents the low and high end of the salary range for this job in the US. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience and other relevant factors.

Why Join Workiva

Workiva is the platform designed to bring confidence, control, and a competitive edge to the world’s most complex organizations. Our AI-powered platform unifies finance, risk, and sustainability on a single, secure foundation—ensuring data is trusted, traceable, and ready to act on. With an unbroken path from source to output, leaders gain confidence in their numbers, visibility into current and emerging risks, and the ability to move with speed and precision in a constantly changing world. At Workiva, you’ll bring technology to market that executives, boards, and regulators depend on. The work you do here helps organizations navigate uncertainty, maintain trust, and make decisions that stand up to scrutiny. If you’re energized by meaningful challenges, inspired by collaborative teams, and motivated to help organizations turn uncertainty into advantage, we’d love to meet you.

Employment decisions are made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other protected characteristic. Workiva is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities.

Workiva employees are required to undergo comprehensive security and privacy training tailored to their roles, ensuring adherence to company policies and regulatory standards.

Workiva supports employees in working where they work best - either from an office or remotely from any location within their country of employment.