Senior Technical Program Manager II

Compass; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Medical and dental benefits

401(k) plan

Flexible spending accounts

Pet insurance

Job summary

Compass in New York is looking for a Technical Program Manager to drive impactful initiatives across the company. This role includes managing large scale product development and ensuring collaboration across teams.

The ideal candidate has over 7 years of experience in technical program management and strong communication skills. Benefits include ample vacation, medical, and wellness programs, among others.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of Technical Program Management experience in a tech environment.
• Proven track record of leading complex projects.
• Experience managing large scale systems in rapid growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead initiatives for new products at Compass.
• Manage full life cycle of key programs and coordinate stakeholders.
• Drive strategic planning and execute high-impact programs.

Skills

Technical Program Management

Verbal and written communication

Oversight of migrations and integrations

Experience with scripting languages

Knowledge of AWS and cloud architectures

Agile practices

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science or related field

Tools

SQL

Job description

At Compass, our mission is to help everyone find their place in the world. Founded in 2012, we’re revolutionizing the real estate industry with our end-to-end platform that empowers residential real estate agents to deliver exceptional service to seller and buyer clients.

As a Technical Program Manager, you will drive high impact initiatives across Compass. Your projects will range from deep technical improvements that our platform is built on, implementation of products, tools, processes and metrics. You will look for ways to standardize and ensure execution, efficiency, and consistency; resolve dependencies, evaluate technical risk, track progress, and set accountability for your initiatives while maintaining clear and fluid communication with high-level stakeholders.

At Compass You Will:

• Lead large scale initiatives aimed at building the new products or platform for Compass.
• Manage the full life cycle of key programs including coordination of detailed functional plans, communication with key stakeholders, and issue resolution. Create awareness of cross-functional inter-dependencies and establish prioritization for plan execution to minimize disruption on daily operations.
• Champion with product, design, engineers, and operation leadership. Communicate with Executive Leadership on progress and risk.
• Drive the strategic planning and execution of high-impact programs within our product development teams, collaborating closely with infrastructure and cross-functional groups across the company.
• Plan, manage, and deliver multiple technical programs that may span multiple organizations and locations
• Act as a key contributor to the agile practice at Compass and high-level planning, both quarterly and yearly.
• Drive operational and cost excellence and process improvement across the organization.
• Create clarity and drive decision making with data and metrics through well-written executive-level and team-level narratives.

What We Look For:

• BS/MS in Computer Science or related engineering field.
• 7+ years of Technical Program Management experience in a large high pace tech environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication — excellent ability to influence stakeholders and leadership through data-driven reporting.
• Experience in overseeing large scale complex migrations and integrations
• Familiarity with cross-functional technical programs across core enterprise platforms (e.g., corporate systems, identity governance, collaboration/productivity tools) and large-scale infrastructure transformations
• Experience with scripting languages & sql queries
• Proven track record of successful technical program management in high-performance teams, directing initiatives across multiple teams and managers.
• Experience managing initiatives within large scale systems in rapid growth environments.
• Familiarity with modern software development practices and technologies (f containerization, microservices architecture, continuous integration, and delivery).
• Knowledge of AWS and modern cloud architectures as well as security platforms and frameworks.
• Self-drive and ability to create a sense of urgency in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.

Perks that You Need to Know About:

Participation in our incentive programs (which may include eligible cash, equity, or commissions). Plus paid vacation, holidays, sick time, parental leave, and recharge leave; medical, tele-health, dental and vision benefits; 401(k) plan; flexible spending accounts (FSAs); commuter program; life and disability insurance; Maven (a support system for new parents); Carrot (fertility benefits); UrbanSitter (caregiver referral network); Employee Assistance Program; and pet insurance.

Do your best work, be your authentic self.

At Compass, we believe that everyone deserves to find their place in the world — a place where they feel like they belong, where they can be their authentic selves, where they can thrive. Our collaborative, energetic culture is grounded in our Compass Entrepreneurship Principles and our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, growth and mobility. As an equal opportunity employer, we offer competitive compensation packages, robust benefits and professional growth opportunities aimed at helping to improve our employees' lives and careers.