Staff Technical Program Manager

Fivetran; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

RSU stock grants

PTO and holidays

Professional development

Team events

Job summary

Fivetran is seeking a Staff Technical Program Manager to lead cross-functional engineering programs from initiation to delivery. You will work closely with product, design, data analytics, enablement, and support teams to ensure high-quality outcomes and timely execution.

The role emphasizes strong communication, risk management, and the ability to coordinate across many stakeholders while maintaining focus on strategic goals.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in a technical position (software engineer, QE, platform engineer, etc).
• 6+ years of experience in technical project/program management.
• Familiarity with Agile and waterfall project/program management.

Responsibilities

• Manage key engineering projects and programs from initiation to closing.
• Provide regular status updates across internal channels to all levels.
• Define program charters, plans, and schedules; drive program execution.

Skills

Technical PM experience

PM leadership

Agile & Waterfall

Jira & Trello

Tools

Jira

Trello

Job description

Novi Sad, South Baka, Serbia, EMEA

Position Title: Staff Technical Program Manager

From Fivetrans founding until now, our mission has remained the same: to make access to data as simple and reliable as electricity. With Fivetran, customer data arrives in their warehouses, canonical and ready to query, with no engineering or maintenance required. Were proud that more organizations continue to leverage our technology every day to become truly data-driven.

About Us

Fivetran and dbt Labs are bringing together two industry-leading companies with a shared mission: helping organizations unlock the full value of their data.

Together, were delivering the data infrastructure layer that helps organizations move, transform, and trust their data from the moment data moves, through every transformation, to the context teams and AI systems rely on.

Fivetran helps organizations automate data movement across the systems, clouds, engines, and tools they rely on. dbt Labs pioneered analytics engineering, helping teams transform data into reliable, governed insights. Together, we support thousands of organizations as they build a trusted foundation for analytics, AI, and better business decisions.

As we bring our teams and technology together, were building on the strengths of both companies while continuing to deliver the products and experiences our customers know and trust. Its an exciting time to join us: were creating a company with the scale, talent, and technology to help more organizations put their data to work with greater speed, confidence, and impact.

During this transition period, you may see references to both Fivetran and dbt Labs throughout our recruiting process as we integrate our teams, systems, and career sites.

About the Role

The mission of the Engineering Program Management Office (PMO) is to implement program and project management methodologies that enable Fivetran to deliver complex products and initiatives on time and within expectations. In addition, the Engineering PMO serves as the subject-matter expert on project and program management standards, directing a department-wide approach to project delivery and communication. You will help plan, track, and execute the company's most critical and cross-cutting product and engineering objectives. You will be responsible for leading cross-functional teams, managing complex programs and projects, and ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality solutions that meet the needs of our customers. You will communicate and work in close collaboration with partners across the engineering team as well as other business partners to achieve this vision.

This is a full-time position based out of ourNovi Sad, Serbia office

Technologies You'll Use

G Suite, AI LLM and Agents (Claude Code, Gemini, ChatGPT, and similar), Jira, Looker, Graphana, Lucid Charts, Workday, Sigma, Figma.

What Youll Do

Program/Project Management

• Manage key engineering projects, and/or programs, or initiatives from initiation to closing.
• Provide regular status updates on a variety of internal channels to all levels of the organization.
• Define program charters, plans, and schedules. Drive Program execution.
• Drive Product representatives in providing timely direction and requirements.
• Lead internal cross-functional teams in engineering and validation activities.
• Ensure tight inter-team coordination and communication.
• Digest, understand, and communicate complex, technical/engineering issues.
• Identify and resolve conflicts or issues quickly, efficiently, and effectively.
• Surface and mitigate risks or defects, and lead technical task forces to ensure proper risk responses or issue resolution.
• Manage interdependencies across multiple engineering disciplines and stakeholders, including platform, SRE, & QA.
• Develop creative solutions, remove obstacles, and redefine approaches to balance cost, quality, and delivery priorities.
• Work closely with product management, data analytics, enablement & support.
• Define and own specific program metrics and objectives.
• Track and report on PMO KPIs.

Process Improvement

• Act as a role model for project management processes.
• Surface feedback and enhancement to processes.
• Align stakeholders and team members towards project management best practices.

Skills Were Looking For

• 2+ years of experience in a technical position (software engineer, QE, platform engineer, etc.)
• 6+ years of experience in technical project/program management
• Software project management experience is a strong plus
• Agile and waterfall project/program management experience
• Familiarity with project management tools like Jira, Trello
• Can lead large and complex initiatives with minimal oversight.
• Can introduce structure and order in volatile conditions.
• Can clarify vague goals and requirements.
• AI LLMs and AI Agents usage proficiency.
• In-depth knowledge of the technologies and methodologies used in program management.
• Ability to work directly with senior leadership on programs, including leading R&D-wide (engineering, product, design, security) initiatives from start to finish.
• You can facilitate discussions with engineering subject-matter experts on topics such as System Design, Data Architecture, Infrastructure Management (including cost management), and Quality in the context of engineering operations.
• Ability to leverage AI to increase your own productivity and leverage it in the solutions youre building.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills with the ability to interact and collaborate with technical and non-technical groups at all levels.
• A data-driven and action-oriented mindset with excellent planning, analytical, problem-solving, project/program management, organizational, and leadership skills.
• Proficient in addressing technical issues and providing effective mitigation plans.
• Can align team members to program goals and objectives.
• Conveys a clear understanding of how own activities relate to critical business drivers.
• Discourages us vs them thinking in self and others.
• Stays calm and professional even when situations become difficult.

Bonus Skills

• Start-up experience a strong plus
• PMP certification is a plus
• Familiarity with the following technologies is a plus: Cloud service providers (AWS, GCP, Azure), ETL or ELT, modern data stack.

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Perks and Benefits

• 100% employer-paid medical insurance*
• Generous paid time-off policy (PTO), plus paid sick time, inclusive parental leave policy, holidays (including a year end Global Week of Rest), and volunteer days off
• RSU stock grants*
• Professional development and training opportunities
• Company virtual happy hours, free food, and fun team-building activities
• Monthly