Staff Technical Program Manager

Teradata Group; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Teradata seeks a Staff Technical Program Manager to lead complex programs across its product portfolio. You will drive execution from strategy through launch, aligning engineering and product leaders around clear outcomes and bringing structure to work that spans teams, systems, and geographies.

You will work as an embedded delivery partner within Teradata’s Product organization, collaborating with teams in the United States, India, and other global locations to deliver launch-ready customer

Qualifications

• 8+ years of technical program management or related experience.
• Proven success leading large, multi-team programs.
• Strong understanding of AWS, Azure or Google Cloud.
• Engage deeply with engineers and architects; understand system dependencies.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders, drive decisions and operate amid ambiguity.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including concise executive updates.
• Working knowledge of Agile and tools such as Jira, Confluence, or Smartsheet.
• Practical understanding of how AI can improve program outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and delivery for complex programs spanning multiple engineering teams and product areas.
• Build clear program plans, dependency maps, risk registers, milestones, and executive-level health metrics.
• Drive cross-functional decisions, resolve ambiguity, and keep teams aligned through operating rhythms and reviews.
• Translate technical complexity into concise updates, trade-offs, and recommendations for senior leaders.
• Identify and elevate risks early, remove execution barriers, and lead retrospectives for improvement.
• Coordinate end-to-end launch readiness across engineering, quality, documentation, support, security, and go-to-market teams.
• Use data to guide prioritization, evaluate alternatives, and help leaders make timely decisions.
• Apply AI tools and practices to improve program insight, team productivity, and execution effectiveness.

Skills

Technical program management

Cloud platforms

Agile delivery

Executive communication

Influence leadership

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Smartsheet

Job description

Our company

At Teradata, we believe that people thrive when empowered with better information. Teradata Autonomous Knowledge Platform activates enterprise intelligence by unifying data, knowledge and business context to achieve tangible outcomes. With Teradata, organizations can provide agents with full context for impact when it matters. Our solution lets businesses connect and scale on premises, in the cloud, or through a hybrid approach. Teradata delivers real business value with AI.

What You’ll Do

As a Staff Technical Program Manager, you will lead complex, high-impact programs across Teradata’s product portfolio. You will drive execution from strategy through launch, align engineering and product leaders around clear outcomes, and bring structure and momentum to work that spans teams, systems, and geographies.

• Lead planning and delivery for complex technical programs spanning multiple engineering teams and product areas.
• Build clear program plans, dependency maps, risk registers, milestones, and executive-level health metrics.
• Drive cross-functional decisions, resolve ambiguity, and keep teams aligned through focused operating rhythms and reviews.
• Translate technical complexity into concise updates, trade-offs, and recommendations for senior product and engineering leaders.
• Identify and elevate risks early, remove execution barriers, and lead retrospectives that improve how teams deliver.
• Coordinate end-to-end launch readiness across engineering, quality, documentation, support, security, and go-to-market teams.
• Use data to guide prioritization, evaluate alternatives, and help leaders make timely decisions.
• Apply AI tools and practices to improve program insight, team productivity, and execution effectiveness.

Who You’ll Work With

You will be an embedded delivery partner within Teradata’s Product organization, working closely with teams across the United States, India, and other global locations.

• Product managers and Principal TPMs to connect roadmap commitments with executable delivery plans.
• Engineering leaders, architects, technical leads, and quality teams across Vantage, cloud services, and analytics products.
• Design, Technical Writing, Support, Security, and Marketing teams to deliver complete, launch-ready customer experiences.
• Finance and Talent Acquisition partners on program-level capacity, hiring, and onboarding needs.

What Makes You a Qualified Candidate

• 8+ years of technical program management or related experience, including experience delivering enterprise software, cloud infrastructure, data platforms, or analytics products.
• Proven success leading large, multi-team programs from strategy through launch in a matrixed organization.
• Strong understanding of modern cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, and of SaaS or data-platform delivery lifecycles.
• Ability to engage deeply with engineers and architects, understand system dependencies, and challenge assumptions without owning the technical design.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders, drive decisions across organizational boundaries, and operate effectively amid ambiguity.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including concise executive updates, clear risk framing, and effective meeting facilitation.
• Working knowledge of Agile delivery practices and tools such as Jira, Confluence, or Smartsheet.
• Practical understanding of how AI can improve program outcomes, decision quality, and team productivity.

What You’ll Bring

• Experience with data warehousing, SQL analytics, cloud data infrastructure, or enterprise AI platforms.
• Experience coordinating programs across U.S. and international engineering teams, particularly teams in India.
• Background in enterprise SaaS, B2B analytics, or open-source data ecosystems.
• A track record of building credibility quickly with engineering and product leaders and being viewed as a trusted execution partner.

Why We Think You'll Love Teradata

We prioritize a people-first culture because we know our people are at the very heart of our success. We embrace a flexible work model because we trust our people to make decisions about how, when, and where they work. We focus on well-being because we care about our people and their ability to thrive both personally and professionally. We are committedto actively workingto foster an inclusive environment that celebrates peoplefor all of who they are

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