Staff Technical Program Manager, Developer Experience

Jobtailor; Missouri; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior program leader to drive execution across DevOps, cloud, and platform engineering initiatives in a regulated enterprise context. You will coordinate IT, engineering, cyber security, and legal to resolve program questions and remove bottlenecks, while replacing manual gates with automated governance to enhance developer productivity.

You will lead tool evaluations, manage vendor relationships, and champion adoption of new tools and practices, ensuring documentation

Qualifications

• 7+ years leading technical programs in DevOps, Cloud, or Platform Engineering.
• BS or MS in an engineering-related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Proven ability to own complex, multi-team programs end to end with minimal guidance.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive program execution.
• Turn priorities into plans and execution.
• Take and run initiatives that improve developers' lives.
• Run the delivery cadence and track work against targets.
• Coordinate multi-team initiatives to land with minimal disruption.
• Drive alignment on shared problems across IT, Engineering, Cyber Security, and Legal.
• Help replace manual gatekeeping with automated governance for developer safety and speed.
• Support vendor relationships and ensure value from tool investments.
• Run tool evaluations and structure pilots for data-driven decisions.
• Drive adoption and change management for new tools and practices.
• Keep developer documentation current and aligned with the recommended build approach.

Skills

Program leadership

DevOps

Cloud Engineering

Platform Engineering

Cross-Team Coordination

Data-driven communication

AI Tools Utilization

Engineering enablement

Influence without authority

Vendor and tool acumen

Education

BS in Engineering

MS in Engineering

Tools

Identity management

Licensing

Vendor management tools

Job description

• Own and drive program execution.
• Turn priorities into plans and execution.
• Take and run initiatives that improve GM developers' lives.
• Run the delivery cadence. Track work against targets, surface blockers early, and drive the decisions needed to keep momentum.
• Manage complexity across teams. Coordinate multi-team initiatives so they land with minimal disruption to developers.
• Drive alignment on shared problems. Bring IT, Engineering, Cyber Security, and Legal together to resolve program-level questions.
• Help replace manual gatekeeping with automated governance that keeps developers safe without slowing them down.
• Support vendor relationships. Coordinate work with key tool vendors and help ensure GM gets real value from what it spends.
• Run tool evaluations. Structure pilots to produce clear data on productivity and security impact, and help turn that data into a recommendation.
• Drive adoption, not just rollout. Support the change management that makes new tools and practices stick.
• Help keep developer documentation current so the recommended way to build software at GM is also the easiest.

Requirements

• Program leadership: 7+ years leading technical programs in DevOps, Cloud, or Platform Engineering.
• Education: BS or MS in an engineering-related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Independent execution: Proven ability to own complex, multi-team programs end to end with minimal guidance, handling operational friction and cross-team coordination so engineering leaders can stay focused on architecture and code.
• Change and adoption: Experience driving technical and cultural change in complex, regulated enterprise environments and getting real teams to adopt new tools and practices.
• Vendor and tool acumen: Experience coordinating enterprise software vendor relationships and the practical aspects of tool integration such as licensing, identity, and support.
• Data-driven communication: Ability to turn metrics into clear, honest narratives for engineering and leadership audiences, without dressing up activity as impact.
• Engineering enablement: A real focus on making developers more productive.
• Influence without authority: Strong stakeholder skills, with the ability to build trust with engineering and IT leaders, bridge gaps between teams, and drive agreement on hard decisions.
• AI-native practice: You use AI tools in your own daily work and can speak from real experience about where they help and where they do not.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in program leadership and execution within complex, multi-team environments, focusing on driving technical and cultural change while enhancing developer productivity. Proficient in managing vendor relationships and tool integration, with a strong emphasis on data-driven communication and stakeholder influence.

Hard Skills

• DevOps
• Cloud Engineering
• Platform Engineering
• Program Execution
• Tool Integration
• Metrics Analysis
• Automated Governance
• Technical Change Management
• Cross-Team Coordination
• AI Tools Utilization

Soft Skills

• Influence Without Authority
• Stakeholder Management
• Trust Building
• Communication Skills
• Problem Solving

Certifications & Qualifications

• BS in Engineering
• MS in Engineering

Industry Keywords

• Enterprise Software
• Regulated Environments
• Developer Productivity
• Change Adoption
• Operational Friction