Strategic Tech Programs Lead (Remote)

Payscale; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote‑first culture

Monthly All Hands meetings

401(k) with company match

Parental leave (16 weeks)

Annual remote work stipend

Job summary

Payscale is seeking a Technology Program Manager to drive operational excellence across Information Security, Technology, and AI. This high‑visibility role is an individual contributor position reporting to the VP of Information Security & Technology.

You will own multi‑workstream programs, build plans in Jira/Asana/MS Project, and deliver clear executive dashboards. This remote‑first role emphasizes independent work, risk management, and stakeholder communications to keep initiatives on track.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of program or project management experience in a technology or IT environment.

Responsibilities

• Own end‑to‑end program management for concurrent initiatives across Information Security, Technology, and AI – maintaining full visibility into scope, schedule, dependencies, and status at all times.
• Build and maintain project plans, milestones, and delivery timelines in Jira, Asana, or MS Project.
• Proactively identify risks, blockers, and scheduling conflicts across workstreams and surface them to the appropriate stakeholders before they affect delivery.
• Maintain a current RACI matrix across all active programs, ensuring ownership is clear and accountability gaps are documented and resolved.
• Coordinate scheduling, agendas, and follow-through for cross‑functional sessions and stakeholder meetings across G&A, R&D, and InfoSec/Technology.
• Manage action item tracking and follow-up across all programs, ensuring commitments are documented, owners are assigned, and deadlines are met.
• Serve as the operational coordinator for AI initiatives – managing meeting cadence, tracking actions, and driving follow‑through on tasks.
• Develop and maintain program status dashboards and executive-level reporting for stakeholders.
• Produce regular program health reports that surface progress, risks, and decisions required in a format appropriate for each audience.
• Own stakeholder communications for program milestones, delays, and escalations – ensuring the right people have the right information at the right time.
• Build and maintain metrics frameworks for the IT and Information Security functions, tracking operational KPIs, SLA performance, and program velocity.
• Develop reporting to make program and operational metrics visible to leadership on a consistent cadence.
• Partner with Information Security and IT management to define meaningful metrics that reflect program health, not just activity.

Skills

Program management

Cross‑functional coordination

Stakeholder reporting

Metrics & performance management

Communication (written and verbal)

Tools

Jira

Asana

MS Project

Smartsheet

Job description

Payscale is seeking a Technology Program Manager to drive operational excellence across Information Security, Technology, and AI. This high‑visibility role is an individual contributor position reporting to the VP of Information Security & Technology.

You will own multi‑workstream programs, build plans in Jira/Asana/MS Project, and deliver clear executive dashboards. This remote‑first role emphasizes independent work, risk management, and stakeholder communications to keep initiatives on track.