Technical Program Director ( AdTech experience required)

Pixalate, Inc; Virginia (MN); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Parental leave

Unlimited PTO

401(k)

Referral bonus

Internet reimbursement

Remote-first

Job summary

Pixalate, Inc is seeking a Technical Program Director to lead complex engineering initiatives across the US. The role emphasizes driving initiatives, aligning distributed teams, and delivering projects on schedule.

You will collaborate with development, infrastructure, and data engineering teams, manage priorities, and communicate with executives to ensure alignment with business goals. Hybrid in VA/NY areas, travel may be required.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of technical project management experience in software development.
• Proven track record delivering complex technical projects on time and within scope.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle and agile methodologies.
• Experience managing projects across distributed teams and multiple time zones.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to navigate technical discussions with engineering teams.
• Experience with project management tools and documentation practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop project roadmaps with clear milestones and deliverables.
• Manage resource allocation and prioritization across engineering teams.
• Track progress and adjust plans based on changing requirements.
• Ensure consistent delivery cadence across multiple projects.
• Provide regular status updates to executives and key stakeholders.
• Facilitate alignment between technical teams and business objectives.
• Manage expectations and negotiate scope, timeline, and resource trade-offs.
• Maintain transparent communication across international teams.
• Facilitate team meetings and status sync-ups across multiple time zones.
• Remove blockers to enable team productivity.
• Foster collaboration between development, infrastructure, and data engineering teams.
• Drive knowledge sharing and documentation across distributed teams.
• Proactively identify project risks and develop mitigation strategies.
• Track dependencies across multiple projects and teams.
• Establish and optimize project management best practices.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives based on team feedback.

Skills

Technical PM

SDLC & Agile

Distributed teams

Stakeholder mgmt

PM tools

Engineering collaboration

Documentation

Job description

Technical Program Director

Location: Hybrid In VA or NY

Employment Type: Full-Time

Role Overview

We're looking for a Technical Project Manager to drive execution across our engineering teams in the US. You'll work closely with development, infrastructure, and data engineering teams to deliver projects on time while maintaining clear communication with stakeholders across multiple time zones. This role requires someone who can navigate technical complexity, remove blockers, and keep distributed teams aligned.

What You'll Do

Project Planning & Execution

• Develop project roadmaps with clear milestones and deliverables
• Manage resource allocation and task prioritization across engineering teams
• Track progress and adjust plans based on changing requirements
• Ensure consistent delivery cadence across multiple projects

Stakeholder Management & Communication

• Provide regular status updates to executives and key stakeholders
• Facilitate alignment between technical teams and business objectives
• Manage expectations and negotiate scope, timeline, and resource trade-offs
• Maintain transparent communication across international teams

Team Coordination & Collaboration

• Facilitate team meetings and status sync-ups across multiple time zones
• Remove blockers to enable team productivity
• Foster collaboration between development, infrastructure, and data engineering teams
• Drive knowledge sharing and documentation across distributed teams

Risk & Process Management

• Proactively identify project risks and develop mitigation strategies
• Track dependencies across multiple projects and teams
• Establish and optimize project management best practices
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives based on team feedback

What We're Looking For

Basic Qualifications

• 7+ years of technical project management experience in software development environments
• Proven track record delivering complex technical projects on time and within scope
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle and agile methodologies
• Experience managing projects across distributed teams and multiple time zones
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Ability to navigate technical discussions with engineering teams
• Experience with project management tools and documentation practices

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in ad tech, fraud prevention, or cybersecurity domains
• Experience managing infrastructure or data engineering projects
• PMP, Scrum Master, or similar project management certification
• Familiarity with risk management frameworks and dependency tracking
• Experience implementing process improvements that drive measurable efficiency gains

Benefits

Health & Wellbeing

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance — 100% of employee premiums covered by Pixalate, 50% for dependents
• Generous parental leave and maternity leave
• Unlimited PTO

Financial

• 401(k)
• Employee referral bonus program
• Monthly internet reimbursement

Work Style

• Remote-first — work from the DC or NY metro area
• Casual, flexible work environment
• Annual team events
• Clear path to sales leadership as Pixalate’s team grows
• International and Domestic Travel

About Pixalate

We're the leader in fraud detection and privacy compliance for digital advertising, protecting billions in ad spend for Fortune 500 brands and major ad platforms. As fraudsters increasingly use AI to create sophisticated attacks, we're building the next generation of AI-powered detection systems to stay ahead. Our platform has been used to unearth multiple high-profile criminal and illegal surveillance cases, including:

• UNICEF: Pixalate was recently recognized by UNICEF as a Key Innovator for protecting children’s online privacy. & UNICEF Global Compliance Tech case study
• Gizmodo: An iCloud Feature Is Enabling a $65 Million Scam, New Research Says
• Adweek: A 7-Figure Ad Fraud Scheme Running on Roku Underlines Murkiness of CTV
• Washington Post: Your kids’ apps are spying on them
• Pro Publica: Porn, Piracy, Fraud: What Lurks Inside Google’s Black Box Ad Empire
• ABC7 News: The State of Children's Privacy Online
• NBC News: How many apps are tracking your children

Our team of lawyers, data scientists, engineers, economists, and researchers spans globally with presence in California, New York, Washington, DC, London, and Singapore.