Technical Program Manager

Orkes; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Opportunity to innovate across traditional boundaries

Growth opportunities in a startup environment

Collaboration with founding team and software experts

Job summary

Orkes is expanding its team with a highly driven Technical Program Manager (TPM) in Cupertino, California. The role involves scoping and delivering complex programs across engineering, security, and compliance in an entrepreneurial environment.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in Technical Program Management and prior software engineering experience. Join Orkes to work collaboratively with experts while driving impactful projects to success.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in Technical Program Management.
• Prior software engineering experience.
• Excellent verbal, written, and visual communication skills.
• Experience with backend services delivery.
• Experience managing large scale, cross functional projects from development to customer launch.

Responsibilities

• Scope and deliver complex programs across engineering, security, and compliance.
• Build and maintain frameworks for tracking and reporting on projects.
• Work closely with team members throughout the project lifecycle.
• Drive projects from start to finish including all relevant documentation.
• Leverage technical knowledge to aid decision-making.
• Initiate programs to improve operational efficiency.

Skills

Technical Program Management

Software Engineering

Communication Skills

Backend Services Delivery

Cross-Functional Project Management

Job description

Orkes is on a mission to empower developers and enterprises worldwide to build highly scalable applications effortlessly. We are achieving this by taking Netflix Conductor, one of the most popular open-source workflow orchestration platforms, and offering it as a cloud-delivered service.

Our team includes the original founders of Conductor, and we are backed by leading VC and angel investors in Silicon Valley. We value mission focus, a bias for action, and a culture of diversity and inclusion. Our strategy centers on customer needs, delivering class-leading operational excellence to multiply their impact.

The Role

We are seeking a highly driven Technical Program Manager (TPM) to join our agile core team. You will be responsible for scoping and delivering programs across engineering, security, compliance, and customer initiatives. This is an entrepreneurial environment where you will thrive in ambiguity and manage competing priorities to drive projects from end to end.

Key Responsibilities

• Program Delivery: Scope and deliver complex programs spanning multiple domains including engineering, security, and compliance.
• Operational Frameworks: Build and maintain frameworks to plan, track, and report on multiple concurrent projects.
• Stakeholder Management: Work closely with individual contributors, managers, and the founding team throughout the project lifecycle.
• End-to-End Ownership: Drive projects through completion, including documentation, marketing, analytics, and feature delivery.
• Technical Impact: Leverage your technical background to understand how decisions affect our highly technical customer base.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify, prioritize, and initiate new programs that improve operational efficiency.

Requirements

Must-Have Experience

• Proven track record in Technical Program Management.
• Prior software engineering experience.
• Excellent verbal, written, and visual communication skills.
• Experience with backend services delivery.
• Experience managing large scale, cross functional projects from development to customer launch.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Background in Cloud services.
• Background in Developer products.
• Background in software development.

Why Join Orkes?

• Impact: Work as a "hacker" across traditional boundaries in engineering, security, and compliance.
• Innovation: Flex your entrepreneurial instincts to rapidly innovate on processes and customer- impacting ideas.
• Growth: Accelerate your career by contributing to an early-stage, growth-mode startup alongside world-class teams.
• Collaboration: Work directly with the founding team and experts in software engineering, DevRel, and marketing.