Technical Program Manager

Career Techniques; Melville (NY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Techniques is seeking a Technical Program Manager to own the master release timeline across engineering teams, with a focus on the POS release cycle. You will map dependencies, surface conflicts early, and drive resolution, while enabling go/no-go decisions based on readiness data.

You will coordinate across departments, establish RACI matrices, run readiness reviews, and maintain a comprehensive risk and status reporting framework to improve velocity and predictability.

Qualifications

• 5–9 years of experience in technical program or engineering program management coordinating across multiple teams.
• Proven ability to build and run release coordination at the program level.
• Strong technical fluency for discussing architecture, dependencies, and risk.
• Experience defining and documenting processes from scratch (runbooks, RACI, dependency tracking).
• Demonstrated track record with cross-functional stakeholders (product, QA, marketing, customer success).
• Clear written status reports for leadership decisions.

Responsibilities

• Own the master release timeline across engineering teams, focusing on POS release cycle.
• Map and track cross-team dependencies; surface conflicts and drive resolution.
• Approve go/no-go decisions based on readiness data; escalate unresolved issues to CTO/Head of Product.
• Manage release calendar and enforce change control with impact assessments.
• Define and maintain cross-team RACI matrices and run release readiness reviews.
• Design program-level status reports and mature delivery practices with engineering leadership.

Skills

Technical program management

Release coordination

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk management

Process documentation

Tools

RACI matrices

Dependency tracking frameworks

Job description

Cross-team release coordination

• Own the master release timeline across all engineering teams, with a particular focus on the POS release cycle.
• Map and track cross‑team dependencies; surface conflicts early and drive resolution before they become delays. Facilitate go/no‑go checkpoints.
• You can approve a go based on readiness data; all no‑go decisions escape to the CTO and Head of Product.
• Manage the release calendar so teams on different schedules do not collide. Establish and enforce change control: once scope is locked, late changes require formal approval with an impact assessment.

Cross-functional coordination

• Define and maintain RACI matrices for release activities across Engineering, QA, Technical Writing, Marketing, and Customer Success.
• Run release readiness reviews that include all involved departments, not just engineering.
• Serve as the single point of accountability for program‑level release status visibility across the organization.

Risk management and escalation

• Proactively identify risks to timelines, scope, and quality across all teams.
• Maintain a risk register and drive mitigation plans.
• Escalate to the CTO and Head of Product when cross‑team conflicts cannot be resolved at the team level.

The impact you'll make

Process definition and documentation

• Convert tribal knowledge into documented, repeatable processes: release runbooks, checklists, onboarding guides.
• Define and maintain the release process end‑to‑end so that it is survivable if any individual is unavailable.
• Establish templates for cross‑team planning: dependency maps, risk registers, status reports.
• Identify bottlenecks and gaps; propose and implement improvements using retrospective data.

Reporting and continuous improvement

• Design and own the organization‑wide status reporting system: template, cadence, format, and a compilation mechanism so the report assembles itself.
• Author program‑level status reports directly covering cross‑team releases, dependency health, risks, and milestones.
• Partner with engineering leadership to mature delivery practices and introduce tooling that improves velocity and visibility.
• Establish program‑level metrics (cycle time, release predictability, dependency‑related delays) and use them to drive improvement.

Qualifications

• 5 to 9 years of experience in technical program management, engineering program management, or a comparable role coordinating across multiple engineering teams.
• Demonstrated ability to build and run release coordination at the program level, not just within a single team or project.
• Strong technical fluency: you can hold a substantive conversation about architecture, dependencies, and technical risk without needing it simplified for you.
• Experience defining and documenting processes from scratch, including runbooks, RACI matrices, and dependency tracking frameworks.
• Track record of managing cross‑functional stakeholders, including product, QA, marketing, and customer success, through complex releases.
• Clear written communication: your status reports give leadership the information they need to make decisions, not a list of what everyone is working on.

Bonus points

• Experience in a SaaS company serving retail or enterprise clients.
• Familiarity with Kanban‑based delivery workflows and how to mature them into more disciplined frameworks.
• Hands‑on experience evaluating or implementing AI‑assisted workflows for delivery visibility or reporting.
• Background working closely with a CTO or VP Engineering in a fast‑moving product organization.

Comp: $140-155K