Technical Program Manager

MaC VC; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Avala is seeking a Program Manager to drive cross-functional execution across engineering, operations, and GTM teams in a fast-growing SaaS environment in San Francisco. You will own enterprise onboarding timelines and release planning, ensuring on-time delivery with high quality.

You’ll partner with leadership to identify risks, establish scalable PM processes, and report key metrics to executives as Avala scales.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in technical program management or engineering project management.
• Experience managing cross-functional programs in B2B SaaS or platform companies.
• Strong technical literacy—navigate codebases and read architecture docs.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities and stakeholder expectations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate cross-functional programs spanning engineering, operations, and GTM teams.
• Manage enterprise customer onboarding timelines and SLAs.
• Drive release planning and feature launch coordination across web, mobile, and backend.
• Identify and mitigate risks in complex multi-team initiatives.
• Establish program management processes that scale with a fast-growing organization.
• Report on program health and key metrics to leadership.

Skills

Technical program mgmt

Cross-functional mgmt

Technical literacy

Stakeholder management

Communication

Job description

Drive execution across Avala's engineering, operations, and customer teams. You'll manage complex cross-functional programs — from enterprise customer onboarding to platform feature launches — ensuring on-time delivery with quality at Avala's rapid pace of growth.

What You'll Do:

• Coordinate cross-functional programs spanning engineering, operations, and GTM teams


• Manage enterprise customer onboarding timelines and SLAs


• Drive release planning and feature launch coordination across web, mobile, and backend


• Identify and mitigate risks in complex multi-team initiatives


• Establish program management processes that scale with a fast-growing organization


• Report on program health and key metrics to leadership

Requirements:

• 4+ years in technical program management or engineering project management


• Experience managing cross-functional programs in B2B SaaS or platform companies


• Strong technical literacy — you can navigate codebases, read architecture docs, and ask the right questions


• Proven ability to manage competing priorities and stakeholder expectations


• Excellent written and verbal communication

Nice to Have:

• Experience in autonomous vehicles, robotics, or ML infrastructure


• PMP or Agile certification


• Experience with globally distributed teams