Technical Program Manager

jobs.frontdoordefense.com - Jobboard; Titusville (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Stock options

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin in Titusville, Florida, seeks a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead cross-functional software initiatives. The role requires 5+ years of technical product management experience, strong data analysis skills, and the ability to manage projects across teams. Responsibilities include coordinating design, development, and deployment of features, and ensuring alignment with organizational goals. Benefits include comprehensive medical coverage, stock options, and generous paid time off.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of technical product or program management experience with software engineering teams.
• 7+ years of experience working with engineering teams.
• Background checks required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate design, development, testing and deployment of features across multiple teams.
• Create and track project milestones, risks and dependencies.
• Drive alignment with organizational goals.

Skills

Technical product management

Cross-functional team coordination

Software engineering interaction

Project management

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or computer science

Tools

Confluence

JIRA

Job description

Technical Program Manager

Location: Titusville, Florida, United States.

Own the end-to-end delivery plan for a major cross-functional software initiative

About The Role

Senior Technical Program Manager

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We're working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!

This role is part of Blue Origin Operations, which is comprised of Integrated Supply Chain, Test Operations, Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance. This includes Manufacturing and Supply Chain support across all Blue Origin facilities.

As part of a hardworking team of specialists, technicians, and engineers you will partner with strong technical leaders to drive the long-term vision of the organization, own delivery of cross organization initiatives, assist in developing and leading organization roadmaps, driving efficiency in processes, and delivering on goals. You understand, utilize and share program-management best practices. You may be assigned to manage the roadmap for an organization, which may include contributing to AOP narratives, and ownership of one or more organizational goals. As a Senior Technical Program Manager, you are accountable to the overall strategy as well as driving teams inside and outside your organization to deliver. You can define the program (mission, vision, tenets), set goals, analyze data, drive improvements that are quantified with metrics, and influence resource allocation. You understand the systems in your product or program space, their limitations, scaling factors, boundary conditions, and reasons behind architectural choices.

Responsibilities

• You will coordinate the design, development, testing and deployment of features into production across multiple technical teams.
• You are expected to create and track project milestones, risks and dependencies, and to describe, own and prioritize all technical requirements associated with delivery.
• You will dive deep, and understand the design details of the systems in your area, especially those related to customer interfaces, and the expectations for system dependencies.
• During the early phases of a new project or program, the TPM is responsible for identifying which existing systems or services will be required to change in order to implement the new capability, and working with the SDM for each system to estimate the work involved.
• The TPM is responsible for the implementation plan across teams, and for reporting on progress against technical milestones to stakeholders.
• You will understand the significant business problems, automation limitations, scaling factors, boundary conditions, and reasons behind decisions.
• You will demonstrate good judgment in how and when to elevate issues.
• You are data-oriented, regularly review metrics, and proactively seek out new and improved data/mechanisms for visibility.
• You will ensure your programs stay aligned with organizational goals.
• You will ensure stakeholder needs are aligned, while driving mindful discussions that lead to crisp decisions.
• You will partner with customers, internal/external teams, and/or engineering teams to determine what projects move forward and in what sequence.
• You will write effective narratives, program updates, and present them effectively to stakeholders and management team.
• You create plans that have clear, measurable success criteria and return on investment. You oversee the gap between teams, processes, and systems.
• You are able to solve ambiguous problems and proactively identify and mitigate risks.
• You oversee the gap between teams, processes, and system architectures.
• We are looking for someone to apply their organizational expertise, excellent communication skills, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science or equivalent
• 5+ years of technical product or program management experience working directly with software engineering teams
• 7+ years of experience working directly with engineering teams
• Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules
• Applicants must be U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted as refugee or are granted asylum
• Background checks required

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality, along with risk and critical path management experience
• 3+ years of software development experience
• Experience managing projects across cross functional teams, building sustainable processes and coordinating release schedules
• Experience defining KPI's/SLA's used to drive multi-million dollar businesses and reporting to senior leadership
• Proven track record of delivering results for large, cross-functional initiatives while managing multiple competing priorities.
• Excellent understanding of the organization's goals and objectives.
• Experience with Confluence, JIRA
• Experience with data analysis to capture, process, and organize data to uncover actionable insights.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.
• Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
• Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the Washington Fair Chance Act, the California Fair Chance Act,