Technical Program Manager

BOAB Ventures; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

BOAB Ventures seeks a Technical Product Manager / Technical Program Manager to own a software or AI-enabled capability from requirements through delivery and adoption. You will collaborate directly with engineers and government stakeholders to set priorities, scope work, and make informed technical and programmatic decisions.

The ideal candidate often has a software engineering background and can read code, understand architectures, and weigh trade-offs without relying on engineers for every

Qualifications

• Requires strong technical fluency and ability to read code.
• Experience transitioning from software engineering to product/program management with technical depth.
• Ability to collaborate with software engineers and government stakeholders throughout the lifecycle.
• Comfort with evaluating architectural approaches and trade-offs without translating every decision.

Responsibilities

• Own the roadmap, backlog, and delivery of a software or technical capability.
• Translate mission and operational requirements into defined engineering work.
• Partner with software engineers, technical teams, and government stakeholders across the lifecycle.
• Make independent technical and non-technical trade-offs in fast-moving environments.
• Review code changes and designs to ensure delivered work meets requirements.
• Understand system architecture, APIs, data flows, cloud services, and deployment approaches.

Skills

Technical fluency

Software engineering background

Product management

Stakeholder management

Tools

APIs

Cloud services

Job description

BOAB Ventures is seeking a Technical Product Manager / Technical Program Manager to support a mission-critical software program within the Intelligence Community.

This role will own a specific software or AI-enabled product or capability from requirements through delivery and adoption. You will work directly with software engineers and government stakeholders to establish priorities, scope technical work, manage delivery, and make informed technical and programmatic decisions.

This is a Product/Program Management role first, but it requires meaningful technical fluency. You will not be expected to develop production software. However, you should be comfortable reading code, understanding system architecture and data flows, evaluating technical approaches, and weighing technical and non-technical trade-offs without relying on an engineer to translate every decision.

The ideal candidate is a former software engineer who transitioned into product or program management, or an experienced technical PM who has worked closely enough with software engineering teams to demonstrate comparable technical depth.

What You’ll Do

• Own the roadmap, backlog, and delivery of an assigned software or technical capability.
• Translate mission and operational requirements into clearly defined and scoped engineering work.
• Partner directly with software engineers, technical teams, and government stakeholders throughout the product lifecycle.
• Make independent technical and non-technical trade-off decisions in fast-moving and sometimes ambiguous environments.
• Review code changes, pull requests, and technical designs well enough to understand whether delivered work meets the intended requirement.
• Understand system architecture, APIs, data flows, cloud services, and deployment approaches well enough to scope work and identify potential issues.
• Challenge estimates, identify technical risks, and manage dependencies before they impact delivery.
• Develop quick prototypes or scripts when necessary to investigate a product question or validate an approach.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for government stakeholders and technical personnel supporting your assigned capability.
• Track schedules, risks, dependencies, priorities, and delivery status.
• Drive user feedback and adoption to ensure delivered capabilities meet operational needs.
• Support software accreditation, deployment, and transition activities within classified environments.