Technical Program Manager, Software

Jobtailor; Elizabeth (NJ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Elizabeth, NJ is seeking an experienced Technical Program Manager to partner with software and ML leadership, define execution strategy, coordinate resources, and deliver on ambitious timelines.

You will translate product and scientific ambitions into concrete milestones, build AI-powered workflows, manage dependencies, and ensure smooth releases of ML models and software systems.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of combined experience in software engineering, ML engineering, or applied ML with a program management/engineering leadership role.
• Experience driving technical execution inside a software or ML organization.
• Fluency with modern AI tools (LLMs, automation platforms, workflow builders).
• Authorized to work in the US and available on-site at Elizabeth, NJ location.

Responsibilities

• Partner with software and ML leadership on strategy, resource planning, and timeline delivery.
• Translate product and scientific ambitions into clear, actionable engineering milestones.
• Build and use AI-powered tools and workflows for progress tracking and efficiency.
• Own execution and dependency management; identify cross-functional blockers.
• Structure release readiness and deployment schedules for ML models and software systems.
• Be present in design reviews and develop deep technical intuition about Osmo's AI systems.
• Translate technical risk and timeline shifts to business and scientific stakeholders.
• Bring structure to ambiguous technical initiatives and surface risks early.

Skills

Code literacy

Cross-functional communication

Ambiguity tolerance

Bridge ML & business

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related STEM field

Job description

Responsibilities

• Partner directly with software and ML leadership on execution strategy, resource planning, and timeline delivery.
• Translate Osmo's product and scientific ambitions into clear, actionable engineering milestones.
• Build and use AI-powered tools and workflows for progress tracking, dependency mapping, stakeholder communication, and operational efficiency.
• Own execution and dependency management. Identify cross-functional blockers.
• Structure release readiness and deployment schedules for ML models and software systems.
• Sit close to the engineering and ML work. Be in design reviews.
• Develop deep technical intuition about Osmo's AI systems.
• Translate execution status, technical risks, and timeline shifts between deeply technical ML teams and business, product, and scientific stakeholders.
• Bring structure to ambiguous technical initiatives.
• Surface blockers, technical risks, and capacity limits early with proposed solutions.
• Help define what good looks like for technical program management at Osmo.

Requirements

• 10+ years of combined experience in software engineering, ML engineering, or applied ML, plus a program management, technical program management, or engineering leadership role
• Demonstrated understanding of the ML development lifecycle — data, training, evaluation, validation, and deployment
• Strong software fluency. You can read code in at least one mainstream language
• Direct experience driving technical execution inside a software or ML organization
• Fluency with modern AI tools (LLMs, automation platforms, workflow builders)
• Strong judgment under ambiguity
• Clear, confident communicator who can bridge deeply technical ML and engineering teams with business and scientific stakeholders
• Bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, a related STEM field, or equivalent engineering experience.
• Authorized to work in the US and available on-site at our Elizabeth, NJ location.