Technical Program Manager - UK

Hidden Jobs; United States; Hybrid; USD 93,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote UK/Hybrid London office stipend

Private medical coverage

Parental leave & family benefits

Equity in publicly traded company

Development stipend

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

Hidden Jobs is seeking a Product Operations and Technical Program Manager to lead cross-functional technical workstreams across engineering, product, design, TechAI, and go-to-market teams. You will drive complex platform, product, and innovation projects from concept to delivery within scope and time.

You will coordinate planning, estimation, and prioritization, document decisions, and provide regular leadership updates, balancing technical tradeoffs with business needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, Engineering, or related technical field.
• 3+ years of technical program or project management experience.
• Strong grasp of technologies, SDLC processes, and development methodologies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to explain complex tech to non-technical audiences.
• Experience with Agile or Scrum practices.

Responsibilities

• Drive technical projects from concept to completion, managing scope, schedule, and resources.
• Identify dependencies, risks, and issues and develop mitigation strategies.
• Facilitate communication between engineering, product, design, and business teams.
• Lead technical planning, estimation, and prioritization sessions.
• Document technical decisions and ensure alignment across stakeholders.
• Provide regular status updates to leadership and remove obstacles for engineering teams.
• Balance technical tradeoffs against business requirements and timelines.

Skills

Communication

Agile/Scrum

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical acumen

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Jira

Asana

Job description

Role overview

Lead technical workstreams and initiatives within a Product Operations and Technical Program Management function, coordinating across engineering, product, design, TechAI, go-to-market, and customer-facing teams. The role focuses on delivering complex platform, product, and innovation projects on time and within scope in the card issuing and payments space.

Responsibilities

• Drive technical projects from concept to completion, managing scope, schedule, and resources.
• Identify dependencies, risks, and issues and develop mitigation strategies.
• Facilitate communication between engineering, product, design, and business teams.
• Lead technical planning, estimation, and prioritization sessions.
• Document technical decisions and ensure alignment across stakeholders.
• Provide regular status updates to leadership and remove obstacles for engineering teams.
• Balance technical tradeoffs against business requirements and timelines.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 3+ years of technical program or project management experience.
• Strong grasp of relevant technologies, software development methodologies, and S-SDLC processes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Experience with Agile or Scrum methodologies and development practices.
• Ability to understand complex technical systems and communicate across technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Nice to have

• PMP, Scrum Master, or other relevant certification.
• Experience with project management tools such as Jira or Asana.
• Data analysis and visualization skills.
• Background in electronic payments and accounting systems.

Benefits and work setup

• Remote within the UK, or hybrid from a London office (two on-site days per week within 35 miles of the office).
• Premium private medical and dental coverage.
• Generous time off including floating holidays and up to 20 weeks of parental leave plus family-forming benefits.
• Retirement savings program with company contribution and equity in a publicly traded company, including an employee stock purchase program.
• Monthly remote-work stipend and annual development stipend.
• Wellbeing programs and Modern Health access.