Lead Technical Program Manager

Overview

Lead end-to-end delivery of strategic, multi-team technical initiatives such as platform migrations, architectural modernization, reliability improvements, and major product launches, partnering closely with Engineering to manage dependencies, risks and alignment.

What you'll do

• Lead end-to-end delivery of multi-team initiatives (e.g., platform migrations, architectural modernization, reliability improvements, major product launches)
• Define milestones, critical paths, and measurable success criteria
• Break ambiguous initiatives into executable phases with clear sequencing
• Identify and manage cross-team technical dependencies
• Proactively surface risks and tradeoffs with mitigation plans
• Run structured risk reviews and escalation processes when needed
• Participate in technical design discussions to understand architecture and constraints
• Ensure design reviews, capacity planning, and rollout strategies happen early
• Collaborate with EMs and engineering leaders to align on realistic timelines
• Establish program tracking mechanisms that create transparency without bureaucracy
• Standardize launch readiness, milestone reviews, and postmortem follow-ups
• Identify systemic delivery bottlenecks and drive continuous improvement
• Provide concise executive updates with clear status, risks, and asks
• Maintain decision logs and documentation for key initiatives
• Translate technical complexity into business impact
• Assist the manager in all information security activities implementation and maintenance
• Responsible for implementation of security policies and procedures and report any issues to the Information Security Manager

What you'll need

• 6+ years of experience in technical program management, engineering program management, or related roles in high-growth technology companies
• 6+ years of hands-on experience as a software engineer
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum/SAFe or other delivery frameworks (with pragmatic application)
• Demonstrated experience leading multi-team, multi-quarter technical initiatives
• Strong technical fluency (experience working closely with backend, infrastructure, data, or platform engineering teams)
• Ability to understand system architecture, dependencies, and engineering tradeoffs
• Proven track record of driving programs to completion in ambiguous environments
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including influencing senior engineering leaders
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills
• Experience implementing program management frameworks, milestone tracking, and risk management systems
• Good knowledge of information security practices

Nice to have

• Experience in platform engineering, infrastructure modernization, large-scale migrations, GenAI integrations, inference infrastructure, data pipelines, model deployment platforms
• Working knowledge of at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Experience in scaling startups
• Experience improving delivery predictability metrics (e.g., on-time delivery, scope control, forecast accuracy)
• Experience supporting compliance, security, or reliability initiatives
• MBA or advanced technical degree

Details

• Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India
• Ability to commute or relocate to Hyderabad, Telangana before starting work