Principal TPM, Platform Strategy and Operations
Seattle, WA
Product – Product Management /
Full-Time /
Hybrid
Our success is reliant on building teams that include people from different backgrounds and experiences who can elevate assumptions and ideas with fresh perspectives. We're dedicated to hiring the whole human, not just a resume. To that end, we look for a diverse pool of applicants-including those from historically marginalized groups. We would like to invite you to apply even if you don't think you meet all of the requirements listed below. We don't want a few lines in a job description to get between us and the opportunity to meet you.
The Role
As a Principal Technical Program Manager in the Product/Engineering/Design (PDE) organization, you will play a critical role in the planning, execution, and successful delivery of engineering projects. You will be responsible for driving the PDE release process across all business units within product and engineering in close concert with cross-functional teams by aligning technical strategies with business goals and ensuring timely and efficient product launches while building scalable and streamlined processes.
Your Daily Adventures Will Include
- Collaborate with stakeholders and PDE leadership to define release scope/payload, objectives, and requirements
- Develop detailed release plans, timelines, and processes
- Identify potential risks and issues and develop mitigation strategies
- Proactively address challenges to keep the quarterly release on track
- Understand the technical aspects of the projects, including engineering principles, methodologies, and technologies
- Facilitate technical discussions and provide guidance to the team
- Maintain clear and consistent communication with stakeholders, reporting release status, milestones, and issues
- Lead regular release status meetings and ensure documentation is up to date
- Establish and maintain quality standards for project deliverables
- Conduct regular quality checks and ensure adherence to best practices
- Manage changes in release scope, schedule, and costs, ensuring that all changes are properly documented and approved
- Maintain release documentation, including requirements, technical specifications, and design documents
Our Vision of You
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field (Master's degree preferred)
- Proven experience in technical program management, particularly in engineering
- Strong technical background with the ability to understand complex engineering concepts
- Project management certification (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2) is a plus
- Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Proficiency in project management tools and software
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities
- Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
- Exceptional organizational and time management skills
The annual base salary range for this role is $150,000-$210,000 USD. You may also be offered incentive compensation, bonus, restricted stock units, and benefits. Actual compensation is based on factors such as the your skills, qualifications, and experience. We also have a location-based compensation structure; there may be a different range for candidates in other locations.
Why You’ll Love It Here
• Generous medical, dental, and vision coverage for full-time employees and their dependents
• Flexible time off
• 401k to help you save for the future
• Diversity and inclusion programs that promote employee resource groups like OWN+ (Outreach Women's Network), Adelante (Latinx community), OBX (Outreach Black Connection), Mosaic (AAPI community), Pride (LGBTQIA+), Gender+, Disability Community, and Veterans/Military
• A parental leave program that includes not just extended time off but options for a paid night nurse, and a gradual return to work
• Infertility/ assisted reproductive services benefit
• Employee referral bonuses to encourage the addition of great new people to the team
• Plus, unlimited snacks and beverages in our kitchen
• We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status
