Technical Program Manager (TPM)

About the Role

As our TPM, you’ll drive operational excellence for our 8-person engineering team. You’ll embed light-but-powerful processes that create clarity, enforce accountability, and unblock execution. You’ll ensure that tickets are well-scoped, estimation is rigorous, quality is non-negotiable, and no detail falls through the cracks.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of structure and speed—who sees process as a product, and engineers as customers.

Key Responsibilities

Drive task clarity by ensuring work is broken into fine-grained, well-structured tickets
Enforce planning and estimation frameworks that improve accuracy and reduce surprises
Educate engineers on our standards for ticket writing, acceptance criteria, and QA
Ensure coverage of end-to-end testing and quality guardrails for every major release

Build rituals (standups, grooming, retros) that scale with the team—not slow it down
Collaborate with product and engineering leadership to shape our roadmap cadence
Serve as the connective tissue across functions to keep cross-functional efforts on track

Our main requirements are:

5+ years of project or program management experience within high-performing software teams
Deep familiarity with agile methodologies, estimation techniques, and sprint planning
Proven ability to create clarity and momentum in fast-paced, high-growth environments
Excellent communication and documentation skills

Strong command of project management tools like Linear, Jira, Shortcut, or Asana
Track record of building systems that helped teams scale without slowing down
Prior experience working closely with engineers
Technical background

Nice-to-have

If you don't have those skills, we will teach you

Hands-on experience defining or managing QA/testing standards
Familiarity with SLAs and software delivery workflows

Experience at early-stage startups, especially pre-Series B
History of coaching engineers and product managers on process maturity

Hiring Process

HR interview:

We'll talk about your professional background, the specifics of the position we are offering, and address any questions you might have.

Tech interview:

A deeper look into your technical expertise and problem-solving approach, ensuring your skill set aligns with our project's needs.

Interview with the C-Level:

A conversation focused on the company's vision, strategic goals, and how your role aligns with them.

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