Technical Program Manager
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Requirements
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a relevant field with equivalent practical experience. • 5 years of experience in program management. • 5 years of experience with software development best practices and establishing methods, tools, and process improvements for cross-team initiatives. • Master’s degree, Ph.D., or equivalent experience in Engineering, Computer Science, Business or a related technical field. • 5 years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
Responsibilities
• Collaborate with team members and stakeholders to understand defined work problems and program goals, obtain prioritized deliverables, and discuss program impact. • Prioritize program goals, understand and translate stakeholders’ needs into program goals and prioritize deliverables. • Define the scope of projects and develop, execute, and/or manage project plans for the supported program(s). • Review key metrics about a program, monitor potential metric deviations, and define corrective actions for critical deviations. • Identify, communicate, and collaborate with relevant stakeholders within one or more teams to drive impact and work toward mutual goals. • Own end-to-end execution for Libraries programs, including intake, prioritization, dependency tracking, issue resolution, and delivery of package and library builds. • Design and improve processes that enable scalable and reliable delivery which can be reproduced across library ecosystems. • Coordinate across Engineering, Product, Security, and Infrastructure to align priorities, timelines, and technical constraints. • Surface and manage risks, blockers, and tradeoffs early through effective execution forums and async communication. • Lead capacity planning and forecasting to support parallel initiatives and changing demand. • Drive cross-functional initiatives that improve library and package coverage and reduce systemic friction. • Coordinate work performed by contractors or external contributors, ensuring quality and alignment with engineering standards. • Communicate status, risks, and decisions clearly and accurately to engineering and leadership stakeholders.
Benefits
• $128,000—$150,000 USD • Chainguard is the secure foundation for software development and deployment. By providing guarded open source software, built from source and updated continuously, Chainguard helps organizations eliminate threats in their software supply chains. • Founded by the industry's leading experts on open source software, security and cloud native development, Chainguard has built the largest library of open source software that is secure by default. • Chainguard’s mission is to be the safe source for open source. • We live and breathe our company values: • We are customer obsessed - We focus on delivering solutions to our customers that create value and make their lives better. • We have a bias for intentional action - We prioritize, plan, try things, and fail fast. • We don’t take ourselves too seriously (but we do serious work) - We are solving an important problem which takes focus, but we also like to enjoy the journey. • We trust each other and assume good intentions - We’re transparent with decisions to empower team members to make well informed decisions. • Flexible & Remote-First Culture: Work remotely with team meetup opportunities, bi-annual destination summits, and a monthly stipend for coworking spaces, phone and internet costs. • Flexible & Remote-First Culture: • Our Approach to Equity: Receive stock options upon hire and promotion. Plus, you can participate in secondary offerings and have 10 years to exercise your options (yes, you read that correctly: 10 years!). • Our Approach to Equity: • 100% Covered Health Insurance: We cover 100% of your health, vision and dental insurance premiums for you and your dependents. Nothing comes out of your paycheck. • 100% Covered Health Insurance: • ∞ Flexible Time Off: Take the time you need – to do our best work, we need to recharge and reset. • ∞ Flexible Time Off: • 18 Weeks Paid Parental Leave: We offer 18 weeks for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents, with the option to use it all at once or throughout your child's first year. • 18 Weeks Paid Parental Leave: • If your experience is close but doesn’t fulfill all requirements, please apply. We’re building the best team in technology and are focused on hiring “Chainguardians'' with unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences.