Senior Technical Program Manager
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Requirements
• 8+ years of experience as a Technical Program Manager, Engineering Manager, or similar role driving technical programs within a fast-paced, high-growth technology company. • Demonstrated experience managing large-scale, complex software engineering projects, particularly in a SaaS, cloud-native, or distributed systems environment. • Deep understanding of software development life cycles (SDLC) and program management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum, Kanban). • Exceptional communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, capable of influencing and negotiating with technical and non-technical stakeholders, including senior leadership. • Proven ability to establish and maintain strong relationships with engineering teams, serving as a trusted partner and advisor. • Proficiency with program and project management tools (e.g., Jira, Asana, Google Workspace). • Experience in the Feature Flagging, DevOps, CI/CD, or Developer Tools space is a plus. • A strong technical background, having previously worked as a software engineer or in a highly technical role. • Experience driving programs with compliance and regulatory requirements (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001). • Target pay ranges based on Geographic Zones* for Level 4: • Zone 1: San Francisco/Bay Area or NYC Metropolitan Area, Boston, Seattle - $171,200 - $235,400** • Zone 2: Irvine, LA, Monterey, Santa Barbara, Santa Rosa, Austin, Portland, Philadelphia, Chicago - $154,100 - $211,860** • Zone 3: All other US locations - $145,500 - $200,090 * • LaunchDarkly operates from a place of high trust and transparency; we are happy to state the pay range for our open roles to best align with your needs. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location. • Within the United States, our geographic pay zones are defined by counties surrounding major metropolitan areas.**Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), health, vision, and dental insurance, and mental health benefits in addition to salary. • Modern software delivery was supposed to be the foundation for a thriving digital business but reality has proven otherwise. Slow, inefficient development cycles, costly outages, and fragmented customer experiences are preventing developers from building their best software. The LaunchDarkly platform helps developers innovate on new features faster while protecting them with a safety valve to instantly rewind when things go wrong. Developers can target product experiences to any customer segment and maximize the business impact of every feature. And by gradually rolling out new application components, they escape nightmare "big-bang" technology migrations. • The LaunchDarkly platform was built to guide engineers to the next frontier of DevOps by: • Improving the velocity and stability of software releases, without the fear of end customer outages • Delivering targeted experiences by easily personalizing features to customer cohorts • Maximizing the business impact of every feature through the ability to experiment and optimize • Coordinating the release and optimization of software to provide consistent experiences across mobile platforms and device types • Improving the effectiveness and productivity of engineering teams, by providing insights into engineering cadence and stability
Responsibilities
• Program Leadership: Own and drive the end-to-end execution of large, complex technical programs (e.g., core platform migrations, security and compliance initiatives, new product launches) across multiple engineering and product teams. • Program Leadership: • Planning and Scoping: Work closely with Engineering, Product, and Design leadership to define program scope, objectives, success metrics, and realistic delivery schedules. • Planning and Scoping: • Process Optimization: Implement, refine, and champion lightweight, effective program management best practices and development processes (e.g., agile methodologies, release management) to increase engineering efficiency and predictability. • Process Optimization: • Risk Management: Proactively identify, prioritize, and mitigate program risks and dependencies, ensuring alignment and clear accountability across all stakeholders. • Risk Management: • Communication: Serve as the central communication hub, providing regular, clear, and concise status updates to executive leadership, engineering teams, and cross-functional partners. • Communication: • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Facilitate effective decision-making and alignment among diverse teams, including Product Management, Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success. • Cross-Functional Collaboration:
Benefits
• None of the benefits are explicitly stated in this job posting. The text only provides information about responsibilities and qualifications required for the Senior Technical Program Manager position at LaunchDarkly. Pay ranges based on Geographic Zones* have been mentioned, but these do not constitute a benefit as they relate to compensation rather than non-monetary perks or advantages provided by the employer.
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