Senior Technical Program Manager
Instacart
Senior Technical Program Manager
Job Description
Responsibilities
- Lead the planning and high quality technical execution of large sized engineering programs with high degree of ambiguity, complexity, and visibility demonstrating a strong sense of urgency, efficiency, and ownership.
- Work closely with Software Engineers, Product Managers, Product Designers, Data Scientists and other cross-functional partners to set project objectives and metric-based success criteria. Drive definition of project requirements and execution plans, and manage an overall program's progress and outcome.
- Own clear and effective communication with stakeholders, ensuring alignment on and awareness of priorities, risks, and changes.
- Foster a culture of teamwork and shared goals, creating a collaborative team environment and driving the right level of process to ensure efficiency and high quality delivery within the program team.
- Contribute broadly to Instacart’s success by suggesting and driving organization-wide initiatives.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of work experience post-graduation in a technology field, preferably as a technical program or project manager, product manager, software engineer (technical domain), or related technical discipline.
- Demonstrated ability to create functional specs, set program structure and influence program strategy. Previous experience in managing complex multi-org programs end-to-end, from definition to launch, throughout a software development lifecycle.
- A strong communicator with the ability to distill multiple streams of information, convey priorities and risks, and build a narrative for stakeholders.
- A strong sense of ownership and intellectual curiosity to understand executional and technical problems in depth, identify potential issues and offer actions to prevent them.
- Excellent collaborator and motivator, able to bring a team together to align and deliver on a common goal. Can build trust and partnerships with senior Engineering and Product leaders.
- Growth mindset - seeks and is receptive to actionable feedback and growth opportunities.
- Takes accountability seriously; can operate independently to deliver responsibilities and milestones on time and within budget.
- Self-motivated and thrives in a fast-paced environment.
- Bachelor's degree in a technology / engineering discipline.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in a technology/engineering discipline.
- Demonstrated ability to showcase deep technical domain knowledge on the programs that you take on, enabling you to be seen as a strong technical voice in the program and adding significant value towards architecting a program.
- Demonstrated ability to drive architectural and strategic decisions at the org leadership level.
- Extensive previous experience around creating innovative program management processes/tools/approaches to deliver company outcomes reliably and efficiently.
Required Skills
- technical expertise
- leadership skills
- managing complex multi-org programs
- software development lifecycle
- strong communicator
- sense of ownership
- intellectual curiosity
- collaborator
- motivator
- growth mindset
- self-motivated
- fast-paced environment
- deep technical domain knowledge
- drive architectural and strategic decisions
Benefits
- Highly market-competitive compensation
- New hire equity grant
- Annual refresh grants
- Flex First remote work policy
Salary Range
$146000 - $195000 USD
Locations
- United States, United States (Remote)
Salary
146,000 - 195,000 USD / yearly
Skills Required
- technical expertiseintermediate
- leadership skillsintermediate
- managing complex multi-org programsintermediate
- software development lifecycleintermediate
- strong communicatorintermediate
- sense of ownershipintermediate
- intellectual curiosityintermediate
- collaboratorintermediate
- motivatorintermediate
- growth mindsetintermediate
- self-motivatedintermediate
- fast-paced environmentintermediate
- deep technical domain knowledgeintermediate
- drive architectural and strategic decisionsintermediate
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of work experience post-graduation in a technology field, preferably as a technical program or project manager, product manager, software engineer (technical domain), or related technical discipline. (experience)
- Demonstrated ability to create functional specs, set program structure and influence program strategy. Previous experience in managing complex multi-org programs end-to-end, from definition to launch, throughout a software development lifecycle. (experience)
- A strong communicator with the ability to distill multiple streams of information, convey priorities and risks, and build a narrative for stakeholders. (experience)
- A strong sense of ownership and intellectual curiosity to understand executional and technical problems in depth, identify potential issues and offer actions to prevent them. (experience)
- Excellent collaborator and motivator, able to bring a team together to align and deliver on a common goal. Can build trust and partnerships with senior Engineering and Product leaders. (experience)
- Growth mindset - seeks and is receptive to actionable feedback and growth opportunities. (experience)
- Takes accountability seriously; can operate independently to deliver responsibilities and milestones on time and within budget. (experience)
- Self-motivated and thrives in a fast-paced environment. (experience)
- Bachelor's degree in a technology / engineering discipline. (experience)
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in a technology/engineering discipline. (experience)
- Demonstrated ability to showcase deep technical domain knowledge on the programs that you take on, enabling you to be seen as a strong technical voice in the program and adding significant value towards architecting a program. (experience)
- Demonstrated ability to drive architectural and strategic decisions at the org leadership level. (experience)
- Extensive previous experience around creating innovative program management processes/tools/approaches to deliver company outcomes reliably and efficiently. (experience)
Responsibilities
- Lead the planning and high quality technical execution of large sized engineering programs with high degree of ambiguity, complexity, and visibility demonstrating a strong sense of urgency, efficiency, and ownership.
- Work closely with Software Engineers, Product Managers, Product Designers, Data Scientists and other cross-functional partners to set project objectives and metric-based success criteria. Drive definition of project requirements and execution plans, and manage an overall program's progress and outcome.
- Own clear and effective communication with stakeholders, ensuring alignment on and awareness of priorities, risks, and changes.
- Foster a culture of teamwork and shared goals, creating a collaborative team environment and driving the right level of process to ensure efficiency and high quality delivery within the program team.
- Contribute broadly to Instacart’s success by suggesting and driving organization-wide initiatives.
Benefits
- general: Highly market-competitive compensation
- general: New hire equity grant
- general: Annual refresh grants
- general: Flex First remote work policy
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Senior Technical Program Manager
Instacart
Senior Technical Program Manager
Job Description
Responsibilities
- Lead the planning and high quality technical execution of large sized engineering programs with high degree of ambiguity, complexity, and visibility demonstrating a strong sense of urgency, efficiency, and ownership.
- Work closely with Software Engineers, Product Managers, Product Designers, Data Scientists and other cross-functional partners to set project objectives and metric-based success criteria. Drive definition of project requirements and execution plans, and manage an overall program's progress and outcome.
- Own clear and effective communication with stakeholders, ensuring alignment on and awareness of priorities, risks, and changes.
- Foster a culture of teamwork and shared goals, creating a collaborative team environment and driving the right level of process to ensure efficiency and high quality delivery within the program team.
- Contribute broadly to Instacart’s success by suggesting and driving organization-wide initiatives.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of work experience post-graduation in a technology field, preferably as a technical program or project manager, product manager, software engineer (technical domain), or related technical discipline.
- Demonstrated ability to create functional specs, set program structure and influence program strategy. Previous experience in managing complex multi-org programs end-to-end, from definition to launch, throughout a software development lifecycle.
- A strong communicator with the ability to distill multiple streams of information, convey priorities and risks, and build a narrative for stakeholders.
- A strong sense of ownership and intellectual curiosity to understand executional and technical problems in depth, identify potential issues and offer actions to prevent them.
- Excellent collaborator and motivator, able to bring a team together to align and deliver on a common goal. Can build trust and partnerships with senior Engineering and Product leaders.
- Growth mindset - seeks and is receptive to actionable feedback and growth opportunities.
- Takes accountability seriously; can operate independently to deliver responsibilities and milestones on time and within budget.
- Self-motivated and thrives in a fast-paced environment.
- Bachelor's degree in a technology / engineering discipline.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in a technology/engineering discipline.
- Demonstrated ability to showcase deep technical domain knowledge on the programs that you take on, enabling you to be seen as a strong technical voice in the program and adding significant value towards architecting a program.
- Demonstrated ability to drive architectural and strategic decisions at the org leadership level.
- Extensive previous experience around creating innovative program management processes/tools/approaches to deliver company outcomes reliably and efficiently.
Required Skills
- technical expertise
- leadership skills
- managing complex multi-org programs
- software development lifecycle
- strong communicator
- sense of ownership
- intellectual curiosity
- collaborator
- motivator
- growth mindset
- self-motivated
- fast-paced environment
- deep technical domain knowledge
- drive architectural and strategic decisions
Benefits
- Highly market-competitive compensation
- New hire equity grant
- Annual refresh grants
- Flex First remote work policy
Salary Range
$146000 - $195000 USD
Locations
- United States, United States (Remote)
Salary
146,000 - 195,000 USD / yearly
Skills Required
- technical expertiseintermediate
- leadership skillsintermediate
- managing complex multi-org programsintermediate
- software development lifecycleintermediate
- strong communicatorintermediate
- sense of ownershipintermediate
- intellectual curiosityintermediate
- collaboratorintermediate
- motivatorintermediate
- growth mindsetintermediate
- self-motivatedintermediate
- fast-paced environmentintermediate
- deep technical domain knowledgeintermediate
- drive architectural and strategic decisionsintermediate
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of work experience post-graduation in a technology field, preferably as a technical program or project manager, product manager, software engineer (technical domain), or related technical discipline. (experience)
- Demonstrated ability to create functional specs, set program structure and influence program strategy. Previous experience in managing complex multi-org programs end-to-end, from definition to launch, throughout a software development lifecycle. (experience)
- A strong communicator with the ability to distill multiple streams of information, convey priorities and risks, and build a narrative for stakeholders. (experience)
- A strong sense of ownership and intellectual curiosity to understand executional and technical problems in depth, identify potential issues and offer actions to prevent them. (experience)
- Excellent collaborator and motivator, able to bring a team together to align and deliver on a common goal. Can build trust and partnerships with senior Engineering and Product leaders. (experience)
- Growth mindset - seeks and is receptive to actionable feedback and growth opportunities. (experience)
- Takes accountability seriously; can operate independently to deliver responsibilities and milestones on time and within budget. (experience)
- Self-motivated and thrives in a fast-paced environment. (experience)
- Bachelor's degree in a technology / engineering discipline. (experience)
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in a technology/engineering discipline. (experience)
- Demonstrated ability to showcase deep technical domain knowledge on the programs that you take on, enabling you to be seen as a strong technical voice in the program and adding significant value towards architecting a program. (experience)
- Demonstrated ability to drive architectural and strategic decisions at the org leadership level. (experience)
- Extensive previous experience around creating innovative program management processes/tools/approaches to deliver company outcomes reliably and efficiently. (experience)
Responsibilities
- Lead the planning and high quality technical execution of large sized engineering programs with high degree of ambiguity, complexity, and visibility demonstrating a strong sense of urgency, efficiency, and ownership.
- Work closely with Software Engineers, Product Managers, Product Designers, Data Scientists and other cross-functional partners to set project objectives and metric-based success criteria. Drive definition of project requirements and execution plans, and manage an overall program's progress and outcome.
- Own clear and effective communication with stakeholders, ensuring alignment on and awareness of priorities, risks, and changes.
- Foster a culture of teamwork and shared goals, creating a collaborative team environment and driving the right level of process to ensure efficiency and high quality delivery within the program team.
- Contribute broadly to Instacart’s success by suggesting and driving organization-wide initiatives.
Benefits
- general: Highly market-competitive compensation
- general: New hire equity grant
- general: Annual refresh grants
- general: Flex First remote work policy
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