Principal Technical Program Manager, Engineering

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Role overview

What the role does

• Track cross-squad and cross-domain programs from kickoff through completion and map dependencies before work starts.
• Build and maintain status systems, dashboards, and reporting; automate status updates, dependency alerts, and reporting with Jira, scripts, and AI tools.
• Run planning syncs, sequencing reviews, and written updates; investigate stalled dependencies and escalate unresolved issues.
• Provide accurate engineering inputs to the PMO and support managers' quarter-long champion initiatives with tracking and goal reviews.
• Measure coordination efficiency as the organization grows and document processes for new squads.

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of program or project management in engineering or technology organizations, including 3+ years at a B2B SaaS company.
• Evidence of creating coordination systems and processes that persist beyond the candidate's tenure, including experience in changing organizations.
• Technical understanding of dependencies, architecture tradeoffs, and the SDLC; no CS degree or coding requirement.
• Expert Jira administration and comfort with dashboards, reporting tools, and hands-on AI tools for tracking, status summaries, or risk detection.
• Ability to influence senior engineers and leaders without authority, adapt to team practices, follow through with trust, communicate clearly in writing, and work amid ambiguity.

Preferred qualifications

• Cybersecurity, defence, or other security-focused product experience; programs spanning hardware, software, and operations; or prior director-level or business operations scope.
• Experience adapting Scrum, Kanban, or other agile practices, or building agentic workflows and scripts for delivery reporting.

Compensation and benefits

• Canadian candidates' estimated total compensation range is CAD 200,000–280,000, including base salary and bonus; the posting does not state a pay cadence.
• Benefits vary by country and include salary, stock options, health benefits, unlimited PTO, parental leave, and tuition reimbursement.