Technical Program Manager

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Technical Program Manager

The Technical Program Manager serves as a trusted execution partner and strategic extension of the CIO. This role is not a traditional project management position; it is designed to offload critical operational and execution responsibilities from the CIO while ensuring technology priorities remain aligned, visible, and on track in a fast paced, high growth environment.

This role requires strong technical fluency combined with disciplined program execution. The TPM will identify gaps, manage dependencies, and drive initiatives that deliver measurable business and EBITDA impact. In addition to strategic partnership, the role acts as the primary functional and technical owner of enterprise ERP and CRM systems, providing centralized coordination to ensure senior development teams meet deadlines and deliver business value.

Key Responsibilities

CIO Partnership and Strategic Execution

• Act as the CIO’s primary execution partner, translating strategy into actionable initiatives

• Maintain holistic visibility across all active technology programs, dependencies, and risks

• Proactively surface issues, tradeoffs, and decisions requiring executive input

• Prepare executive ready status updates, recommendations, and decision materials

Enterprise Systems and Program Delivery

• Serve as the functional and technical owner of ERP and CRM platforms

• Drive planning, sequencing, and execution across multiple concurrent initiatives

• Define clear scope, milestones, owners, and success metrics

• Ensure disciplined follow up, escalation, and problem solving to keep programs on track

Business and Financial Impact

• Partner with Operations, Finance, and Product to identify process improvements enabled by technology

• Support initiatives tied to cost reduction, margin improvement, and revenue growth

• Track financial impact and ensure technology initiatives translate into operational adoption and value realization

Qualifications

Required

• 6+ years of experience in technical program management, systems transformation, or engineering adjacent roles

• Strong understanding of enterprise systems, integrations, and software delivery

• Proven ability to manage complex, interdependent initiatives

• Experience partnering directly with senior leaders and translating technical work into business outcomes

Preferred

• Experience acting as a chief of staff style partner to a senior IT leader

• Background in high growth or private equity backed environments

• Financial acumen with metrics such as EBITDA, ROI, and run rate savings

• Experience in operationally complex industries