Technical Program Manager

Position: Technical Program Manager (TPM) – Custom Apps Development
Location: San Jose, CA (Onsite)

Pipeline/IssueTracking:    High-level mastery of project tracking tools like Buganizer, TaskFlow, or Jira
SDLC & Dependency Concepts: Understanding application deployment graphs, upstream/downstream dependencies, and blast radius management.
Automated Workflows: Using CI/CD tooling and automation scripts to track build statuses and file batch issues.
Risk Management    : Tracking SLOs, release milestones, and compliance with deployment freezes.

Core Responsibilities
Project Velocity & Orchestration: Manage the throughput of custom application development cycles across multiple squads. Ensure engineers effectively balance feature development, technical debt reduction, and bug fixes to optimize sprint outcomes.
Deadlock Escalation & Resolution: Identify and track architectural bottlenecks, resource constraints, and complex cross-team dependencies. Escalate hard blockers to Leadership or core stakeholders to minimize pipeline idle time.
Stakeholder & Release Communication: Manage communications with dependent internal and external teams impacted by application releases. Enforce standard release notices, migration paths, and deployment timelines.
Risk Mitigation & Resource Planning: Proactively plan sprint allocations around production freezes (such as holiday chills) and team capacities to ensure predictable deployment velocity.
Metrics & Reporting: Provide regular reports on burn-down rates, milestone tracking, release health metrics, and automated tool success rates.