Sr. Technical Program Manager, Agentic AI

LinkedIn is embarking on a groundbreaking initiative to develop agentic models. We are building advanced AI agents that exhibit reasoning, planning, and interaction capabilities. These agents will power new features and experiences that anticipate professionals' needs, automate complex tasks, and provide personalized guidance, ultimately shaping the future of work. The Technical Program Manager (level is TBD) will have the opportunity to drive cutting-edge AI agentic programs. You will collaborate with product and engineering teams. The LinkedIn TPM role is highly diversified and includes initiating, planning and executing intermediate to large scale, cross-functional and company-wide programs. The work location of this role is hybrid, meaning it will be performed both from home and from a LinkedIn office on select days, as determined by the business needs of the team.

Responsibilities

Own and drive key cross functional, technical AI initiatives across LinkedIn; Influence senior leaders, empower, build strategic relationships and align people across a broad variety of job functions; Develop strong partnerships with engineering and product management leaders and build the necessary subject matter expertise; Take ambiguous technical problems, formulate plans and drive teams to deliver successful results; Understand the long term implications of architectural and technical changes, while not losing focus on the short term deliverables; Lead efforts to identify risks, resolve key project conflicts, and establish appropriate resolution paths; Continuously improve and scale the organization, improving processes where needed while not slowing down engineering teams; Create a collaborative work environment that fosters shared understanding, transparency, mastery, autonomy, innovation and continuous learning; Analytical and truth seeking, making reasoned decisions objectively; Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including high emotional intelligence; Fill in gaps across roles and functions as needed, performing as an adaptive problem solver; Experience with or solid understanding of end-to-end agile software development; Coach and mentor others on the team

Requirements

3+ years of experience in Technical Program Management; B.S./B.A. degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience; Experience managing AI programs

Nice to have

Current or past experience working in start-ups; Past software engineering experience; Experience managing large AI programs and leading multiple TPMs; Technical program management experience in the tech industry; Significant experience working with software engineering leadership, technical teams, and individual contributors; Ability to work in very ambiguous environments; Passion about being an indispensable part of a great product; Ability to communicate authoritatively at a sufficient technical depth; Strong verbal and written communication; Passionate about learning new concepts and technologies; Hands-on software development experience; Knowledge of machine learning applications and platforms, Azure would be a big plus; Experience on building foundational models in a large scale environment

Benefits

Generous health and wellness programs; Time away for employees of all levels; Annual performance bonus, stock, benefits and/or other applicable incentive compensation plans