Technology Program Manager

We have an immediate need for a seasoned Technical Program Manager in Bengaluru. The profile we're seeking calls for 15–20 years of corporate experience, with proven leadership in technical program management within large-scale software engineering environments.

Responsibilities

Establish and maintain organizational standards for program delivery, embedding technical excellence, security-by-design, and operational reliability; Lead the transition from legacy monolithic systems to cloud-native architectures (Microservices, Serverless, Containerization) and oversee cloud migrations and optimizations; Strategize and execute complex data engineering programs, including real-time streaming pipelines, data lakehouse architectures, and large-scale data migrations; Establish and refine the Rhythm of Business for the engineering organization, including monthly operational reviews, quarterly planning (OKRs), and executive status reporting; Lead complex capacity planning to align engineering talent with the highest-priority strategic initiatives; Coach Agile maturity across distributed teams and standardize Scrum frameworks while allowing team-level autonomy; Support multi-team Big Room Planning, Scrum-of-Scrums, and AI-augmented Backlog Refinement sessions; Partner with SRE and DevOps teams to define and enforce Incident Management protocols and oversee critical (P0/P1) incidents; Enable a blame-free post-mortem culture ensuring Root Cause Analysis leads to actionable backlog items; Act as primary liaison between Engineering, Data Science, Product Management, and Business Operations; Proactively identify and resolve cross-team dependencies and bottlenecks in multi-cloud and hybrid environments; Orchestrate technical integration of third-party SaaS platforms and managed services against security, performance, and data governance standards; Partner with Architects to align program milestones with technical standards and prevent technical debt; Oversee a proactive risk management framework for zero non-compliance and/or overdues

Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field; 15–20 years of progressive experience in Technical Program Management; at least 5 years in a Principal or Lead capacity within a large-scale Software Engineering organization; exceptional ability to influence without authority and build consensus across technical and non-technical stakeholders; expert-level proficiency with JIRA, Confluence, and advanced roadmap visualization tools; superior communication, negotiation, and conflict-resolution skills; ability to maintain clarity and direction in highly ambiguous, fast-paced environments

Nice to have

Familiarity with AI-assisted project management tools