Senior Technical Program Manager

Role Description

We are seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to join our team and help us achieve our ambitious goals for our business and for the planet.

How you will make an impact:

• Lead some of Uplight's most complex cross-functional initiatives.
• Partner with Product and Engineering leaders to drive programs that span multiple teams, technical dependencies, and competing priorities.
• Own end-to-end delivery of complex, cross-functional programs across product and engineering.
• Manage dependencies, surface risks, drive decisions, and ensure that programs with no single clear owner don’t fall through the cracks.
• Initial portfolio includes programs such as OEM device integration coordination, legacy product migration, Device Information Data Model (DIDM) improvements, and internationalization vendor consolidation.
• Engage substantively with engineers at a technical level while translating complexity into clear communications for product and engineering leadership.
• Work closely with Product Managers and engineering leads based in North America and India, coordinating across time zones.
• Effective collaboration with distributed teams, strong organizational instincts, and judgment to know when to drive forward independently and when to escalate.

What you get to do:

• Own delivery of complex cross-functional technical programs from planning through launch.
• Drive alignment across Product, Engineering, and leadership to manage dependencies, resolve blockers, and maintain execution momentum.
• Lead strategic initiatives including platform modernization, OEM integrations, legacy migrations, and internal systems improvements.
• Build program plans, risk registers, dependency maps, executive status reports, and launch readiness criteria.
• Facilitate technical decision-making and cross-functional planning across distributed engineering teams.
• Translate technical complexity into clear risks, trade-offs, and recommendations for leadership.
• Identify execution risks early and proactively drive resolution or escalation.
• Partner closely with engineering leads and product managers to prioritize work and ensure successful delivery.
• Help mature Engineering Strategy & Operations by improving program management standards, tooling, and operating practices.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of experience managing technical programs in a software product company.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion.
• Technical fluency: understanding API and data model concepts, and engaging meaningfully with engineering teams.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate across teams without direct authority.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfort with ambiguity and the ability to impose structure.
• Experience working in an agile, pod-based engineering environment.
• Willingness and ability to collaborate with distributed teams across time zones.
• Proficiency with project and work management tools such as Jira, Confluence, or similar platforms.

Requirements

• Experience managing platform architecture or systems integration programs.
• Familiarity with device integration patterns, telemetry pipelines, IoT systems, or demand response programs.
• PMP, PMI-ACP, SAFe, or equivalent program or project management certification.
• Prior experience working with engineering teams in India or other international locations.
• 5+ years of project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, and quality.
• Experience defining KPIs and reporting to senior leadership.
• Proven track record of delivering results for large, cross-functional initiatives.
• Experience with data analysis to capture, process, and organize data.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits, including flexible time off and generous parental leave.
• Opportunities for career advancement and robust learning and development programs.
• An inclusive workplace where diversity is celebrated and Employee Resource Groups are available.
• A collaborative environment where your ideas are valued and contributions recognized.

Salary Range

$113,000 to $140,000 USD + Bonus

Application Deadline

September 15, 2026