Technical Program Manager

JD:Release Management and Governance* Own the end-to-end release lifecycle across assigned product and commercialization portfolios, including planning, scheduling, readiness, deployment, and rollout strategy.* Build and maintain integrated release calendars, manage cross-team dependencies, and coordinate multiple release trains.* Establish and enforce quality, compliance, and security gates, supported by accurate release documentation and communications.* Identify, track, and mitigate release risks; maintain rollback and contingency plans for critical releases.* Drive adoption and continuous improvement of automation, CI/CD tooling, and deployment pipelines.Large-Scale Operational Programs* Lead multi-quarter, cross-system initiatives such as branding updates, terminology harmonization, and technology refresh programs across engineering teams.* Develop and maintain system inventories, migration trackers, roadmaps, dependency maps, and decision logs.* Run program operating cadences, including status reviews, risk reviews, and stakeholder forums.* Resolve cross-team risks and blockers, escalating issues with clear framing, impact assessment, and actionable options.Cloud Cost and Financial Operations* Partner with Engineering and Finance on cloud cost tracking, forecasting, allocation, and monthly variance reporting.* Maintain cloud tagging and cost-allocation accuracy across accounts.* Track cost-optimization initiatives through completion and quantify outcomes.* Support recurring budget and financial review cadences with key stakeholders.Business and Vendor Operations* Maintain workforce rosters, headcount reporting, and hiring pipeline updates.* Coordinate quarterly and annual product planning processes and operating mechanisms.* Perform internal tools and process compliance checks and drive follow-up actions.* Create and track purchase orders and statements of work for engineering contractors.* Monitor contract terms, renewals, expirations, invoices, and discrepancies.* Support vendor and contractor onboarding and offboarding activities.Required Qualifications* 10+ years of relevant experience, including substantial experience in enterprise release management and technical program delivery.* Demonstrated success delivering complex, cross-functional, multi-team technical programs.* Strong knowledge of SDLC, Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, version control, and release governance.* Working knowledge of AWS, Azure, or GCP and container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.* Strong technical fluency with the ability to assess system-level dependencies and business impact.* Proven ability to influence and drive execution across distributed teams without direct authority.* Excellent stakeholder, executive, written, and verbal communication skills.* Strong risk management, planning, reporting, data management, and documentation capabilities.* Advanced Excel skills and experience with business intelligence or reporting tools.* Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous environments with changing priorities.Preferred Qualifications* Experience with FinOps practices, cloud cost management, forecasting, and cost-allocation tools.* Familiarity with platforms such as Cloud Health, Apptio, or comparable cloud financial management tools.* Experience with procurement, purchase orders, statements of work, invoicing, and vendor operations.* PMP, ITIL, SAFe Release Train Engineer, or similar certification.Top Skills:1. PMP, ITIL, SAFe Release Train Engineer2. Familiarity with platforms such as Cloud Health, Apptio, or comparable cloud financial management tools.3. Experience with FinOps practices, cloud cost management, forecasting, and cost-allocation tools.4. Familiarity with platforms such as Cloud Health5. SDLC, Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, version control, and release governance.6. Working knowledge of AWS, Azure, or GCP