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Senior Technical Program Manager

PlayStation · San Mateo, CA, United States

External listingfull-timeabout 2 months ago

About The Role

Join our team as a Senior Technical Program Manager, where you will lead complex programs that span multiple engineering teams and systems. You will drive alignment, influence decisions, and ensure successful execution across globally distributed teams. Your role will involve owning and leading cross-team programs, driving decision-making and prioritization, translating business goals into technical requirements, identifying risks, facilitating alignment, and improving program execution practices. You will also mentor and guide teams on program management best practices.

  • Lead and manage complex, cross-team programs from initiation through delivery, ensuring alignment on scope, priorities, and outcomes.
  • Drive decision-making and prioritization, balancing business impact, technical constraints, and delivery timelines, while translating business goals into clear technical requirements.
  • Identify risks early and lead mitigation efforts, ensuring programs stay on track across dependencies and stakeholders, and facilitate alignment across engineering, product, and partner teams.
  • Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate with technical and non-technical audiences, including senior leadership
  • Proven ability to navigate ambiguity and drive outcomes in evolving environments
  • Experience leading complex, multi-team programs with interdependencies
  • 5–7+ years of experience in Technical Program Management, Program Management, or a related role
  • Strong understanding of software development processes and system architecture concepts
  • Experience working with globally distributed and cross-functional teams
  • Prior experience working as a Scrum Master, with a strong understanding of Agile ceremonies and team execution practices
  • Background in software development or quality engineering, with demonstrated technical understanding of system design, testing, and delivery workflows
  • Demonstrated ability to drive alignment and influence decisions across multiple stakeholders
  • Ability to manage programs across the full software development lifecycle, from concept through deployment
  • Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline or equivalent practical experience
  • Strong experience applying Agile methodologies (e.g., Scrum, Kanban), with the ability to adapt processes to fit complex programs
  • Demonstrated success driving alignment across globally distributed and cross-cultural teams
  • Ability and willingness to travel as needed to collaborate with distributed teams and stakeholders
  • Experience improving or scaling program management processes, tooling, or team workflows
  • Experience influencing teams to improve performance, reliability, or delivery efficiency

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