Tech Program Manager

Job Overview

Plan A Technologies is looking for a motivated and highly organized Technical Program Manager. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background and a proven track record of managing cross-functional programs.

In this role, you will play a pivotal role in managing contractor engineering teams, tracking progress, and owning day-to-day execution through Jira. You are skilled at cross-team coordination, agile project management, and translating complex technical details into clear, actionable plans. You will provide critical TPM support across two of our major, high-priority company programs.

Please note: you must have at least 5+ years of experience as a Technical Program Manager to be considered for this role.

JOB RESPONSIBILITY

• Program Execution: Drive the successful planning, execution, and delivery of technical initiatives, keeping timelines aligned and transparent.
• Contractor Engineering Management: Directly manage and coordinate day-to-day tasks for contractor engineering teams, ensuring clear requirements, unblocked workflows, and timely delivery.
• Jira & Agile Operations: Own and maintain Jira boards, handling ticket creation, grooming, sprint planning, and meticulous status tracking. Facilitate agile ceremonies (daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives) as needed.
• Cross-Program Support: Provide dedicated TPM support across two of our primary foundational programs (focusing on identity/access management and core system migrations).
• Stakeholder Communication: Manage stakeholder relationships effectively, communicating project status, risks, and mitigation plans transparently to engineering leadership and cross-functional partners.
• Risk Mitigation: Proactively identify and mitigate technical and scheduling risks, establishing clear path-to-green plans to keep projects on track.
  
  

Experience

• 5+ years of proven experience as a Technical Program Manager or in a similar technical delivery role, ideally within an enterprise or infrastructure engineering environment.
• Technical Background: Solid technical acumen or equivalent practical experience.
• Agile & Tools Expert: Deep, hands-on expertise in Jira and a strong understanding of agile methodologies.
• Team Coordination: Previous experience managing, tracking, and leading contractor or globally distributed engineering teams.
• Communication: Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to bridge the gap between technical details and high-level project status.
• Must be a proactive, highly organized team player who can adapt quickly to changing requirements in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Excellent organizational, problem solving and analytical abilities
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills
• Initiative and drive to do great things
  
  

About The Company/Benefits

Plan A Technologies is an American software development and technology advisory firm that brings top-tier engineering talent to clients around the world. Our software engineers tackle custom product development projects, staff augmentation, major integrations and upgrades, and much more. The team is far more hands-on than the giant outsourcing shops, but still big enough to handle major enterprise clients.

Read more about us here: www.PlanAtechnologies.com .

Location: Work From Home 100% of the time, or come in to one of our global offices. Up to you.

Great colleagues and an upbeat work environment: You'll join an excellent team of supportive engineers and project managers who work hard but don't ever compete with each other.

Benefits: Vacation, Brand New Laptop, and More: You’ll get a generous vacation schedule, and other goodies.

If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you!