Lead Technical Program Manager

Opportunity Overview:

Were seeking a strategic and execution-focused Technical Program Manager to drive large cross-functional initiatives from concept through this role you will lead end-to-end delivery of complex multi-team programssuch as platform migrations architectural modernization reliability improvements and major product launcheswhile defining clear milestones success metrics and sequencing plans. Youll partner deeply with Engineering to proactively manage dependencies mitigate risk and ensure technical and business alignment. This role also strengthens our execution systems by improving program transparency standardizing launch rigor and translating technical complexity into clear executive-level insights.

What youll do:

• Lead end-to-end delivery of multi-team initiatives (e.g. platform migrations architectural modernization reliability improvements major product launches)
• Define milestones critical paths and measurable success criteria
• Break ambiguous initiatives into executable phases with clear sequencing
• Identify and manage cross-team technical dependencies
• Proactively surface risks and tradeoffs with mitigation plans
• Run structured risk reviews and escalation processes when needed
• Participate in technical design discussions to understand architecture and constraints
• Ensure design reviews capacity planning and rollout strategies happen early
• Collaborate with EMs and engineers leaders to align on realistic timelines
• Establish program tracking mechanisms that create transparency without bureaucracy
• Standardize launch readiness milestone reviews and postmortem follow-ups
• Identify systemic delivery bottlenecks and drive continuous improvement
• Provide concise executive updates with clear status risks and asks
• Maintain decision logs and documentation for key initiatives
• Translate technical complexity into business impact

What youll need:

Must-haves

• 6 years of experience in technical program management engineering program management or related roles in high-growth technology companies
• 6 years of experience hands on experience as a software engineer
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum/SAFe or other delivery frameworks (with pragmatic application)
• Demonstrated experience leading multi-team multi-quarter technical initiatives
• Strong technical fluency (experience working closely with backend infrastructure data or platform engineering teams)
• Ability to understand system architecture dependencies and engineering tradeoffs
• Proven track record of driving programs to completion in ambiguous environments
• Strong stakeholder management skills including influencing senior engineering leaders
• Excellent english written and verbal communication skills
• Experience implementing program management frameworks milestone tracking and risk management systems

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in platform engineering infrastructure modernization large-scale migrations GenAI Integrations inference infrastructure data pipelines model deployment platforms
• Working knowledge of at least one major cloud platform (AWS Azure or GCP)
• Experience in scaling startups
• Experience improving delivery predictability metrics (e.g. on-time delivery scope control forecast accuracy)
• Experience supporting compliance security or reliability initiatives
• MBA or advanced technical degree

ISMS roles and responsibilities

• Good knowledge of Information practices.
• Assist the manager in all the information security activities implementation and maintenance process.
• Ensuring the team and imparted with Competence related to Information security
• Responsible for implementation of security policies and procedures and report any issues to the Information Security Manager.

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Hyderabad Telangana: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Interview Process*:

1. Connect with Talent Acquisition
2. Meet with the Hiring Manager
3. Behavioral Interview(s)
4. Case Study
5. Interview with Senior Leadership

*Subject to change

About Cohere Health:

Cohere Healths clinical intelligence platform and agentic AI-powered solutions connect health plans strategic goals and providers needs optimizing the speed cost and quality of care. With an enterprise approach that streamlines payer-provider decision-making across the care continuumincluding policy prior authorization payment accuracy and morethe company improves collaboration and reduces burden resulting in up to 8x ROI and 94% provider satisfaction.

With the acquisition of ZignaAI we expanded our AI-native platform with a comprehensive Payment Integrity Suite that spans data mining clinical and coding validation authorization and claims reconciliation and end-to-end payment integrity services across pre- and post-pay workflows. By connecting clinical and payment insights our transparent AI-powered solutions help health plans proactively improve payment accuracy reduce waste and vendor dependency strengthen provider relationships and build smarter more efficient payment integrity programs.

Cohere Healths innovations continue to receive industry-wide recognition. Weve been recognized on TIMEs World Top HealthTech Companies 2025 list the 2025 Inc. 5000 list in the Gartner Hype Cycle for U.S. Healthcare Payers (2022-2025) and ranked as a Top 5 LinkedIn Startup for 2023 & 2024.

We cant wait to learn more about you and meet you at Cohere Health!

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Cohere Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all. To us its personal.