Senior Technical Program Manager (fmd)

About the opportunity

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Technical Program Manager (f/m/d) to lead large cross-team programs and drive alignment across engineering product and business stakeholders within the Product Development (ProdDev) organization.

As a Senior Technical Program Manager (f/m/d) you will own one or more strategic programs that span multiple teams and functions. This role demands strong ownership; youll be responsible for driving decisions to closure ensuring follow-through identifying risks early and course correcting when programs fall behind.
You will be accountable for program structure execution communication and outcomes bringing stability and continuity across long-running initiatives. Success in this role requires exceptional stakeholder management the ability to influence without authority and a strong grasp of program management fundamentals applied at scale.
While technical fluency is important your primary value will come from driving alignment surfacing risks early managing dependencies and enabling teams to deliver effectively together.

This role is ideal for a Technical Program Manager (f/m/d) who excels at orchestrating complex multi-team initiatives managing senior stakeholders and providing clarity structure and momentum in environments with ambiguity and competing priorities

What to expect

• Lead end-to-end program management for complex multi-team technical initiatives from strategy and planning through execution and delivery
• Primary point of contact for senior stakeholders accountable for ensuring clear communication expectation management and alignment across engineering product security legal and other business functions
• Break down high-level strategic objectives into clear program plans including scope milestones dependencies risks and success metrics
• Coordinate and align multiple teams with different roadmaps priorities and constraints toward shared outcomes
• Responsible for driving and closing alignment decisions between multiple teams with different roadmaps priorities and constraints to ensure shared outcomes
• Proactively identify risks trade-offs and bottlenecks; drive decision-making and resolution by bringing the right stakeholders together at the right time
• Establish and maintain program governance including operating rhythms status reporting KPIs and executive-ready communications.
• Ensure transparency and accountability by maintaining accurate program artifacts in tools such as JIRA and Confluence
• Champion operational excellence continuous improvement and scalable program practices across the organization

What you need to be successful

• 7 years of experience in Technical Program Management or a similar role with a strong track record of leadinglarge cross-functional multi-team programs
• Demonstrated expertise in stakeholder management including influencing senior leaders and aligning diverse groups with competing priorities
• You align stakeholders despite disagreement push back when appropriate and move decisions forward by clearly defining priorities and trade-offs
• Proven ability to operate effectively in ambiguous fast-moving environments bringing structure clarity and momentum
• Strong program management fundamentals including dependency management risk mitigation roadmap alignment and metrics-driven execution
• Solid technical fluency with experience partnering closely with engineering teams (AI/ML platforms workflows automations analytics or similar domains are a plus)
• Proficiency in program and project management methodologies (Agile Scrum Kanban Waterfall)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to stay clear and composed under pressure navigate change and communicate delivery risks effectively to executive audiences
• Hands-on experience with JIRA and familiarity with Confluence Asana Miro or similar tools

Nice to have

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related technical field
• Experience in SaaS cloud platforms or AI-driven products
• PMP PRINCE2 or Agile certifications
• Experience working with globally distributed teams and stakeholders across time zones

Whats in it for you

• Join an ambitious tech company reshaping the way people build digital experiences
• Full-time employees receive Stock Options for the opportunity to share in the success of our company
• Comprehensive healthcare package health/dental/vision care package covering 100% of monthly health premiums for employees and 85% of costs for your dependents.
• Fertility and family building benefits including a lifetime reimbursable wallet to support your growing family.
• We valueWork-Life balanceandYou Time!A generous amount of paid time off including vacation days sick days education days compassion days for loss and volunteer days
• Time off to care for and focus on your growing family
• Use your personal annual education budget to improve your skills and grow in your career
• Enjoy a full range of virtual and in-person events including workshops guest speakers and fun team activities supporting learning and networking exchange beyond the usual work duties
• An annual wellbeing stipend to care for your physical financial or emotional health
• A monthly communication phone/internet stipend and phone hardware upgrade reimbursement.
• New hire office equipment stipend for hybrid or distributed employees. Get the gear you need to work at your best.

Who are we

Contentful is a leading digital experience platform that helps modern businesses meet the growing demand for engaging personalized content at scale. By blending composability with native AI capabilities Contentful enables dynamic personalization automated content delivery and real-time experimentation powering next-generation digital experiences across brands regions and channels for more than 4200 organizations worldwide. More than 700 people from more than 70 nations contribute their energy and creativity to Contentful working from hubs in Berlin Denver San Francisco London New York and distributed worldwide.

Everyone is welcome here!

Everyone is welcome here is a celebrated component of our culture. At Contentful we strive to create an inclusive environment that empowers our employees. We believe that our products and services benefit from our diverse backgrounds and experiences and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color national origin religion sexual orientation gender gender identity age physical disability or length of time spent unemployed. We invite you to apply and join us!

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