Digital Technology Operations Lead

Archer is an aerospace company based in San Jose California building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft with a mission to advance the benefits of sustainable air mobility. We are designing manufacturing and operating an all-electric aircraft that can carry four passengers while producing minimal noise.

Our sights are set high and our problems are hard and we believe that diversity in the workplace is what makes us smarter drives better insights and will ultimately lift us all to success. We are dedicated to cultivating an equitable and inclusive environment that embraces our differences and supports and celebrates all of our team members.

We are seeking a Sr./Staff Technical Program Manager to run the operational backbone of the Digital Technology Organizations (DTO) Corporate Technology portfolio. This role owns the end-to-end portfolio cadence across active initiatives including intake triage prioritization and push-right resequencing together with the financial governance PMO tooling and reporting that keep leadership decisions grounded in data.

This is a high-ownership execution-focused role for someone who thrives at the intersection of program operations financial governance and analytics. You will be the connective layer between initiative POCs/PMs cross-functional partners and DTO leadership keeping a large fast-moving portfolio prioritized funded measured and moving.

1. Initiative Operations & Portfolio Cadence

• Own the end-to-end portfolio cadence across 30 active initiatives: intake triage prioritization and push-right resequencing (recently reprioritized 10 of 30 active initiatives).
• Own CapEx and financial governance across all initiatives cost estimates forecasts capitalization treatment and tracking to actuals.
• Own PMO tooling: Jira configuration and customization and the Sigma reporting dashboard.
• Run weekly check-ins with every initiative POC/PM to keep status risks and dependencies current.
• Run every-other-day executive and cross-functional preparation syncs.
• Prepare Steering Committee (SteerCo) communications and decision materials.

1. Data & Analytics

• Own portfolio reporting capacity and workload tracking and the metrics that feed leadership decisions.
• Build and maintain dashboards (Sigma) and reporting that give leadership a single trusted view of portfolio health.
• Translate raw initiative financial and capacity data into decision-ready insight.

1. People Technology Enhancements

• Provide PMO delivery support for the People-side project pipeline new-hire application international payroll automation Docebo/LMS and UAE integrations so these efforts stay on track rather than stalling.
• Partner with People Technology leadership to sequence govern and report on these initiatives.

1. Other Corporate Technology Enhancements

• Own the broader Corporate Technology enhancement backlog that otherwise has no dedicated owner.
• Triage prioritize and drive delivery across enhancement requests spanning enterprise systems and business applications.

Today this portfolio-operations financial-governance and analytics work is being absorbed ad hoc by DTO leadership and individual PMs with no single dedicated owner. As the portfolio has grown to roughly 30 active initiatives that model no longer scales: prioritization slips CapEx visibility is fragmented People-technology projects risk stalling and the broader Corporate Technology enhancement backlog goes unowned. This role consolidates that operating model into one accountable seat protecting leadership focus keeping spend governed and ensuring the portfolio stays prioritized measured and moving.

• A single trusted portfolio cadence (intake triage prioritization push-right) operating across all active initiatives.
• CapEx and financial governance with clean reliable tracking to actuals across the portfolio.
• Leadership decisions backed by dependable portfolio capacity and workload reporting.
• People Technology pipeline progressing on schedule with PMO delivery support.
• The Corporate Technology enhancement backlog actively owned triaged and delivered.

• 8 years leading technology programs or PMO operations ideally within a Corporate or Enterprise Technology environment.
• Demonstrated ownership of portfolio cadence intake triage prioritization and resequencing across many concurrent initiatives.
• Strong financial and CapEx governance experience: cost estimation forecasting and tracking to actuals.
• Hands-on with PMO tooling Jira configuration/customization and BI/reporting dashboards (Sigma Tableau Power BI or similar).
• Strong data and analytics orientation: portfolio reporting capacity/workload tracking and the metrics that inform leadership.
• Proven stakeholder coordination across POCs/PMs cross-functional partners and executives including running recurring exec and SteerCo cadences.
• Excellent written communication able to prepare executive and SteerCo decision materials.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities in ambiguous fast-moving environments.

• Experience supporting People/HR technology delivery (HRIS payroll automation LMS such as Docebo onboarding apps international/multi-region integrations).
• Sigma (or comparable BI) dashboard development.
• Experience in regulated or high-compliance industries (aerospace medical device manufacturing etc.).
• PMP PMI-ACP CSM or equivalent certifications.
• Experience maturing PMO process and tooling as an organization scales.

• Structured systems-oriented thinker who builds repeatable operating cadences.
• Comfortable operating at both portfolio-strategy and execution-detail levels.
• Calm under pressure with strong prioritization instincts.
• Influential communicator across technical and non-technical audiences.
• High ownership and accountability mindset.

Bonus Qualifications:

• Knowledge of PeopleOps / People Technology.
• Familiarity with FP&A / CapEx accounting treatment.
• Jira administration and Sigma (or comparable BI) development.
• Knowledge of InfoSec IT infrastructure or Supply Chain technology domains.

At Archer you will help pioneer the future of sustainable aviation. Youll join a world-class team pushing the boundaries of engineering manufacturing and digital infrastructure tackling challenges that have never been solved before. If youre a builder a problem-solver and a connector across complex physical and digital disciplines this is your opportunity to make history.

Compensation: For this position we drive a pay-for-performance culture and reward performance that supports the Companys strategy. Actual compensation offered will be determined by job-related knowledge skills and experience.

At Archer we aim to attract retain and motivate talent that possess the skills and leadership necessary to grow our business. We drive a pay-for-performance culture and reward performance that supports the Companys business strategy. For this position we are targeting a base pay between $144000 - $180000. Actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as job-related knowledge skills and experience.

Please note that this job description is intended to provide a general overview of the position and does not include an exhaustive list of responsibilities and qualifications.