Staff Technical Program Manager, Data Platform

$150,000 - $225,000/Yr

Clari - Seattle, WA

Full-time - Senior

Remote - Seattle, WA

Publishing Industries

About the position

The Staff Technical Program Manager (TPM) at Clari will play a crucial role in driving strategy discussions, planning, and execution within the Data Platform Product area. This position involves collaborating with senior leaders in Engineering and Product to manage large-scale strategic initiatives, ensuring continuous improvement and effective communication between technical and non-technical stakeholders. The role is fully remote and focuses on enhancing operational capabilities within a high-growth SaaS environment.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with the Engineering and Product senior leaders for all critical decisions and key initiatives within the Data Platform product area.
• Establish and maintain a culture of continuous improvement within the platform product area.
• Oversee the portfolio of work for the Data Platform teams, managing impediments, major risks, and dependencies to drive quarterly planning and execution.
• Understand modern data platform architecture and the patterns of being a shared service.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with senior leadership teams to define metrics for measuring success in planning, execution, and engineering productivity and effectiveness.
• Coach processes and best practices in Engineering and Product Management organizations.
• Act as a catalyst in the Engineering Operations Organization to improve and expand operational capabilities.
• Identify potential risks and assist engineering leaders in developing mitigation strategies.
• Bridge communication between technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Requirements

• 8+ years experience in a similar role within an R&D Operations Organization supporting a high-growth SaaS product.
• Deep expertise in Agile Methodologies and scaling frameworks (SAFe) at both the team level and teams of teams level.
• Expert in driving multiple large size and complex cross-functional programs from idea to completion.
• Expert in Jira with an understanding of engineering management platforms.
• Expert in developing scaling strategies and roadmaps aligned with Clari's goals.
• Technical aptitude to understand the high-level architecture of what is being built.

Nice-to-haves

• Proven experience in driving change management initiatives across diverse product areas and global regions.

Benefits

• Remote-first with opportunities to work and celebrate in person.
• Medical, dental, vision, short & long-term disability, Life insurance, and EAP.
• Mental health support provided by Modern Health.
• Pre-IPO stock options.
• Well-being and professional development stipends.
• Retirement 401(k) plan.
• 100% paid parental leave, plus fertility and family planning support provided by Maven.
• Discretionary paid time off, monthly ‘take a break' days, and Focus Fridays.
• Charitable giving match, plus in-person and virtual events.