Senior Technical Program Manager

Best Friends Animal Society

Senior Technical Program Manager overseeing multi-team technical initiatives at Best Friends Animal Society. Driving alignment and execution while fostering collaboration across various stakeholders.

Posted 4/23/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $135,000 - $150,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead end-to-end program management for complex, multi-team technical initiatives.
Define and maintain program roadmaps, milestones, and success metrics.
Serve as the primary point of coordination between engineering teams, product, security, project managers, and business stakeholders.
Facilitate cross-functional planning sessions, design reviews, and executive status briefings.
Identify, assess, and proactively mitigate program risks and dependencies.
Drive alignment on priorities and trade-offs across competing team needs.
Partner with engineering leads to ensure technical designs, architecture decisions, and delivery plans are realistic.
Collaborate with security teams to embed security and compliance requirements into program planning and delivery processes.
Establish, improve, and scale program management frameworks, processes, and tooling.
Maintain a high-level strategic vision across programs.
Track and report on program health using defined KPIs and OKRs.
Partner closely with the Project Management Office (PMO).

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of experience in technical program management
Strong foundational understanding of software engineering principles, system design, infrastructure concepts, and data engineering practices
Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent programs in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities.
Experience working directly with security, compliance, or risk teams to incorporate requirements into program delivery.
Exceptional communication and presentation skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Demonstrated experience leading without direct authority
Proficiency with program and project management tools
Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, SAFe, and/or other delivery methodologies.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Business, or related field — or equivalent practical experience.

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Hard Skills & Tools

program managementsoftware engineering principlessystem designinfrastructure conceptsdata engineering practicesAgileScrumSAFeKPIOKR

Soft Skills

communication skillspresentation skillsanalytical skillsproblem-solving skillsleadershipcollaborationrisk assessmentstrategic visionprioritizationfacilitation