Technical Program Manager

CompassX Group

Technical Project Manager at CompassX leading technical project initiatives and managing cross-functional teams for client success. Leveraging expertise to drive projects and contribute to firm growth.

Posted 6/10/2026full-timeIrvine • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $150,000 - $180,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Android

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and manage program timelines and delivery across multiple concurrent workstreams, serving as the primary escalation path for program health, dependencies, and prioritization decisions.
Define and work within an agile project governance framework, driving team velocity across development and QA in partnership with the product owner.
Act as "The Navigator," anticipating risks and ensuring the solution progresses deliberately from development through pilot, market entry, and national rollout without losing momentum or direction.
Operate as the "Air Traffic Controller," managing cross-team dependencies, sequencing priorities and keeping every workstream moving without collision.
Serve as the "Engine," driving resolution on risks, blockers, and dependencies, and escalating with the right context and urgency to keep the program moving.
Develop and maintain a working knowledge of the enterprise technology ecosystem spanning hardware and software integrations, middleware, and connected platforms.
Partner with the product owner, solution architects, engineers, and operations to align on technical strategy, validate approaches, and ensure sequencing decisions reflect both product direction and operational reality.
Identify process gaps, design solutions, drive cross-team alignment, and ensure successful handoff to operations for training and adoption.
Build and present executive-level program status decks to internal leadership and franchise stakeholders, adapting communication for technical, operational, and executive audiences.

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of experience in technical program management with ownership of complex multi-workstream programs in enterprise environments
Strong foundation in data systems and integration architecture, including how data is calculated and flows across interconnected platforms, with the ability to interrogate discrepancies and drive resolution across technical teams
Software development experience or equivalent technical depth, with the ability to engage in architecture and hardware-software integration discussions, challenge technical assumptions, and make informed prioritization and sequencing decisions
Experience with Android application development, including device certification, OS versioning, and managed device deployment in an enterprise environment
Experience in or alongside high-velocity, multi-location operational environments such as quick service restaurants, retail, hospitality, or field service, where enterprise technology is deployed at scale
Experience leading steering committee and cross-functional forums across internal, external, and executive stakeholder groups
Experience delivering executive-level program reporting and driving resource allocation decisions
Self-directed and outcome-oriented, with the ability to operate with autonomy across a broad, complex, fast-moving program

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive base salary plus a generous upside variable compensation model
Annual performance reviews that are straightforward and transparent
PTO plus holidays plus sick time
Sabbatical program
Health, dental, vision, term life, AD&D
Retirement plan with company matching
Continuous education investments to grow your skills & knowledge
Small firm feel and direct relationships with the Executive Leadership Team
Opportunity to design and build a firm
Remote working options
Opportunity to build a professional network in your community

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Hard Skills & Tools

technical program managementdata systemsintegration architecturesoftware developmentAndroid application developmentdevice certificationOS versioningmanaged device deploymentarchitecture discussionshardware-software integration

Soft Skills

risk managementcross-team alignmentcommunicationproblem-solvingautonomyoutcome-orientedstakeholder managementexecutive reportingprioritizationadaptability