Director, Technical Program Management
Instacart
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Canada
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Salary
💰 CA$245,000 - CA$258,500 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Responsible for building a vision for, and scaling, a high performance TPM organization.
- Oversee all aspects of planning and execution of technical programs for product and platform areas.
- Own cross-functional management by building strong relationships with partners, enabling effective strategic planning and timely execution.
- Define the product execution strategy, provide clear specifications, measurable success criteria, and scope of intended software product development.
- Drive well-formed, data-driven decisions, negotiate prioritization and weigh long and short term investments.
- Develop a team culture of curiosity, impact, and ownership that reinforces the core values of Instacart!
Requirements
- B.S. degree in Computer Science / Engineering or relevant industry experience.
- 10+ years of experience with technical program management as a TPM, engineering leader, product manager (technical domain) or related discipline.
- 5+ years of people management experience, having led teams executing on technical and product programs from ideation to development and through GTM/launch.
- A track record of finding and attracting world-class senior talent, and creating high-performing teams.
- Demonstrated delivery of company-wide technical efforts and executive stakeholder management as a leader and as an individual contributor. Significant experience in creating functional specs, release plans and roadmaps.
- Ability to balance business needs, a sense of urgency, and shipping high quality and pragmatic solutions. Clear sense of ownership and self-motivation.
- Excellent relationship-building skills: proven ability to influence leaders, resolve conflict and build consensus while dealing with ambiguity. Extensive experience with cross functional teams and managing relationships with business and technical stakeholders.
- Willing and able to travel internationally based on job requirements.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- New hire equity grant
- Annual refresh grants
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
technical program managementproduct managementsoftware product developmentfunctional specificationsrelease plansroadmapsdata-driven decision makingstrategic planningGTMengineering leadership
Soft skills
relationship buildinginfluenceconflict resolutionconsensus buildingself-motivationownershipcuriosityimpactteam culturecross-functional collaboration
Certifications
B.S. degree in Computer ScienceB.S. degree in Engineering