Staff Technical Program Manager – Core Experience
Instacart
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: California • Colorado • United States
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Salary
💰 $202,000 - $255,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Lead the strategy, definition, and execution of complex, cross-company programs
- Turn poorly understood problems into well-structured programs
- Create cross-program roadmaps spanning multiple engineering organizations
- Demonstrate deep technical acumen proposing and derisking solutions
- Partner with VPs to align program goals with company strategy
- Drive operational excellence through data-driven program management
- Unblock teams by resolving resource gaps and negotiating priorities
- Define and scale foundational frameworks, processes, and criteria
- Mentor and onboard TPMs across experience levels
- Proactively identify new problem areas with business impact
Requirements
- 10+ years of post-graduation experience in technology
- Proven track record leading end-to-end, company-wide programs of high complexity and ambiguity
- Expert ability to design program structures, execution plans, and cross-program roadmaps
- Deep technical domain knowledge influencing architectural decisions
- Exceptional communicator with experience presenting to VP and executive audiences
- Data-oriented decision maker with experience defining KPIs/OKRs
- Demonstrated ability to drive a culture of continuous improvement
- History of mentoring and developing TPMs
- Strong relationship builder navigating competing priorities
- Bachelor’s degree in a technology or engineering discipline
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Flexible work hours
- Paid time off
- Remote work options
- New hire equity grant
- Annual refresh grants
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
program managementdata-driven decision makingKPIOKRprogram structure designexecution planningcross-program roadmap developmentarchitectural decision influencecontinuous improvement
Soft Skills
communicationmentoringrelationship buildingproblem-solvingnegotiationstrategic alignmentoperational excellenceteam unblockingresource management