Switzerland Global Enterprise

Principal – Technical Program Manager

Switzerland Global Enterprise

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $190,440 - $285,660 per year

Job Level

Tech Stack

About the role

  • Lead alignment across domain initiatives through effective planning, dependency management, and proactive impediment removal
  • Serve as the primary owner and escalation point for complex, cross-cutting technical programs
  • Drive outcome-based delivery by refining guidance, processes, and forums that enable teams to unlock technical and operational blockers
  • Monitor delivery progress, surface insights, recommend course corrections, and provide clear, frequent updates to stakeholders and executives
  • Engage senior leadership using Lean operational practices to communicate progress, risks, and outcomes
  • Own and evolve a scalable software development and release model that improves transparency and establishes a single source of truth for delivery commitments
  • Enable and lead quarterly Big Room Planning (BRP) events, including logistics, pre-work, facilitation, and standard work adoption
  • Ensure successful tracking and reporting of delivery, planning, and strategic metrics
  • Define, document, and govern standard work aligned with compliance and audit requirements
  • Champion continuous improvement through retrospectives, Kaizen practices, and a strong focus on automation and reduction of manual processes
  • Coach and guide Scrum Leads, Product Owners, and Value Stream leaders in applying Agile and SAFe principles effectively
  • Improve value flow across value streams and ensure realization of value committed by Product Management
  • Drive the operating cadence for the Distribution Engineering organization, including meetings, communications, OKRs, planning, and reporting
  • Partner with engineering, product, and UX leadership to create achievable, integrated delivery plans
  • Advocate for and lead organizational change to advance Agile maturity and execution excellence
  • Identify, manage, and escalate risks and dependencies that could impact ART delivery and strategic objectives

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, from an accredited college or university
  • 10+ years of experience delivering highly complex, technical software programs in a product-based software organization
  • 10+ years of experience building, leading, and managing global and offshore teams; preference for direct leadership of engineering, QA, and UX teams
  • 7+ years leading high-performing, globally distributed technical teams
  • Master’s degree in business, technology, or a related discipline (preferred)
  • Solid understanding of system architecture and data analytics
  • Leadership experience across both startup and mature product organizations
  • 5+ years of program leadership in distributed Agile software development environments
  • Proven success managing and influencing senior engineering and product leaders in India
  • Experience in the energy or utilities sector is a plus
  • Proven experience leading transformation initiatives in large, matrixed software enterprises
  • Strong technical foundation with exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Demonstrated success managing multiple concurrent programs in large-scale Agile environments
  • Exceptional communication skills with the ability to tailor messaging to engineers, product teams, and executive audiences
  • Strong influencing and relationship-building capabilities
  • Experience delivering cloud-based platforms at scale and resolving complex technical challenges in a hands-on manner
  • Deep understanding of Agile methodologies and the SAFe framework, with strong facilitation and coaching skills.
Benefits
  • medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
  • access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource
  • access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services
  • Retirement benefits include the GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions
  • access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants
  • tuition assistance
  • adoption assistance
  • paid parental leave
  • disability benefits
  • life insurance
  • 12 paid holidays
  • permissive time off
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
program leadershipAgile methodologiesSAFe frameworksystem architecturedata analyticscloud-based platformstransformation initiativestechnical program managementcontinuous improvementautomation
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationinfluencingrelationship-buildingproblem-solvingcoachingfacilitationplanningstakeholder managementstrategic thinking
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s degree in Software EngineeringMaster’s degree in businessMaster’s degree in technologyAgile certificationSAFe certificationProject Management Professional (PMP)Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)Lean certificationSix Sigma certification