Lead Technical Program Manager

Wikimedia Foundation

Lead Technical Program Manager driving critical cross-functional programs at Wikimedia Foundation. Seeking a candidate experienced in aligning teams and delivering impactful outcomes in technology organizations.

Posted 5/8/2026full-timeRemote • Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $126,234 - $192,381 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Drive planning, coordination, and execution of initiatives across teams and departments.
Track, support, and enable teams to deliver meaningful impact; establish clear metrics and/or milestones to measure success.
Facilitate and improve - at a program level - the team practices, workflows, and processes.
Lead capacity planning exercises, identify gaps and make recommendations for resource allocation or escalation as needed.
Partner with Product and Technology leadership and program stakeholders to align priorities with strategic objectives and operational realities.
Proactively identify risks, issues, and cross-functional dependencies, and develop management, mitigation or escalation plans.
Resolve conflicts and ensure smooth collaboration across teams.
Partner with engineering to evaluate technical tradeoffs, identify architectural risks, and guide decisions that balance speed, scalability, and quality.
Build and maintain strong relationships with diverse internal and external stakeholders.
Act as a strategic thought partner by asking the right questions, sensing partnership needs, and fostering productive dialogues.

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of experience in Technical Program Management or a related field, preferably in a product-driven or engineering-led organization.
Strong systems thinking, organizational, and analytical skills.
Proven success managing complex programs with multiple stakeholders.
Expertise in risk management, capacity planning, and strategic alignment.
Exceptional communication and relationship-building abilities.
Comfort with ambiguity and a bias for action.
Experience working with Legal, Communications, and other business-critical functions outside of Product & Technology.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary
Flexible working hours

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Hard Skills & Tools

Technical Program ManagementRisk ManagementCapacity PlanningStrategic AlignmentSystems ThinkingAnalytical SkillsProgram Management

Soft Skills

CommunicationRelationship BuildingOrganizational SkillsConflict ResolutionCollaborationProblem SolvingAdaptabilityStrategic Thinking