Senior Manager, Technical Program Management

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Responsibilities

• ▹Directly manage GitLab team members working as Technical Program Managers
• ▹Lead and mentor the TPM team, providing regular feedback to foster their growth and success
• ▹Plan staffing requirements for the PMO together with the Director of Technical Program Management and the Product and Engineering leadership groups
• ▹Align TPM team resourcing and assignments with the company's business objectives
• ▹Create and maintain program management standards such as program documentation, project plans, status reports and post-mortems, plus a team direction north star
• ▹Create and maintain a long-term strategy and vision for the Program Management function, aligned with broader company goals
• ▹Develop the job family, CDF and long-term hiring and growth objectives for the TPM function
• ▹Build strong relationships with cross-functional stakeholders including Engineering, Product, Security and GTM teams
• ▹Identify and mitigate risks, resolve conflicts and remove obstacles for the team to ensure timely program delivery
• ▹Establish and track KPIs for programs and team members and hold the team accountable for meeting commitments
• ▹Lead strategic planning with direct influence over staffing decisions, project timelines and planning stakeholders
• ▹Partner with leaders to develop new planning cadences and other improvements to ways of working across R&D

Requirements

• ▹Prior experience as a people manager and as an IC TPM, ideally in a position of seniority
• ▹Ability to prioritize and delegate work effectively
• ▹Proven track record of successful collaboration with internal and external stakeholders
• ▹Experience developing and executing strategic team development plans
• ▹Ability to coach others on driving cross-functional, product-driven initiatives without direct control of the programs
• ▹Proven ability to position oneself and the team as trusted partners and thought leaders
• ▹Embody GitLab's CREDIT values in your work

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Flexible paid time off
• ▹Team Member Resource Groups
• ▹Equity compensation and Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• ▹Growth and Development Fund
• ▹Parental leave
• ▹Benefits to support health, finances and well-being
• ▹Fully remote work (some roles carry location-based eligibility requirements)

About the company

GitLab is the intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps, with more than 50 million registered users and more than half of the Fortune 100 as customers. All of its roles are remote, and the R&D PMO is a new team within GitLab Engineering.