Technical Program Manager

Title:     Technical Program Manager, Product Security
Location:  Foster City CA –Hybrid
Duration:  12 Months
Pay Rate:  $85-96/hr. On w2.

Job Description:

•Lead end-to-end program management for large-scale, multi-team engineering initiatives with significant business impact, from strategy through delivery.
•Serve as a strategic partner to VP- and Director-level engineering and product leaders, influencing roadmaps, resourcing decisions, and organizational priorities.
•Define and evolve program management frameworks, processes, and best practices across the engineering organization.
•Drive alignment across complex dependency landscapes involving multiple teams, external partners, and competing priorities.
•Anticipate and proactively manage risks, escalations, and trade-offs at a program and portfolio level.
•Communicate clearly and confidently to executive audiences —translating technical complexity into business impact and vice versa.
•Actively participate in architectural and technical scoping discussions, providing informed input on feasibility, sequencing, and delivery risk.

Qualifications:

•7+ years of experience in technical program management, with a proven record of delivering complex, org-wide engineering programs.
•Deep expertise managing multi-team software programs across the full SDLC, including large-scale platform, infrastructure, or product initiatives.
•Strong technical foundation —able to engage credibly in architectural discussions, understand system design trade-offs, and evaluate technical risk.
•Exceptional communication and executive presence —skilled at influencing without authority and navigating organizational dynamics.
•Experience building or improving program management processes and tooling at an organizational level.
•Proven ability to manage ambiguity, drive clarity, and make sound decisions under pressure in fast-paced environments.
•Ability to use AI tools to make informed technical decisions regarding a given design or code changes
•Knowledge of how agentic AI models work and how to execute programs with AI chatbots
•Technical expertise in understanding the following technologies
•Wireless Technologies - 4G/5G/Multi-WAN Load Balancing
•Networking Technologies - UDP/TCP, NAT Traversal, Network Security (mTLS etc.)
•Data Pipelines - Experience with Kafka (kafkajs), Protobuf serialization, and AWS cloud infrastructure (API Gateways)

Bonus Qualifications:

•Experience in Automotive Cybersecurity: Extensive experience (5+ years) managing cybersecurity programs specific to the automotive industry, with a solid understanding of cybersecurity in connected vehicles, embedded systems, and automotive protocols (e.G., CAN, Ethernet, V2X)
Experience at a software company working on infrastructure, platform, or product engineering programs.
•Familiarity with cloud services (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and distributed systems concepts.
•PMP, PgMP, or Agile/Scrum certification is a plus.
•Prior background as a software engineer or in a technical role is advantageous.
•Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills.