Senior Technical Program Manager
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Requirements
• Skills needed: Experience leading end-to-end delivery of technical projects such as Business Continuity Planning and Disaster Recovery; ability to translate high-level business goals into detailed technical requirements. • Years of experience: At least 5 years in a Technical Program Management role, with preference for those specifically within cloud-native or high-scale software environments. • Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field is required. • Certifications/Must-haves: Experience working across engineering, product, Finance, and data teams; familiarity with Confluent platform (implied but not explicitly stated).
Responsibilities
• Drive Complex Initiatives: Lead the end-to-end delivery of large-scale technical projects, such as Business Continuity Planning and Disaster Recovery, Cost and Efficiency or platform-wide architecture shifts. • Technical Liaison: Translate high-level business goals into detailed technical requirements and communicate complex architecture trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders. • Operational Excellence: Establish rigorous program management standards, including clear milestones, KPIs, and risk-mitigation strategies to ensure predictable delivery. • Strategic Alignment: Partner with leadership to prioritize the roadmap, resolve cross-team dependencies, and manage resource allocation for business-critical programs. • Stakeholder Management: Facilitate decision-making across global, distributed teams and manage relationships with key internal and external partners. • Experience: 5–8+ years in a technical program management role, specifically within cloud-native or high-scale software environments. • Technical Deep-Dive: Deep understanding of distributed systems, cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure), and data streaming technologies like Apache Kafka. • Leadership Style: Alignment with Confluent’s values: Smart, Humble, and Empathetic; you thrive in fast-paced environments and "Get Stuff Done". • Proactive Problem-Solving: A results-driven mindset with the ability to navigate ambiguity and take initiative to drive efficiencies. • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Proven ability to work across engineering, product, Finance, and data teams to align on goals and deliver cost savings. • Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field. • What Gives You an Edge: • Experience with cost management tools or frameworks in large-scale infrastructure environments. • Familiarity with Confluent or other large-scale platforms. • Experience in building dashboards using JQL, SQL, Data Studio, BigQuery is highly desirable. • Ready to build what's next? Let’s get in motion. • Come As You Are • Belonging isn’t a perk here. It’s the baseline. We work across time zones and backgrounds, knowing the best ideas come from different perspectives. And we make space for everyone to lead, grow, and challenge what’s possible.
Benefits
• $183.8K – $216K • Offers Equity • At Confluent, we are committed to providing competitive pay that is in line with industry standards. We analyze and carefully consider several factors when determining compensation, including work history, education, professional experience, and location. The actual pay may vary depending on your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. • Upload your resume here to autofill key application fields. • Drop your resume here! • Parsing your resume. Autofilling key fields... • or drag and drop here • Location - Zip Code • Employee Referral • Previously Employed • Do you agree to allow Confluent to contact you about job opportunities for up to 5 years? • Recruiting Privacy Policy • Confluent may use Artificial Intelligence with this application. Learn more.