Staff Technical Program Manager (Engineering Operations)

Later is seeking a Staff Technical Program Manager to lead transformative initiatives in Technical Operations, focusing on Engineering Operations. This role requires a blend of strategic vision, technical expertise, and operational leadership to enhance engineering efficiency, reliability, and innovation across the organization. The Staff TPM will lead technically transformative programs with organization-wide impact, shape company strategy, and establish program management best practices.

What this role involves:

• Architecting and executing the next stage of engineering evolution.
• Leading adoption and enforcement of Service Level Objectives (SLOs).
• Driving a developer-first architecture for scalability and agility.
• Championing developer experience initiatives to improve productivity.
• Managing complex, interdependent system changes across the technology stack.
• Coordinating major technical migrations while ensuring system reliability.
• Mapping SDLC processes and identifying opportunities to accelerate software delivery.
• Overseeing complex, cross-team technical initiatives.
• Developing program management talent across the organization.

Requirements:

• 7+ years in Engineering or Technical Program Management, ideally within high-growth SaaS environments.
• Proven experience evolving engineering operations.
• Track record of leading technically transformative programs with organization-wide impact.
• Experience managing large-scale, cross-functional technical initiatives.
• Deep understanding of modern SDLC, Agile methodologies, and service ownership models (SLOs, SLIs, etc.).
• Technical background in software development, systems architecture, and DevOps tooling.
• Exceptional communication, collaboration, and leadership abilities.
• Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making skills.

What Later offers:

• Opportunity to lead transformative initiatives in Technical Operations.
• Chance to shape company strategy and priorities through technical insights.
• A role that combines strategic vision, technical depth, and operational leadership.
• A commitment to building an inclusive, supportive workplace.