Technical Program Manager

Join a dynamic program leadership opportunity supporting a large-scale technical initiative focused on delivering complex work across distributed teams. This role is ideal for an experienced Technical Program Manager who thrives on driving execution, aligning stakeholders, and improving delivery outcomes in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end program execution, ensuring timelines, milestones, and deliverables stay on track across multiple teams.
• Manage risks, dependencies, and issues proactively to support smooth and predictable delivery.
• Establish and maintain program operating rhythms, including status updates, reviews, and leadership communications.
• Partner with engineering, product, and business stakeholders to remove blockers and keep priorities aligned.
• Strengthen delivery processes by applying program management best practices, tools, metrics, and reporting.
• Support coordination across global teams and help drive accountability, transparency, and progress.

Skills

• 8+ years of experience in technical program management, project management, or delivery-focused roles.
• Proven success managing complex, cross-functional programs across distributed teams.
• Strong experience using execution and reporting tools such as Jira and dashboarding platforms.
• Solid understanding of Agile and Scrum practices, along with the software delivery lifecycle.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Strong ability to identify, track, and resolve risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher, plus relevant professional experience.

Preferred Skills

• Experience leading enterprise-scale initiatives such as cloud migration, AI programs, or platform transformation.
• Background in creating or contributing to product requirements documentation.
• Experience using KPIs and OKRs to improve delivery performance and predictability.
• Professional certifications such as PMP, Scrum, or SAFe, or equivalent hands-on experience.
• Experience working in healthcare or other regulated environments.
• Comfort collaborating with global teams across different functions and time zones.

Horizontal is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and we welcome candidates from all backgrounds and experiences. We believe inclusive teams help create stronger ideas, better outcomes, and a more supportive workplace for everyone.

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Please apply through this online posting or by visiting our Job Board at Applications will be accepted for 4 weeks. For those that join the team, we offer competitive compensation and benefits including medical, dental, vision, and retirement. Check out all we have to offer and how you can become part of the Horizontal Talent Team. The pay range for this role is $69 - $107 per hour based on qualifications and experience.