Principal Technical Program Manager, Engineering

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About the role

  • Principal Technical Program Manager coordinating cross-squad engineering programs at SecurityScorecard. Automating dependency tracking and status reporting for a global cybersecurity ratings company.

Responsibilities

  • Own tracking for every program crossing squad or domain lines from kickoff until completion
  • Map dependencies between squads, keep dependency maps current, and flag risks early
  • Build the engineering status and visibility system
  • Automate coordination using Jira, dashboards, scripts, and AI agents
  • Run planning syncs, sequencing reviews, and written cross-team updates
  • Investigate stalled dependencies, connect the right leads, and escalate unresolved issues to the VP of Engineering
  • Provide accurate engineering inputs to the PMO for portfolio-level reporting
  • Support managers running quarter-long champion initiatives with lightweight tracking and goal reviews
  • Measure and improve the cost of coordination as the team grows
  • Document cross-team operating processes for new squads
  • Report to the VP of Engineering without direct reports or ownership of product and technical decisions

Requirements

  • 8+ years in program or project management in engineering or technology organizations
  • 3+ years at a B2B SaaS company
  • Evidence of building coordination systems, tools, and processes that outlasted your tenure
  • Experience in fast-growing or changing organizations where structure was still being defined
  • Technical depth to understand dependencies, architecture tradeoffs, and the SDLC, and to be taken seriously by engineers
  • No CS degree or coding requirement
  • Expert in Jira and comfortable administering it, plus dashboards and reporting tools
  • Hands-on use of AI tools to automate tracking, summarize status, or surface risk
  • Track record of influencing without authority
  • Flexibility on methodology
  • Persistent follow-through with a light touch
  • Clear, direct writing
  • Comfort with ambiguity
  • Experience in cybersecurity, defense, or other security-focused products preferred
  • Experience with programs crossing hardware, software, and operations boundaries preferred
  • Prior director-level or business operations scope preferred
  • Experience adapting Scrum, Kanban, or other agile practices preferred
  • Experience building agentic workflows or scripts for delivery reporting preferred
  • Must be eligible to work without immigration sponsorship; SecurityScorecard does not provide immigration sponsorship

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • Stock options
  • Health benefits
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Parental leave
  • Tuition reimbursements
  • Annual performance-based incentive compensation awards
  • Equity
  • Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Lead

Salary

$180,000 - $240,000 per year

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Tech skills

Cyber SecuritySDLC

Location requirements

RemoteUnited States

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