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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Technical Program Manager - **Company:** Independence, Inc. - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $98,000.0 - $165,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Excel, Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Asana, Confluence, JIRA, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Collaborative Software, Machine Learning, Microsoft PowerPoint, Quantum Computing, Power BI, Microsoft SharePoint, Smartsheet, Api Design - **Published:** August 11, 2026 - **Apply:** https://independencepetgroup.wd12.myworkdayjobs.com/Careers/job/United-States-Ohio/Sr-Technical-Program-Manager_JR102822 ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience * 7+ years of experience leading complex technical programs, portfolio execution, product delivery, enterprise transformation, or cross-functional business/technology initiatives * Demonstrated ability to operate at both executive and working-team levels, translating strategy into concrete delivery plans, decision frameworks, and measurable outcomes. * Strong command of program/portfolio governance, risk management, dependency management, prioritization, resource/capacity planning, change management, and executive communications. * Experience partnering with product, technology, data/analytics, QA, operations, finance, legal/compliance, marketing, vendors, and external partners. * Ability to manage sensitive stakeholder dynamics, clarify operating models, and build trust across teams with competing priorities. * Experience with Agile, hybrid, and waterfall delivery models; working knowledge of PI planning, sprint ceremonies, UAT/QAT, release readiness, and benefits realization. * Proficiency with portfolio/project management and collaboration tools such as ADO (Azure DevOps), Jira, Monday.com, Smartsheet, Confluence, SharePoint, PowerPoint, Excel, Power BI, or similar. * Strong business acumen, analytical orientation, and ability to frame qualitative and quantitative tradeoffs for senior leadership. * Considered highly skilled and proficient in discipline, with wide latitude for independent judgment. Preferred Qualifications: * Advanced degree * PMP, PgMP, ACP/Agile, SAFe, or similar certification preferred. #LI-Remote ## Description IPG is seeking a Sr. Technical Program Manager.The Sr. Technical Program Manager is responsible for leading enterprise-level technical programs and portfolio execution efforts that span business, product, technology, data, analytics, operations, finance, legal/compliance, and external partners. Serves as a senior execution partner to Portfolio Execution leadership by translating strategy into sequenced delivery plans, driving cross-functional alignment, managing intake, prioritization, governance, and escalation, surfacing risks and tradeoffs, and ensuring complex initiatives move from concept through measurable business outcomes. ], * Establish and manage integrated program plans, roadmaps, dependency maps, milestone plans, RAID logs, and governance routines for complex business and technology initiatives. * Serve as a trusted execution partner to Portfolio Execution leadership, helping convert executive priorities into actionable workstreams, decision points, deliverables, and operating cadence. * Lead intake, prioritization, sequencing, and readiness assessment for initiatives across product, technology, data/analytics, operations, commercial, and partner teams. * Coordinate cross-functional teams, including product, engineering, QA, data/analytics, finance, legal, compliance, customer service/sales, marketing, vendors, and external partners. * Translate business objectives and technical requirements into clear scope, deliverables, business requirements/user stories, acceptance criteria, and implementation plans. * Identify and manage cross-program dependencies, tradeoffs, risks, blockers, resource constraints, and escalation paths; recommend options and decisions to leadership. * Prepare executive-ready status reporting, decision memos, portfolio views, dashboards, and governance materials that clearly communicate progress, risks, benefits, and required decisions. * Drive delivery operating rhythm through steering committees, working sessions, standups, planning/PI ceremonies, readiness reviews, UAT/QAT coordination, retrospectives, and post-launch follow-up. * Partner with technical, product, and business leads to ensure solution design, change management, security, privacy, quality, compliance, release readiness, and adoption needs are addressed before delivery. * Facilitate alignment across senior leaders and teams where ownership, decision rights, requirements, or prioritization are unclear. * Continuously improve portfolio execution practices, including intake workflows, prioritization frameworks, RACI/ownership models, status transparency, capacity planning, lessons learned, and governance standards. * Operate with minimal supervision and sound judgment in ambiguous, fast-moving environments, with the ability to influence outcomes without direct authority., Lead end-to-end execution of a 12+ initiative product security program, managing cross-team dependencies, vendor procurement, BAU security operations, and executive reporting. 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