Senior Technical Program Manager, Engineering

Employment Type:

Full Time

Department:

Engineering

Compensation:

$183.8K - $216K - Offers Equity

At Confluent, we prioritize competitive compensation that reflects industry standards. We carefully assess numerous factors when determining pay, including work history, education, experience, and location. Actual pay may vary based on your unique skills and qualifications.

Your Role:

As a Senior Technical Program Manager, you will play a pivotal role in our engineering organization. You will lead the execution of critical, high-priority programs, ensuring robust cross-functional collaboration across Product, Engineering, Finance, and Security teams to create the central nervous system for modern enterprises.

What You Will Do:

• Drive Complex Initiatives: Spearhead the comprehensive delivery of large-scale technical projects, such as Business Continuity Planning, Disaster Recovery, and platform-wide architectural transformations.
• Technical Liaison: Convert macro business goals into detailed technical requirements, effectively communicating complex architecture trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders.
• Operational Excellence: Implement rigorous program management standards with clear milestones, KPIs, and risk mitigation strategies to ensure consistent and timely delivery.
• Strategic Alignment: Collaborate with leadership to prioritize project roadmaps, resolve cross-team dependencies, and manage resource allocation for mission-critical programs.
• Stakeholder Management: Facilitate decision-making across distributed, global teams and nurture relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.

What You Will Bring:

• Experience: 5-8+ years in a technical program management role within cloud-native or high-scale software environments.
• Technical Expertise: In-depth knowledge of distributed systems, cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure), and data streaming technologies like Apache Kafka.
• Leadership Approach: Embody Confluent's values of being smart, humble, and empathetic; thriving in fast-paced environments and getting things done.
• Proactive Mindset: Results-oriented with the ability to navigate ambiguity and take the initiative to enhance efficiencies.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Proven ability to work effectively across engineering, product, finance, and data teams to align goals and drive cost savings.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.

What Gives You an Edge:

• Familiarity with cost management tools or frameworks in large-scale infrastructure settings.
• Experience with Confluent or other large-scale platforms.
• Background in building dashboards using JQL, SQL, Data Studio, BigQuery is highly desirable.

Ready to shape the future? Join us!

Come As You Are

At Confluent, belonging is foundational. We embrace diverse perspectives and promote an inclusive environment, understanding that great ideas originate from a variety of backgrounds. We empower everyone to lead, grow, and challenge the status quo.

We proudly uphold equal opportunity in our workplace. Employment decisions are made based on job-related criteria without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected by law.