Senior Technical Program Director

Senior Technical Program Director

Location: Remote - US Work from Home. Commuting distance to Northern VA preferred. Otherwise must reside in one of the following states: CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, ID, IN, MA, MD, MI, MO, NE, NC, NJ, PA, TN, TX, VA

Role Summary 

SuccessKPI is seeking a Senior Technical Program Director to bring discipline, predictability, and transparency to our product delivery ecosystem. This role exists to eliminate misalignment across Product, Engineering, QA, Security, and Platform teams by establishing clear ownership, enforceable processes, and a single source of truth from planning through production. 

This is a hands-on, senior individual contributor role with principal-level influence. You will not simply facilitate ceremonies; you will own delivery integrity, hold teams and leaders accountable to commitments, and ensure that quality, security, and stability are never sacrificed for speed. 

If you thrive in complex, multi-team environments, are comfortable pushing back with data, and have successfully transformed chaotic delivery systems into predictable, high-trust operating models, this role is for you. 

What You’ll Own 

Delivery Ownership & Predictability 

• Own end-to-end delivery execution across multiple engineering teams, ensuring every sprint and release has: 
• Clear scope 
• Identified dependencies 
• Accountable owners 
• Realistic delivery plans 
• Establish and publish a weekly delivery scorecard (commit vs. delivered, carryover, blockers, risk). 
• Reduce delivery variance and last-minute surprises through disciplined planning and scope control. 

Cross-Team & Cross-Geo Alignment 

• Lead Daily Scrums, Sprint Planning, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives, and a highly effective Scrum of Scrums. 
• Surface and resolve dependencies across Business Intelligence, Data Engineering, Data Integration, WFM, Real Time, and Platform teams. 
• Maintain a unified sprint calendar and roadmap view for all stakeholders. 
• Ensure consistent operating cadence and communication across U.S. and India-based teams. 

Process Enforcement (Agile, SDLC & Release Governance) 

• Define and enforce: 
  • Definition of Ready (DoR) 
  • Definition of Done (DoD) 
  • Sprint Scope Freeze 
  • Controlled hotfix and escalation paths 
• Ensure releases follow auditable, repeatable paths, including: 
  • Code review 
  • Automated testing 
  • QA sign-off 
  • Product-owned UAT approval 
• Escalate scope creep, readiness gaps, or delivery risk early, with data 

Tooling & Metrics Governance 

• Own Jira and GitLab governance to ensure tools enforce behavior, not bypass it. 
• Standardize Jira configurations across teams and implement Jira Versions/Releases for unified deployment tracking. 
• Champion GitLab adoption, including: 
  • MR approval gates 
  • CI/CD enforcement 
  • Security scanning (SAST, DAST, secret detection) 
  • Deployment governance 
• Establish and track meaningful delivery metrics, including: 
  • Lead time 
  • Deployment frequency 
  • Change failure rate 
  • Defect leakage 
  • Sprint predictability 
  • DORA metrics 

Continuous Improvement & Cultural Change 

• Conduct value stream mapping to identify bottlenecks, wait time, rework, and opportunity cost. 
• Maintain a prioritized backlog of delivery improvements. 
• Facilitate retrospectives and post-mortems that focus on systemic fixes, not blame. 
• Build a culture where teams can safely say “no” to unrealistic demands and leaders trust the data. 

Decision Authority 

• Has authority to pause releases that do not meet agreed quality, security, or readiness standards. 
• Has direct access to Engineering, Product, and Executive leadership for escalation when delivery integrity is at risk. 

Qualifications 

• 10+ years in software delivery, with 5+ years leading multi-team technical programs. 
• Proven success implementing and scaling Agile and SDLC discipline across complex environments. 
• Strong technical fluency in CI/CD, DevOps practices, cloud platforms (e.g., AWS), and modern SaaS architectures. 
• Hands-on experience with GitLab, GitHub Enterprise, or Azure DevOps at an enterprise level. 
• Demonstrated ability to influence without authority and hold firm boundaries under pressure. 
• Experience working with geographically distributed teams (U.S./India strongly preferred). 
• Familiarity with security and compliance frameworks (SOC2, ISO 27001). 
• PMP, CSM, SAFe, or similar certifications are a plus. 

What Success Looks Like 

• Sprints run with forecasted scope and minimal carryover. 
• Releases are predictable, auditable, and repeatable. 
• QA tests before production — not in it. 
• Deployment time drops from hours to minutes. 
• Fewer escalations, higher trust, and measurable delivery improvement. 

SuccessKPI US Benefits: Read more about our benefits here

Why work for SuccessKPI:

• Opportunity to work for an organization that prides itself on offering a diverse and dynamic culture where employees are proud to work
• Opportunity to work for a fast-growth global company in the rapidly growing analytics space
• Opportunity for career development and growth opportunities as we grow and scale
• Opportunity to build industry relationships and work alongside seasoned industry experts
• Opportunity to work with our leadership team to strategize, collaborate, and solve customer challenges every day - YOU HAVE A VOICE AT SUCCESSKPI!