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Technical Project Manager

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Technical Program Manager

Cornerstone
OnDemand is looking for a Technical Program Manager who will drive the
planning, execution, and delivery of complex, cross-functional technical
programs. You will work at the intersection of engineering, product, and
business teams to ensure large-scale initiatives are delivered with clarity,
predictability, and impact. This role requires a strong technical foundation
combined with exceptional program management skills to orchestrate multiple
workstreams and stakeholders toward shared outcomes.

In this role, you will…
 
Program Planning & Execution

•  Own end-to-end program management for
  large-scale, cross-functional technical initiatives spanning multiple
  engineering teams, products, and business units.
• Define program scope, milestones,
  deliverables, success criteria, and resource requirements in collaboration with
  engineering and product leadership.
• Build and maintain detailed program plans,
  roadmaps, and schedules with clear dependencies, critical paths, and risk
  mitigation strategies.
• Drive program execution through structured
  governance — standups, status reviews, steering committee meetings, and
  escalation workflows.
• Track and report program health, progress,
  risks, and blockers to senior leadership and stakeholders through dashboards
  and executive summaries.
• Manage program-level trade-offs across
  scope, timeline, quality, and resources — making recommendations grounded in
  data and technical context.
• Conduct retrospectives and post-mortems to
  capture lessons learned and drive continuous improvement in delivery processes.
• Identify process bottlenecks and
  inefficiencies across teams and implement improvements to accelerate delivery
  cycles.

Technical
Leadership & Cross-Functional Alignment

• Partner with engineering leaders and
  architects to understand system designs, technical dependencies, and
  integration points across programs.
• Facilitate architecture and design reviews
  to ensure alignment across teams and identify cross-cutting concerns early.
• Coordinate platform migrations,
  infrastructure upgrades, API versioning, and other technical initiatives that
  span multiple teams.
• Partner with DevOps and SRE teams to ensure
  release readiness, deployment coordination, and operational handoffs for
  program deliverables.
• Define and drive Agile-at-scale practices
  (SAFe, Scrum of Scrums, or similar) across engineering teams to improve
  delivery predictability and velocity.
• Facilitate alignment between product roadmaps, engineering capacity, and
  business priorities to ensure realistic commitments.

Stakeholder
Communication & Risk Management

• Serve as the central point of communication
  for program status, decisions, and escalations across engineering, product,
  design, QA, and business teams.
• Translate complex technical concepts and
  program details into clear, concise updates for executive leadership and
  non-technical stakeholders.
• Manage stakeholder expectations proactively
  — surfacing trade-offs, timeline impacts, and scope changes early with
  data-backed recommendations.
• Build and maintain a risk management
  framework — proactively identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks before
  they become blockers.
• Manage cross-team dependency tracking,
  capacity planning, and sprint/release coordination.
• Build strong relationships across the
  organization to enable effective collaboration and influence without authority.

You've
Got What It Takes If You Have…

Requirements

• Bachelor's
  or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information
  Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3+ years of experience in technical program
  management, engineering project management, or a related role within software
  product organizations.
• 2+ years of hands-on software engineering
  or technical lead experience (prior to or alongside program management).
• Proven
  track record of successfully delivering large-scale, cross-functional technical
  programs on time and within scope.

Technical
Expertise

• Strong
  understanding of software development lifecycle, system architecture,
  distributed systems, and cloud platforms (Azure preferred).
• Familiarity with microservices
  architecture, API design, CI/CD pipelines, and modern DevOps practices.
• Ability to read and understand code,
  technical design documents, and architecture diagrams at a level sufficient to
  assess risks and dependencies.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies
  and scaling frameworks.
• Proficiency with program management and collaboration tools such as Jira, Azure
  DevOps, Confluence, Smartsheet, or MS Project.

Communication
& Leadership

• Excellent
  written and verbal communication skills with the ability to tailor messaging
  for technical and executive audiences.
• Strong facilitation skills — able to lead
  productive meetings, drive decisions, and resolve conflicts constructively.
• Exceptional organizational skills with the
  ability to manage multiple complex programs simultaneously.
• Proven ability to build trust and influence
  across engineering, product, and business functions.
• Proactive and self-driven with a strong sense of ownership over program
  outcomes.

Nice to Have

• Experience
  in SaaS/enterprise product development environments.
• Exposure to AI/ML programs and their unique
  delivery challenges.
• Familiarity with talent management, HR tech, or learning management domains.

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