Director Technical Program Management Jobs in Syosset, NY

Job Summary:
Netflix is a company dedicated to entertaining the world and is currently seeking a Director of Technical Program Management to lead a team across Ads Foundations, Supply & Decisioning domains. This role involves driving strategic initiatives, fostering collaboration, and ensuring the delivery of complex programs that enhance the advertising experience and align with company objectives.
Responsibilities:
• Lead and Mentor a High-Performing Team: Recruit, hire, develop, and retain a world-class team of Technical Program Managers. Provide coaching, mentorship, and career development opportunities, fostering a culture of continuous learning and growth.
• Strategic Program Leadership: Oversee the planning and reviews, tech planning and execution of multiple complex technical programs across various product domains. Ensure alignment with overall company objectives and product strategy.
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Act as a central point of contact and trusted partner for Product, Engineering, Data Science, Design, partner engineering orgs and other stakeholders. Facilitate effective communication, collaboration, and decision-making.
• Operational Excellence: Define, implement, and optimize scalable program management processes, program KPIs and best practices. Drive continuous improvement in program execution, risk management, and stakeholder communication.
• Risk Management and Mitigation: Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate technical, operational, and organizational risks across programs. Develop contingency plans and drive resolution of critical issues.
• Technical Acumen: Possess a strong understanding of software development lifecycles, architectural concepts, and technical dependencies to effectively guide and support TPMs and engineering teams.
• Influence and Communication: Communicate complex technical information and program status clearly and concisely to diverse audiences, from individual contributors to executive leadership. Influence decision-making at all levels.
• Resource Planning: Collaborate with engineering and product leadership to forecast and allocate TPM resources effectively across various initiatives.
Qualifications:
Required:
• 15+ years of experience in technical program management, with at least 5 years in a leadership role managing and mentoring other TPMs.
• Deep expertise in ads platforms spanning supply, demand, and real-time decisioning, with hands-on experience driving programs across auction design, targeting, pacing, optimization, and end-to-end ads architecture.
• Proven track record of successfully leading and delivering large-scale, complex technical programs in a fast-paced product engineering environment.
• Demonstrated experience building, growing, and leading high-performing technical program management teams.
• Exceptional cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence without direct authority.
• Deep understanding of software development methodologies and best practices.
• Strong technical background with the ability to understand complex architectural concepts and engineering challenges.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic, ambiguous, and rapidly evolving environment.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
Preferred:
• A visionary leader who not only sets strategic direction for the TPM function but also empowers and grows a high-performing TPM team.
• An influential partner adept at navigating highly complex, cross-functional initiatives and making critical product/tech trade-offs.
• A proactive force who brings immediate organization to ambiguity and anticipates risks before they impact delivery.
• A true culture champion who embodies organizational values and drives execution excellence.
Company:
Netflix is an online streaming platform that enables users to watch TV shows and movies. Founded in 1997, the company is headquartered in Los Gatos, USA, with a team of 10001+ employees. The company is currently Late Stage.