We are looking for a Senior Program Manager / Project Manager to lead the coordination, planning, and delivery of multiple high-impact software initiatives. This role operates at the intersection of engineering, systems, and operations - ensuring that complex, interdependent projects move forward efficiently and deliver on our commitments. The ideal candidate is a strategic problem solver and an execution leader who excels at bringing order to ambiguity, managing competing priorities, and driving programs from concept through successful delivery.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Partner with engineering, systems, and product teams to translate program goals into actionable plans, milestones, and deliverables.
- Coordinate multiple concurrent projects with many moving parts - ensuring dependencies are managed and schedules stay on track.
- Drive clarity and focus across teams by proactively identifying risks, resolving blockers, and communicating priorities.
- Manage program-level communication and reporting to ensure visibility across technical and leadership stakeholders.
- Work closely with the Software Infrastructure and QA teams to support testing, release management, and process improvement.
- Triage and prioritize issues from field operations, balancing customer support and ongoing development timelines.
- Facilitate cross-functional planning sessions, retrospectives, and status reviews to maintain alignment and accountability.
- Champion operational excellence and continuous improvement across development processes and tools.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- 5-7+ years of experience in program or project management roles, ideally within a software or technology development environment.
- Demonstrated success managing multiple complex workstreams simultaneously.
- Proven ability to drive results and accountability across cross-functional teams without direct authority.
- Strong understanding of software development, testing, and release methodologies.
- Excellent communication, organization, and problem-solving skills, with a focus on execution and delivery.
- Experience using Jira, Confluence, or similar project management tools.
- Eligibility to work with export-controlled technology.
- Experience with 3D, 2D, or geographic content creation tools such as Maya, Presagis Creator, Photoshop, QGIS, ArcMap, Global Mapper.
BONUS POINTS
- Experience in real-time graphics, simulation, or video game development.
- Familiarity with Jira, Perforce, Visual Studio, Jenkins, or other software development tools.
Background in Computer Science or related field; programming experience with Python or C++ is a plus.
$140,000 - $180,000 / year
The above range is specific to CALIFORNIA and may not be applicable to other locations. The pay scale for this role is between $140,000 - $180,000. Final compensation is based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience.
We offer a very attractive compensation package including competitive base salary, company performance-based profit sharing, 401k, 100% employer paid health benefits (medical, dental, vision, life, std, ltd, and life insurance plans).
No relocation reimbursement provided.