Principal Technical Program Manager

Digital Turbine•Durham, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

At Digital Turbine, we make mobile advertising experiences more meaningful and rewarding for users, app publishers, and advertisers — intelligently connecting people in more ways, across more devices. We provide app publishers and advertisers with powerful ads and experiences that captivate consumers, fuel performance, and help telecoms and OEMs supercharge awareness, acquisition, and monetization. In a rapidly evolving industry, we are constantly innovating and creating better paths of discovery to connect consumers, publishers, and advertisers across the mobile ecosystem. Please note that Digital Turbine is a hybrid work environment-only candidates local to the posting location will be considered. Digital Turbine is seeking a Principal Technical Program Manager Engineering to partner closely with the CTO and engineering leadership team to improve organizational alignment, execution discipline, and delivery outcomes across the Product and Engineering organization. The initial mandate for this role will be to design, operationalize, and lead the rollout of an Engineering operating model across Digital Turbine’s global engineering teams. This effort will focus on creating clear ownership models, improving cross-team collaboration, and establishing scalable Agile operating practices with fully automated ways of measuring outcomes across the organization. On an ongoing basis, this role will work across engineering leadership to translate strategic priorities into structured programs and operating frameworks that enable teams to execute more effectively. The Principal Technical Program Manager will serve as a connector across Product, Engineering, and Commercial teams, ensuring initiatives move from concept to delivery with clarity, accountability, and measurable outcomes. In addition, this role will support the CTO and engineering leadership on high-priority strategic initiatives and operational improvements as business needs evolve. About the Principal Technical Program Manager: Engineering Operating Model Transformation Lead the design and rollout of a scalable Engineering operating Model across Digital Turbine’s engineering global organization Partner with Engineering and Product leadership to define team structures, ownership boundaries, and collaboration patterns across squads Establish Agile operating mechanisms including sprint planning alignment, release coordination, backlog governance, and delivery accountability frameworks Develop playbooks, documentation, and enablement materials to support adoption of the squad model Provide coaching and guidance to engineering teams and leaders to ensure consistent adoption of Agile and squad-based delivery practices Monitor implementation progress and continuously refine the operating model to improve delivery predictability and team productivity Strategic Program Leadership Lead cross-functional technology programs that span multiple engineering teams and product areas Translate leadership priorities into structured programs with defined milestones, ownership, and delivery timelines Identify and manage cross-team dependencies, risks, and constraints that may impact program delivery Facilitate alignment across Product, Engineering, and other partner teams to ensure initiatives remain aligned with company objectives Engineering Leadership Support Serve as a strategic operational partner to the CTO and engineering leadership team Help coordinate leadership priorities, planning cycles, and cross-team initiatives Facilitate communication and alignment across engineering leaders to ensure consistent execution against organizational goals Support the development of operating frameworks that improve transparency, accountability, and decision-making Governance, Visibility & Reporting Establish lightweight governance mechanisms to track progress across key engineering initiatives Develop dashboards, reporting artifacts, and executive updates that provide visibility into delivery progress and program risks Ensure leadership teams have clear insight into dependencies, milestones, and delivery status across teams Support quarterly and annual planning cycles by helping align engineering initiatives with broader company objectives Scope Initiatives impacting Digital Turbine’s global Product and Engineering organization Programs spanning multiple engineering teams, product initiatives, and cross-functional stakeholders Decision-Making Operates with significant autonomy in structuring programs and operational frameworks Provides recommendations to leadership that influence engineering execution and delivery practices Leadership Provides thought leadership in Agile delivery practices and cross-team coordination Influences leaders and teams across the engineering organization without direct reporting authority About You as the Principal Technical Program Manager Experience Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or related field 10+ years experience in program management, engineering program leadership, or Agile transformation roles within technology organizations Demonstrated experience introducing or scaling Agile development practices across engineering teams Proven ability to coordinate large cross-functional teams and complex technology initiatives Experience managing programs spanning mobile, web, backend, and platform technologies Track record of delivering programs on time and within budget in fast-paced environments Leadership & Collaboration Strong ability to influence and collaborate across engineering, product, and business teams Exceptional communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical initiatives into clear executive updates Experience coaching teams and helping organizations adopt Agile development practices Technical Acumen Solid understanding of the software development lifecycle and Agile development frameworks Ability to engage in technical conversations with engineering teams while communicating effectively with leadership stakeholders Familiarity with tools such as Jira, Agile planning tools, and program tracking platforms About Digital Turbine: Digital Turbine (NASDAQ: APPS) powers superior mobile consumer experiences and results for the world’s leading telcos, advertisers and publishers. Our end-to-end platform uniquely simplifies the ability to supercharge awareness, acquisition and monetization — connecting our partners to more consumers, in more ways, across more devices. The company is headquartered in Austin, Texas, with global offices in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, London, Berlin, Singapore, Tel Aviv, and other cities around the world, serving top agency, app developer, and advertising markets. We are honored to have achieved numerous awards as an employer of choice, around the world, including: BuiltIn's Best Places to Work Awards in 2022, 2023 and 2024, DUNS 100 Best Places to Work in Tech for 2023 and 2024, and BDICode's 100 Best Companies to Work in 2024. Digital Turbine is an equal opportunity employer committed to exemplifying diversity and inclusion around the world. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives. We embed diversity in our mindset, products, and teams to empower an inclusive, equitable, and culturally fluent environment. Building and continuously fostering this culture within our teams makes us better collaborators, partners, and innovators. Digital Turbine will process the information you provide during the application process in accordance with the Digital Turbine Global Recruitment Privacy Notice. As a fast-growing public company, with a startup mindset, our values guide us and reflect how we operate as individuals, team members and as a company Find a Way. Creative solutions are part of our DNA, it’s a solution seeking mindset that gets the job done. Open to New Ways. We embrace our global teams and diverse perspectives. Having a global mindset is core to our mission and success. Be Your Way. We say what we mean and mean what we say by bringing our true self to work. We admit and learn from our mistakes. Own Your Way. Take ownership of responsibilities. You’re in the driver’s seat: See it, own it, solve it, do it. Work Your Way. We get it, a flexible environment makes balancing life and work easier. Choose the way you work best. Enjoy Your Way. We spend valuable time at work that's why we make sure to have fun by celebrating big and small wins.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or related field
10+ years experience in program management, engineering program leadership, or Agile transformation roles within technology organizations
Demonstrated experience introducing or scaling Agile development practices across engineering teams
Proven ability to coordinate large cross-functional teams and complex technology initiatives
Experience managing programs spanning mobile, web, backend, and platform technologies
Track record of delivering programs on time and within budget in fast-paced environments
Strong ability to influence and collaborate across engineering, product, and business teams
Exceptional communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical initiatives into clear executive updates
Experience coaching teams and helping organizations adopt Agile development practices
Solid understanding of the software development lifecycle and Agile development frameworks
Ability to engage in technical conversations with engineering teams while communicating effectively with leadership stakeholders
Familiarity with tools such as Jira, Agile planning tools, and program tracking platforms

Responsibilities

Lead the design and rollout of a scalable Engineering operating Model across Digital Turbine’s engineering global organization
Partner with Engineering and Product leadership to define team structures, ownership boundaries, and collaboration patterns across squads
Establish Agile operating mechanisms including sprint planning alignment, release coordination, backlog governance, and delivery accountability frameworks
Develop playbooks, documentation, and enablement materials to support adoption of the squad model
Provide coaching and guidance to engineering teams and leaders to ensure consistent adoption of Agile and squad-based delivery practices
Monitor implementation progress and continuously refine the operating model to improve delivery predictability and team productivity
Lead cross-functional technology programs that span multiple engineering teams and product areas
Translate leadership priorities into structured programs with defined milestones, ownership, and delivery timelines
Identify and manage cross-team dependencies, risks, and constraints that may impact program delivery
Facilitate alignment across Product, Engineering, and other partner teams to ensure initiatives remain aligned with company objectives
Serve as a strategic operational partner to the CTO and engineering leadership team
Help coordinate leadership priorities, planning cycles, and cross-team initiatives
Facilitate communication and alignment across engineering leaders to ensure consistent execution against organizational goals
Support the development of operating frameworks that improve transparency, accountability, and decision-making
Establish lightweight governance mechanisms to track progress across key engineering initiatives
Develop dashboards, reporting artifacts, and executive updates that provide visibility into delivery progress and program risks
Ensure leadership teams have clear insight into dependencies, milestones, and delivery status across teams
Support quarterly and annual planning cycles by helping align engineering initiatives with broader company objectives