Senior Technical Program Manager II

Compass • Seattle, WA

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About The Position

At Compass, our mission is to help everyone find their place in the world. Founded in 2012, we’re revolutionizing the real estate industry with our end-to-end platform that empowers residential real estate agents to deliver exceptional service to seller and buyer clients.
As an Enterprise Technology Technical Program Manager, you will drive high impact initiatives across Compass. Your projects will range from deep technical improvements that our platform is built on, from third party saas implementation to standardizing processes and metrics. You will look for ways to ensure execution, efficiency, and consistency; resolve dependencies, evaluate technical risk, track progress, and set accountability for your initiatives while maintaining clear and fluid communication with high-level stakeholders.
At Compass International Holdings You Will:
Lead large scale initiatives aimed at building the new products or platform for Compass.
Manage the full life cycle of key programs including coordination of detailed functional plans, communication with key stakeholders, and issue resolution. Create awareness of cross-functional inter-dependencies and establish prioritization for plan execution to minimize disruption on daily operations.
Oversee third party software management - both relationship and configuration ensuring our systems are built scalability and efficiently.
Champion with product, design, engineers, and operation leadership. Communicate with Executive Leadership on progress and risk.
Drive the strategic planning and execution of high-impact programs within our product development teams, collaborating closely with infrastructure and cross-functional groups across the company.
Plan, manage, and deliver multiple technical programs that may span multiple organizations and locations including working on M&A initiatives.
Act as a key contributor to the agile practice at Compass and high-level planning, both quarterly and yearly.
Drive, operational and cost excellence and process improvement across the organization.
Create clarity and drive decision making with data and metrics through well-written executive-level and team-level narratives.
Build SOPs to continue to standardize and scale tech operations to drive continuous improvement.

Requirements

• BS/MS in Computer Science or related engineering field.
• 7+ years of Technical Program Management experience in a large high pace tech environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication — excellent ability to influence stakeholders and leadership through data-driven reporting.
• Proven track record of successful technical program management in high-performance teams, directing initiatives across multiple teams and managers.
• Experience managing initiatives within large scale systems in rapid growth environments.
• Familiarity with modern software development practices and technologies (e.g containerization, microservices architecture, continuous integration, and delivery).
• Third party software management - both relationship and configuration
• Self-drive and ability to create a sense of urgency in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead large scale initiatives aimed at building the new products or platform for Compass.
• Manage the full life cycle of key programs including coordination of detailed functional plans, communication with key stakeholders, and issue resolution. Create awareness of cross-functional inter-dependencies and establish prioritization for plan execution to minimize disruption on daily operations.
• Oversee third party software management - both relationship and configuration ensuring our systems are built scalability and efficiently.
• Champion with product, design, engineers, and operation leadership. Communicate with Executive Leadership on progress and risk.
• Drive the strategic planning and execution of high-impact programs within our product development teams, collaborating closely with infrastructure and cross-functional groups across the company.
• Plan, manage, and deliver multiple technical programs that may span multiple organizations and locations including working on M&A initiatives.
• Act as a key contributor to the agile practice at Compass and high-level planning, both quarterly and yearly.
• Drive, operational and cost excellence and process improvement across the organization.
• Create clarity and drive decision making with data and metrics through well-written executive-level and team-level narratives.
• Build SOPs to continue to standardize and scale tech operations to drive continuous improvement.

Benefits

• Participation in our incentive programs (which may include eligible cash, equity, or commissions). Plus paid vacation, holidays, sick time, parental leave, and recharge leave; medical, tele-health, dental and vision benefits; 401(k) plan; flexible spending accounts (FSAs); commuter program; life and disability insurance; Maven (a support system for new parents); Carrot (fertility benefits); UrbanSitter (caregiver referral network); Employee Assistance Program; and pet insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees