Senior Technical Program Manager
About The Position
We are seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to join a growing Security team, with a focus on program delivery, driving portfolio management and operating model practices for Backblaze. Backblaze is the object storage leader in the open cloud movement, fueling customer success with cloud storage built purposefully to unlock budgets, unburden administrators, and unleash innovators. Together with our partners, we’re helping customers break free from the restrictive, overpriced legacy solutions that hold them back, and blaze forward with the full power of the open cloud in their hands. Founded in 2007, we scaled the business with less than $3 million in outside funding until 2021, when we did a traditional IPO on the Nasdaq stock exchange. Today, Backblaze generates over $100m in revenue and is the leading specialized storage cloud - managing over three billion gigabytes of data storage for 500K+ customers in 175+ countries, including businesses, developers, IT professionals, and individuals. But while there is a lot to celebrate in our past, there is almost as much opportunity ahead of us.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience); Master's degree a plus
- 8+ years of technical program management experience
- Strong understanding of program management methodologies.
- Ability to adapt agile management principles to a variety of development environments
- Proven ability to manage multiple complex, cross-functional programs simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate technical risk into business impact for executive audiences
- Strong analytical and risk-assessment skills, with experience using program management and ticketing tools
- Demonstrated ability to build trust and influence without direct authority across engineering, legal, and executive teams
- High attention to detail, sound judgment under pressure, and comfort operating with ambiguity during active incidents
Nice To Haves
- ScrumMaster certification a plus
- Experience with Atlassian & Google product suites a plus
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end planning and execution of enterprise programs from initiation through delivery
- Communicate technical concepts and program status clearly to both technical teams and non-technical stakeholders
- Develop and maintain detailed program plans, timelines, budgets, and resource allocation across multiple concurrent initiatives
- Identify, track, and mitigate program risks and dependencies, escalating blockers to leadership with clear options and recommendations
- Drive cross-functional coordination between engineering, product, legal, and third-party vendors to ensure security controls are implemented on schedule
- Establish and report on program goals, dashboards, and status updates for executive and board-level audiences
- Support incident response coordination, including post-incident reviews and follow-up action tracking
- Foster a culture of transparency and trust, apply lean value-driven approach, manage by influence, support and empower technical teams through servant leadership
- In partnership with other TPMs, participate in implementation of continuous cross-functional process improvement initiatives
Benefits
- Healthcare for family, including dental and vision
- Competitive compensation and 401K
- RSU grants for full-time employees
- ESPP program
- Flexible vacation policy
- Maternity & paternity leave
- MacBook Pro to use for work, plus a generous stipend to personalize your workstation
- Childcare bonus (human children only)
- Fertility treatment and support
- Learning & development program
- Commuter benefits
- Culture that supports a healthy work-life balance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
