Sr. Technical Program Manager, Recs, Revenue, and Engagement

Match Group • Palo Alto, CA

11d • $160,000 - $175,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Tinder is hiring a Senior Technical Program Manager to drive high-impact, cross-functional programs across its Recommendations, Revenue, and Engagement teams. The role supports the core user experience through personalized recommendations, timely user re-engagement, and helping users succeed on the platform. The TPM will own program delivery from planning through launch while keeping day-to-day operations running smoothly across these teams.

The position partners with Product, Engineering, Design, and Analytics, as well as Legal, Finance, Marketing, and Localization. The TPM brings structure to changing plans and priorities, manages dependencies and risks, aligns teams on ownership and sequencing, and communicates program health and recommended paths forward to executive and senior leadership. The role covers recommendation infrastructure and models; subscriptions, payments, and advertising; and lifecycle messaging and the CRM platform.

This is a hybrid role requiring in-office collaboration three days per week, based in Los Angeles, California, or Palo Alto, California. The stated annual salary range is $160,000–$175,000; the range is reflective of a Los Angeles-based position and may be geographically adjusted.

Requirements

• At least 6 years of Technical Program Management experience for consumer mobile products at scale.
• Experience managing a portfolio of concurrent programs across multiple teams, including maintaining delivery plans, dependency maps, release plans, and risk registers as priorities shift.
• Demonstrated success partnering with product managers, engineering leads, and senior leadership, building cross-functional relationships, and influencing outcomes in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.
• Hands-on experience using AI tools such as Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor to automate routine program management work and accelerate cross-functional communication.
• Expert-level proficiency in Jira and Jira Product Discovery, including configuring views, fields, and workflows.
• Proficiency with Confluence, Google Suite, and Figma.
• Expertise in agile methodologies and a deep understanding of PDLC and SDLC best practices.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting recommendations, ranking, or personalization; monetization such as subscriptions, payments, or advertising; or growth and lifecycle messaging.
• Experience with subscription billing and payments, including Apple in-app purchase, Google Play Billing, web checkout, or alternative payment programs in regulated markets.
• Working knowledge of the ML project lifecycle, including feature and data readiness, offline training and evaluation, online experimentation, and rollout, and how model planning differs from feature planning.
• Experience with programmatic ads, including ad placements, mediation, or iOS and Android SDK integrations.
• Familiarity with lifecycle and CRM messaging platforms such as push, SMS, and email, including opt-in and regional compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of high-impact programs across Recs, Revenue, and Engagement, from planning through launch.
• Support ongoing development of recommendation infrastructure and models, subscription, payments, and advertising programs, and lifecycle messaging and the CRM platform.
• Coordinate across the three teams and other product teams, tracking milestones, surfacing dependencies, aligning ownership and sequencing, and mitigating risk across mobile, backend, ML, and web engineering teams.
• Coordinate with teams to identify and resolve issues, determine solutions, and prioritize tasks.
• Collaborate with teams to improve existing processes while maintaining quality and delivery velocity.
• Communicate program health to executive and senior leadership through mission reports, status updates, and escalations that include a recommended path forward.

Benefits

• Flexible vacation and 10 sick days.
• Time off to volunteer and charitable donations matched up to $15,000 annually.
• Comprehensive health, vision, and dental coverage.
• 100% 401(k) employer match up to 10%.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
• 100% paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents, and family-forming benefits.
• Mentorship through MentorMatch, access to 6,000+ online courses through Udemy, and an annual $3,000 professional development stipend.
• Mental health support through Modern Health, paid concierge medical membership, pet insurance, fitness membership subsidy, and commuter subsidy.
• Free Tinder Gold subscription.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed