Senior Technical Program Manager, QA & Developer Experience

HP IQ•San Francisco, CA

2d•$115,000 - $188,000

About The Position

HP IQ, HP’s AI innovation lab, is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead programs that strengthen QA processes, improve developer workflows, and accelerate engineering velocity across HP’s AI product portfolio. The role combines technical fluency, structured program leadership, and clear communication across teams and senior leadership. The position oversees end-to-end planning, execution, and delivery of QA and Developer Experience programs. It develops roadmaps, milestones, and KPIs; identifies risks and dependencies; aligns engineering, QA, product, data science, and partner teams; and supports stronger testing, automation, release readiness, tooling, and CI/CD practices. The role also provides data-driven program updates, analyzes metrics and feedback, and contributes to requirements gathering, feature scoping, and process design. HP IQ describes its environment as innovative, autonomous, agile, and flexible, with the backing of HP’s global scale. The salary range is $115,000–$188,000. Final compensation depends on job-related qualifications, education, experience, knowledge, and skills.

Requirements

2–5 years of experience in program management, technical program management, product operations, or a related role.
Familiarity with software development processes, QA methodologies, and developer tooling.
Strong communication skills, including the ability to report effectively to senior leadership.
Demonstrated experience driving cross-functional programs from concept to delivery.
Ability to operate in fast-paced, ambiguous environments with multiple stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Experience with AI/ML products, data pipelines, or model evaluation workflows.
Understanding of CI/CD systems, automation frameworks, or developer productivity tools.
Background in engineering, computer science, or a technical discipline, or equivalent experience.
Experience working within large, distributed engineering organizations.

Responsibilities

Drive end-to-end planning, execution, and delivery of QA and Developer Experience programs within HP IQ.
Build and maintain program roadmaps, milestones, and KPIs aligned with organizational priorities.
Identify risks, dependencies, and cross-team impacts early, and lead mitigation strategies.
Ensure alignment across engineering, QA, product, data science, and partner teams.
Partner with QA and engineering teams to strengthen test strategies, automation frameworks, and release-readiness processes.
Support initiatives that improve developer workflows, tooling, CI/CD pipelines, and engineering productivity.
Advocate for quality, reliability, and operational excellence across AI development lifecycles.
Facilitate structured communication across teams and disciplines, translating technical details into actionable plans and stakeholder-friendly updates.
Build relationships across engineering, product management, design, and operations.
Prepare and deliver concise, data-driven program updates for senior leadership, including risks, progress, and strategic recommendations.
Provide visibility into program health, resource needs, and cross-team dependencies.
Analyze data, metrics, and feedback to inform program decisions and continuous improvement.
Contribute to requirements gathering, feature scoping, and process design.