Staff Technical Program Manager

Realtor.com Careers•Austin, TX

6h•Hybrid

About The Position

Recognized as the No. 1 site trusted by real estate professionals, Realtor.com® has been at the forefront of online real estate for over 25 years, connecting buyers, sellers, and renters with trusted insights and expert guidance to find their perfect home. Through its robust suite of tools, Realtor.com® not only makes a significant impact on the real estate industry at large, but for consumers, navigating the biggest purchase they will make in their life, by providing a user experience that is easy to use, easy to understand, and most of all, easy to make decisions. Join us on our mission to empower more people to find their way home by breaking barriers to entry, making the right connections, and building confidence through expert guidance. We are seeking a Staff Technical Program Manager, in our Austin office, to design and lead complex initiatives across the Client Technology organization. This role sits at the center of our engineering and product portfolio, ensuring that major initiatives are well structured, rigorously planned, and executed with operational discipline. The Staff TPM partners closely with engineering and product leadership to translate strategic priorities into executable programs. This role also provides leadership with clear portfolio visibility, ensures adherence to governance and SDLC standards, and drives rigor in planning and delivery across multiple teams.

Requirements

8–10+ years of experience in technical program management, engineering, or related roles delivering complex software initiatives.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
Proven ability to design and lead large cross team programs involving multiple engineering teams and stakeholders.
Strong planning and execution skills with the ability to bring structure and clarity to complex initiatives.
Experience communicating program and portfolio status to senior leadership.
Familiarity with engineering governance and SDLC practices including design reviews, release planning, and operational readiness.
Excellent communication and organizational skills with the ability to drive alignment across teams without direct authority.

Responsibilities

Design and lead complex cross team initiatives across the Client Technology portfolio, structuring programs with clear scope, milestones, dependencies, and success criteria.
Drive rigor in planning and execution by ensuring teams maintain clear delivery plans, accountable ownership, and disciplined tracking of progress and risks.
Provide portfolio level visibility to engineering and product leadership by communicating program status, key risks, and delivery tradeoffs.
Ensure initiatives follow engineering governance and SDLC standards, including appropriate design reviews, planning checkpoints, and release readiness processes.
Partner with engineering and product leaders to ensure initiatives are properly scoped, resourced, and aligned with broader organizational priorities.