Staff Technical Program Manager

MongoDB•Chicago, NY

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

MongoDB’s mission is to empower innovators to create, transform, and disrupt industries by unleashing the power of software and data. We enable organizations of all sizes to easily build, scale, and run modern applications by helping them modernize legacy workloads, embrace innovation, and unleash AI. Our industry-leading developer data platform, MongoDB Atlas, is the only globally distributed, multi-cloud database and is available in more than 115 regions across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. Atlas allows customers to build and run applications anywhere—on premises, or across cloud providers. With offices worldwide and over 175,000 new developers signing up to use MongoDB every month, it’s no wonder that leading organizations, like Samsung and Toyota, trust MongoDB to build next-generation, AI-powered applications. As a Staff Technical Program Manager, you will own the successful delivery of complex, cross-functional efforts. You will partner closely with stakeholders across the organization from Engineering, Product, Product Design, and even Field-facing teams to develop and execute against our overall product vision and business objectives, uncover solutions to technical challenges, and provide data-driven insights that power strategic decision-making. We are looking to speak to candidates who are based in Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Columbus, Dallas, Miami, Nashville, New York City, Philadelphia, Raleigh, Washington DC, Tysons for our hybrid working model.

Requirements

Experienced with 10+ years of working in an engineering organization leading complex cross-functional technical programs
Experienced with 5+ years of Software development background
Able to partner with technical stakeholders in methodically breaking down engineering challenges to deliver against abstract goals
Able to participate in technical design discussions and summarize trade-offs, outcomes, and next steps
Skilled at communicating across a diverse set of engineers and stakeholders
Capable of deep user empathy and adept at balancing product goals and engineering constraints to deliver impactful experiences
Hyper-organized and capable of coordinating across multiple independent work streams and organizations
A role model for effective execution practices, driven by an attuned sense of priority and urgency
Able to leverage their experience in program delivery to influence improvements to our tools, operations, architecture
Trained in working with project tracking software (e.g. Jira, Rally, MS Project)

Nice To Haves

Familiar with MongoDB or a comparable technology
Exposed to generative AI and Machine Learning
Interested in business automation work such as scripting in Python, Google Apps Script and Slack
Familiar with tools and methodologies for code analysis, refactoring, and automated testing

Responsibilities

Leverage technical acumen and analytical skills to drive engineering programs forward and maximize business value delivery
Recognize patterns in a sea of information and take action accordingly
Develop a strategic approach to program management that balances agility and process. This involves discerning when to provide direct guidance and when to empower teams by establishing clear frameworks and guidelines for ongoing initiatives
Build strategic partnerships with Product, Design, and Engineering stakeholders
Expand knowledge into new domains as called upon
Act as a mentor to junior TPMs and lead by example
Embody MongoDB's core values and leadership principles