Technical Program Manager

Rivet IndustriesSan Jose, CA
$150,000 - $275,000

About The Position

Own the operational backbone of complex, fast-moving technical programs, translating ambiguity into structured execution. You will sit at the center of engineering and cross-functional teams, driving clarity, momentum, and scalable systems as the organization grows.

Requirements

  • Exceptional attention to detail and strong operational discipline
  • Strong ownership mindset with a bias toward action and accountability for outcomes
  • Demonstrated resourcefulness—able to navigate unfamiliar problems and unblock work independently
  • Proven ability to build trust quickly with engineers and pull information from busy stakeholders without creating friction
  • High tolerance for ambiguity; able to make progress and create clarity without fully defined direction; flexible thinker who can derive the right operating approach from any situation
  • High emotional intelligence and interpersonal judgment, especially in technical and cross-functional settings; strong instincts for when to push, pull, escalate, and let a team work through an issue
  • Ability to balance structure and flexibility, applying the right level of process to the situation
  • Systems thinker who understands how components, teams, and dependencies interact to produce outcomes
  • Comfort getting into the weeds of how work is executed, tracked, and communicated
  • Genuine enjoyment of operational craftsmanship, including tools, workflow design, documentation, and process modeling

Responsibilities

  • Build and evolve the operating structure for a small, high-performing cross-functional team that scales with increasing complexity
  • Create and maintain high-quality tracking artifacts across priorities, dependencies, risks, decisions, and follow-ups
  • Own the operational backbone of execution, including project management tools, documentation systems, status reporting, meeting cadence, and communication flows
  • Pull signal out of ambiguous, fast-moving workstreams and convert it into actionable plans and clear next steps
  • Drive progress through persistent, thoughtful follow-through rather than formal authority
  • Work closely with engineers to understand ground truth, technical constraints, and escalation paths
  • Identify gaps in process or coordination and implement pragmatic improvements with the appropriate level of structure
  • Embed testing and reliability into every stage of execution, ensuring systems, workflows, and releases are consistently validated, resilient, and built to perform under real-world conditions
  • Build systems and workflows that scale across teams, balancing immediate execution needs with long-term efficiency

Benefits

  • unlimited PTO
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