Technical Program Manager

The Kraft Heinz Company•Chicago, IL

10d•$89,800 - $112,200•Onsite

About The Position

The Technical Program Manager will assist with the end-to-end delivery of strategically important digital products and transformation initiatives, GenAI solutions, platforms, and innovation programs. This role sits at the intersection of product strategy, engineering execution, business transformation, and enterprise architecture, converting business opportunities into scalable, production-ready capabilities that create measurable business value. The TPM will be accountable for technical program leadership from discovery through realization, ensuring initiatives are delivered on time, within budget, aligned to enterprise standards, and positioned for long-term adoption and value realization.

Requirements

Years of experience leading complex technology programs or digital transformations.
Experience delivering enterprise-scale software, cloud, data, AI, or digital product initiatives.
Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams in matrixed organizations.
Strong understanding of software development lifecycle, agile delivery, architecture principles, and platform ecosystems.
Experience with GenAI, advanced analytics, data platforms, or machine learning solutions.
Experience managing external system integrators and technology vendors.
Experience managing executive stakeholders and enterprise governance processes.
Excellent communication, facilitation, and influence skills.

Responsibilities

Support role on complex enterprise programs spanning multiple business functions, geographies, and technology domains.
Translate business goals into executable technical roadmaps and delivery strategies.
Drive prioritization decisions, sequencing, funding discussions, and value realization planning.
Assist with delivery planning from discovery through deployment and value realization.
Establish and manage program plans, milestones, dependencies, risks, assumptions, and resource requirements.
Partner with engineering and architecture teams to validate solution approaches and technical feasibility.
Lead technical design reviews and execution planning, and ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, security, compliance, and operational requirements.
Build partnerships with executive sponsors, functional leaders, and technology teams, and communicate program status, risks, decisions, and value delivery to senior leadership.
Manage program budgets, vendor engagements, and investment plans.
Establish KPIs, success criteria, and outcome measurement frameworks.