Staff Technical Program Manager

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The LinkedIn Premium and Knowledge Marketplace (KM) teams within the Product Engineering organization are looking for a Staff Technical Program Manager (TPM) to join our team and drive product and technology programs. In this role, the candidate will manage high-priority, high-profile programs and work closely with engineering and product leaders to drive the most critical programs in the organization.

Successful candidates will have a solid track record of program management and will have demonstrated excellent leadership, organizational and communication skills. In addition, the right candidate will care deeply about the products they work on, who are natural motivators, cross-functional relationship builders, and champions for driving the right level of process to ensure smooth and predictable program execution in a fast-paced innovative environment.

At LinkedIn, we trust each other to do our best work where it works best for us and our teams. This role offers a hybrid work option, meaning you can both work from home and commute to a LinkedIn office, depending on what’s best for you and when it is important for your team to be together.

This role will be based in Sunnyvale, CA (HQ).

Responsibilities

• Own successful delivery of large, high impact and highly cross-functional programs across LinkedIn
• Develop strong partnerships with engineering and product management leaders, building the necessary subject matter expertise.
• Leverage deep technical expertise to develop detailed plans with key milestones and goals, identify and mitigate risks, solve for dependencies, remove impediments, and ensure timely and smooth program launches
• Establish a reliable and visible cadence for portfolio reviews, decision making, prioritization, and resource management, and identify tools (e.g., processes, techniques, automation) that contribute to operational scalability for the team.
• Be a change advocate responsible for leading multiple programs through pivots needed to address shifts in business trends and priorities.
• Ensure cross-team alignment on goals, priorities, roadmap, schedules, communications, and releases to all stakeholders.
• Lead efforts to identify risks, resolve project conflicts, and establish appropriate resolution paths.
• Coach and mentor others in program management best practices.

Basic Qualifications

• B.S./B.A. Engineering, Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• 7+ years of working directly with engineering teams
• 7+ years of technical program management

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing company wide, large scale, high impact programs
• Direct work experience in a technical project management capacity to drive large technical initiatives including all aspects of process development and execution.
• Direct experience working with software engineering leadership, technical teams and individual contributors
• Experience in working in complex technical ecosystems and has adequate technical depth
• Ability to quickly adapt to faster pace, shifting priorities, demands, and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• Experience with or exposure to emerging technologies such as AI, machine learning, or large-scale data systems is a plus.
• Demonstrated conflict resolution skills combined with strong negotiation ability delivered with a high level of influence and professionalism.
• Excellent communication skills and attention to detail.
• Demonstrated self-direction, with a desire both to learn new techniques and guide others

Suggested Skills

• Cross Functional Collaboration
• Technical Program Management
• Program Portfolio Management

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The pay range for this role is $134,000 to $221,000. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location. This may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor.The total compensation package for this position may also include annual performance bonus, stock, benefits and/or other applicable incentive compensation plans. For more information, visit https://careers.linkedin.com/benefits.

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