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The Principal Technical Program Manager -CTJ - TS/SCI joins the Frontier Company team to drive high-impact engineering projects for strategic customers. Working within a cross-functional team of software engineers, data scientists, and designers, you will act as a Product Owner to identify customer scenarios, orchestrate engineering approaches, and develop end-to-end user stories. Your daily responsibilities include designing complex technical solutions, defining success criteria, tracking project schedules, and leading governance programs for multiple feature groups. You will also validate use cases, write test cases from scratch, and provide data-driven recommendations regarding identified risks. The role focuses on solving complex business problems by developing cloud-based solutions, AI integrations, and open-source software assets to address critical customer challenges. Required skills include experience in engineering, product development, and technical program management, alongside the ability to read or write code.
What does a Technical Program Manager earn?
Median $190350 from 179 postings across 31 companies.
Design complex technical solutions for customers in collaboration with engineers, data scientists, and designers.
Provide data-driven recommendations to stakeholders based on identified project risks.
Define success criteria and build relationships to implement multiple feature areas for complex projects.
Coordinate and ensure alignment across various business units for cross-functional initiatives.
Manage roadmaps, track project schedules, and lead governance programs for multiple feature groups.
Develop staging and implementation plans to drive the development of technical solutions.
Validate use cases and write test cases from scratch to drive continuous improvement.
Lead direct customer engagements and provide expertise for collecting performance metrics.
What we're looking for
Must have 3+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
Must have a Bachelor's degree and 6+ years of experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development (or equivalent).
Must be a U.S. citizen to meet legal requirements for government agency support.
Must possess an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph and the ability to maintain it.
Must pass the Microsoft Cloud background check.
8+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects (preferred).
1+ year of experience reading and/or writing code, such as sample documentation or product demos (preferred).
Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development (preferred).
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