Senior Technical Program Manager, Security Platform Engineering

Nordstrom

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Seattle, WA
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85 days ago
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Nordstrom is a leading American luxury department store chain offering a wide selection of clothing, shoes, accessories, and beauty products through its stores, Nordstrom Rack outlets, and online. Industry: Luxury Department Store Retail

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TL;DR · Senior Technical Program Manager, Security Platform Engineering

The Senior Technical Program Manager - Security Platform Engineering joins the Security Platform Engineering team to serve as the operational backbone for a broad portfolio of security domains. This role involves owning end-to-end program management for endpoint detection, email security, data encryption, network security, compliance engineering, and security assessments. You will build and maintain program rhythms, including sprint cadences, roadmap tracking, and status reporting, while developing OKRs and KPIs to track platform health. Key responsibilities include managing dependencies, driving cross-organizational alignment without direct authority, and supporting engineering onboarding. The role requires proficiency in Jira and Confluence, along with strong stakeholder management and communication skills. You will solve complex problems involving team restructuring, platform ownership transitions, and navigating evolving security requirements in a high-growth environment.

What does a Technical Program Manager earn in Washington?

Median $174950 from 60 postings across 12 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Own end-to-end program management for security domains including endpoint detection, email security, and data encryption.
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for cross-functional partners in Risk, Compliance, Engineering, and Business teams.
  • Drive alignment and decisions in cross-organizational forums where the security team lacks direct authority.
  • Build and maintain program rhythms including sprint cadences, status reporting, and roadmap tracking.
  • Develop and maintain OKRs and KPIs to track platform health and team performance for leadership reporting.
  • Manage onboarding plans, platform handoff timelines, and knowledge transfer logistics for new engineering hires.
  • Identify and surface project risks early with a focus on proactive resolution.
  • Partner with leadership on team restructuring, hiring coordination, and executive communications.

What we're looking for

  • 6+ years of experience in technical program management (preferred: within security, infrastructure, or platform engineering).
  • Demonstrated ability to manage complex, multi-workstream programs independently from scoping through delivery.
  • Strong stakeholder management skills to build trust with senior engineering, risk, compliance, and business partners.
  • Experience driving cross-organizational alignment and decisions without direct authority.
  • Proven ability to define, track, and report on OKRs and KPIs for leadership audiences.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills for leadership updates and meeting facilitation.
  • Familiarity with security domain concepts to understand technical trade-offs and ask relevant questions.
  • Experience with Jira, Confluence, or similar tools (preferred); experience in retail or large-scale enterprise environments (preferred).

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