Senior Technical Program Manager, Technology Portfolio Management, Developer Platform

Nordstrom

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Hybrid

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Seattle, WA
Salary
$142,000–$220,500 / yr
Posted
39 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $197k
This role $181k
$130k most similar roles pay here $257k

This role pays less than 65% of similar roles. Most pay $174,950–$218,625 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $181k versus about $197k for comparable roles.

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About Nordstrom

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

Nordstrom currently has 30 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $142,000–$220,500 across 29 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Technical Program Manager, Technology Portfolio Management, Developer Platform

Senior Technical Program Manager, Technology Portfolio Management - Developer Platform - HYBRID (Seattle, WA_ joins the Developer Platform organization to provide structure and strategic rhythm to a complex portfolio involving CI/CD, developer tooling, platform infrastructure, and internal enablement. This role manages the end-to-end planning process, including intake, prioritization, capacity planning, and quarterly commitment alignment across multiple engineering teams. The individual will translate technical programs into executive narratives for leadership, manage risk registers, and maintain reporting standards. Key responsibilities include overseeing governance frameworks and coordinating triage with product leads to ensure work is properly scoped. The role requires proficiency in Aha!, Jira, and GitHub, along with the use of Claude and other AI tools. This position solves the challenge of providing visibility and operational clarity for foundational capabilities that internal engineering teams rely on daily.

What does a Technical Program Manager earn in Washington?

Median $181250 from 43 postings across 12 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Manage the end-to-end portfolio planning process including intake, prioritization, capacity planning, and quarterly commitment alignment.
  • Translate complex technical programs into plain-language narratives for executive leadership reporting and decision-making.
  • Develop and maintain portfolio status communications, including monthly dashboards and risk registers for senior stakeholders.
  • Oversee the project intake process by evaluating requests and maintaining a prioritized backlog of work.
  • Manage and optimize portfolio management tools including Aha!, Jira, and GitHub to track delivery and roadmap progress.
  • Establish and maintain governance frameworks and documentation standards across the Developer Platform organization.
  • Identify and mitigate risks while managing dependencies and sequencing tradeoffs across multiple engineering teams.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of experience in portfolio management, program management, or strategic operations supporting engineering or technology organizations.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage complex, multi-workstream portfolios while maintaining attention to detail.
  • Experience owning quarterly planning processes including capacity planning, prioritization, and commitment tracking across multiple teams.
  • Exceptional written communication skills to translate dense technical programs into clear, action-oriented summaries for executive leadership.
  • Strong stakeholder management skills to build trust with engineers, product managers, and senior leaders while navigating competing priorities.
  • Proficiency with Aha!, Jira, and GitHub or comparable portfolio and engineering delivery tools.
  • Ability to work effectively in ambiguous, fast-moving environments by providing structure to unclear situations.

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