Principal – Technical Program Manager

Role Overview

• Lead alignment across domain initiatives through effective planning, dependency management, and proactive impediment removal
• Serve as the primary owner and escalation point for complex, cross-cutting technical programs
• Drive outcome-based delivery by refining guidance, processes, and forums that enable teams to unlock technical and operational blockers
• Monitor delivery progress, surface insights, recommend course corrections, and provide clear, frequent updates to stakeholders and executives
• Engage senior leadership using Lean operational practices to communicate progress, risks, and outcomes
• Own and evolve a scalable software development and release model that improves transparency and establishes a single source of truth for delivery commitments
• Enable and lead quarterly Big Room Planning (BRP) events, including logistics, pre-work, facilitation, and standard work adoption
• Ensure successful tracking and reporting of delivery, planning, and strategic metrics
• Define, document, and govern standard work aligned with compliance and audit requirements
• Champion continuous improvement through retrospectives, Kaizen practices, and a strong focus on automation and reduction of manual processes
• Coach and guide Scrum Leads, Product Owners, and Value Stream leaders in applying Agile and SAFe principles effectively
• Improve value flow across value streams and ensure realization of value committed by Product Management
• Drive the operating cadence for the Distribution Engineering organization, including meetings, communications, OKRs, planning, and reporting
• Partner with engineering, product, and UX leadership to create achievable, integrated delivery plans
• Advocate for and lead organizational change to advance Agile maturity and execution excellence
• Identify, manage, and escalate risks and dependencies that could impact ART delivery and strategic objectives

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, from an accredited college or university
• 10+ years of experience delivering highly complex, technical software programs in a product-based software organization
• 10+ years of experience building, leading, and managing global and offshore teams; preference for direct leadership of engineering, QA, and UX teams
• 7+ years leading high-performing, globally distributed technical teams
• Master’s degree in business, technology, or a related discipline (preferred)
• Solid understanding of system architecture and data analytics
• Leadership experience across both startup and mature product organizations
• 5+ years of program leadership in distributed Agile software development environments
• Proven success managing and influencing senior engineering and product leaders in India
• Experience in the energy or utilities sector is a plus
• Proven experience leading transformation initiatives in large, matrixed software enterprises
• Strong technical foundation with exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated success managing multiple concurrent programs in large-scale Agile environments
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to tailor messaging to engineers, product teams, and executive audiences
• Strong influencing and relationship-building capabilities
• Experience delivering cloud-based platforms at scale and resolving complex technical challenges in a hands-on manner
• Deep understanding of Agile methodologies and the SAFe framework, with strong facilitation and coaching skills.

Tech Stack

• Cloud

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
• access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource
• access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services
• Retirement benefits include the GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions
• access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants
• tuition assistance
• adoption assistance
• paid parental leave
• disability benefits
• life insurance
• 12 paid holidays
• permissive time off