Senior Technical Program Manager

Confluent is a company focused on transforming how data moves and is utilized. The Senior Technical Program Manager will lead high-priority programs within the engineering organization, ensuring cross-functional alignment and successful delivery of large-scale technical projects.

Responsibilities:

• Drive Complex Initiatives: Lead the end-to-end delivery of large-scale technical projects, such as Business Continuity Planning and Disaster Recovery, Cost and Efficiency or platform-wide architecture shifts
• Technical Liaison: Translate high-level business goals into detailed technical requirements and communicate complex architecture trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders
• Operational Excellence: Establish rigorous program management standards, including clear milestones, KPIs, and risk-mitigation strategies to ensure predictable delivery
• Strategic Alignment: Partner with leadership to prioritize the roadmap, resolve cross-team dependencies, and manage resource allocation for business-critical programs
• Stakeholder Management: Facilitate decision-making across global, distributed teams and manage relationships with key internal and external partners

Requirements:

• 5-8+ years in a technical program management role, specifically within cloud-native or high-scale software environments
• Deep understanding of distributed systems, cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure), and data streaming technologies like Apache Kafka
• Alignment with Confluent's values: Smart, Humble, and Empathetic; you thrive in fast-paced environments and 'Get Stuff Done'
• A results-driven mindset with the ability to navigate ambiguity and take initiative to drive efficiencies
• Proven ability to work across engineering, product, Finance, and data teams to align on goals and deliver cost savings
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
• Experience with cost management tools or frameworks in large-scale infrastructure environments
• Familiarity with Confluent or other large-scale platforms
• Experience in building dashboards using JQL, SQL, Data Studio, BigQuery is highly desirable