Principal Technical Program Manager

Sirius XM•Washington, DC

4d•$185,000 - $230,000

About The Position

SiriusXM and its brands (Pandora, SiriusXM Media, AdsWizz, Simplecast, and SiriusXM Connect) are leading a new era of audio entertainment and services by delivering the most compelling subscription and ad-supported audio entertainment experience for listeners -- in the car, at home, and anywhere on the go with connected devices. Our vision is to shape the future of audio, where everyone can be effortlessly connected to the voices, stories and music they love wherever they are. This is the place where a diverse group of emerging talent and legends alike come to share authentic and purposeful songs, stories, sounds and insights through some of the best programming and technology in the world. Our critically-acclaimed, industry-leading audio entertainment encompasses music, sports, comedy, news, talk, live events, and podcasting. No matter their individual role, each of our employees plays a vital part in bringing SiriusXM’s vision to life every day. AdsWizz, a subsidiary of SiriusXM, is the leading global provider of digital audio and podcast advertising solutions. AdsWizz is the underlying monetization solution for well-known music platforms, podcasts, and broadcasting groups worldwide, giving advertisers or all sizes unprecedented access to premium and niche audio content. Through dynamic ad insertion, advanced programmatic platforms, and innovative audio formats, AdsWizz efficiently connects buyers and sellers for digital audio and podcast advertising. AdsWizz is a global company with a presence in over 40 countries. How you’ll make an impact: The Principal Technical Program Manager will be responsible for the planning and execution of large, complex cross-team initiatives across areas within the Advertising, and Pandora domains. You must have a proven technical program management track record in enterprise-wide initiatives, including roadmap planning, discovery, cross-functional interdependencies, alignment, and implementation. The primary focus is the orchestration of engineering and program leadership for the development and in-market enhancements that are impactful to advertising revenue, and the Pandora customer experience. This role will integrate technical program management best practices with your ability to help drive decision making of product and engineering stakeholders, and ultimately the execution of impactful initiatives by managing the cross-functional alignment required for delivery of business value. In addition, this represents an exciting opportunity to be a senior member of a small and high performing experienced team of technically-focused, enterprise-level program managers, with a focus of enablement and execution. Our focus are those “big boulder” initiatives that will transform and modernize our platform, products, and business, and are thus met with much visibility across the organization. Your work will directly impact how we connect with a growing ecosystem of external partners— including Demand Side Platforms (DSPs), Audio players and apps, as well as analytics providers, hosting environments, and monetization platforms.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or equivalent work experience.
Minimum 10 years of deep TPM experience leading large scale technology initiatives within tight deadlines, across multiple cross-functional teams, and building consumer facing applications across a variety of platforms; people management is a plus.
Minimum 8 years experience managing engineering focused programs, building processes and coordinating release schedules.
Minimum 6 years of program experience in advertising technologies (advertiser and customer facing) and/or customer experience.
Minimum 5 years Atlassian (Jira) or similar tooling for managing product and engineering intake and fulfillment processes across large scale engineering initiatives.
Excellent managerial skills and interpersonal skills; effectively communicate and collaborate with all areas of engineering, ability to interact and work with staff at all levels.
Expert-level understanding of SDLC methodologies and hands-on experience with Scrum, Kanban, and Waterfall practices.
Strong propensity towards relationship building.
Experience working with multiple Agile methodologies.
Architectural or systems design experience.
Must have legal right to work in the U.S.

Responsibilities

Ensure best practices and repeatable consistent processes for requirements definition, including the use of Jira to enable the traceability of tickets to our company roadmap, and the engagement with TPM-driven processes leading to engineering fulfillment.
Guide the appropriate funneling of requirements to Engineering teams by driving collaborations across all functional product and stakeholder orgs, including Product teams, Business stakeholders (Finance, Legal, Marketing), and Business areas (Automotive, Content, Martech).
Contribute to executive-facing program reviews, utilizing Jira data, along with program insights, to create clear communication on health of product definition, technical executions, cross-team accountabilities and expectations. Regularly contribute to conversations with leads across all functions, including the executive leadership team.
Manage and execute large-scale programs with a focus on improving deployment processes, project timelines, and delivery standards.
Lead cross-functional communications, inclusive of change management and initiative status reporting
Provide escalation paths as appropriate, to identify risks, improve execution and remove barriers to execution.
Create and maintain comprehensive domain roadmaps, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and enhancing process efficiencies.
Apply expert-level understanding of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies and best practices to deliver high-impact programs.
Act as a technical knowledge repository, supporting engineering teams with precise and relevant information through a robust technical vocabulary.
Collaborate effectively with stakeholders to articulate the value of technical initiatives, advocate for their prioritization, and ensure their successful execution.
Function as a technical liaison, fostering productive partnerships between cross-functional teams to ensure smooth project progression and alignment.
Lead preparations and ceremonies with engineering and product for cross-domain program reviews relating to core technology initiatives.
Work closely with engineering teams to ensure clarification of work priorities, backlog and schedule management.
Drive a culture of innovation and be an agent of change.
Cultivate a culture that rewards aggressive pursuit of innovative solutions to problems.