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As a Principal Technical Program Manager in Enterprise Technology, you will lead the delivery of our largest technology initiatives: enterprise system implementations, migrations and integration programs that cut across engineering teams, business functions and external partners. You are as comfortable in a design review as in a steering committee: you understand systems well enough to see delivery risk, and you explain it in terms the business can understand and act on.
This is a senior individual contributor role. As the business grows, so does the number of programs running at once, and leaders need one person who can tell them what is on track, what is at risk and where a decision is needed. You will also set the standard for how technical program management works in Enterprise Technology. AI tools are part of how we plan and communicate; you are expected to use them.
We are considering applicants for the Dallas location (in-office Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays).
What You'll Do- Lead large, complex technical programs across engineering, product, business functions, and external partners, from plan to launch.
- Build and maintain integrated program plan: milestones, dependencies, and the critical path across every team and system involved.
- Keep one reliable view of program health that leaders can read at any time.
- Surface technical and cross-team risks early.
- Own the release and change calendar for Enterprise Technology systems and the cutover coordination for major launches: freeze windows, readiness criteria, go/no-go, and the rollback decision path.
- Run the program cadence: planning, dependency reviews, risk and decision tracking, retrospectives.
- Set the practices for technical program management across Enterprise Technology: what counts as a program, how plans and risks are managed, and how delivery stays visible as the portfolio grows.
We get excited about candidates, like you, because...
- You have 15+ years of experience leading complex technical programs, with at least 3 at senior or principal scope.
- You have Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- You have prior experience as an engineer, systems analyst, technical lead or equivalent hands-on role before moving into program delivery.
- You have led at least one major enterprise system implementation or migration from planning through cutover, including the technical cutover.
- You can read and question technical artifacts directly: integration designs, data-migration plans, release plans, test results.
- You are an expert in program planning, critical path and dependency management, and release readiness.
- You have sound judgment on when to decide, when to consult and when to escalate.
- You can turn a complex program into a concise, decision oriented update.
- You are hands-on with AI-assisted tools in program work, and willing to implement new capabilities into planning, analysis and documentation.
- Programs involving financial systems, business applications or digital media workflows.
- Compliance sensitive or audit controlled environments.
- Programs with external vendors or implementation partners.
In addition to getting to work with fun, passionate and inspired colleagues, you will also enjoy the following benefits and perks:
- Receive a great compensation package including salary plus performance bonus earning potential, paid annually.
- Flexible time off policies allowing you to take the time you need to be your whole self.
- Generous medical, dental, vision, STD, LTD, and life insurance
- Health Saving Account HSA program
- Health care and dependent care FSA
- 401(k) plan, with employer match
- Employer paid commuter benefit
- Support program for new parents
- Pet insurance and some of our offices are pet friendly!
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Skills Required
- 15+ years of experience in software development managing complex, technical programs
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- Experience with tools like Jira, Confluence, Lucid, Smartsheets
- Technical foundation in APIs, content pipelines, and cloud architecture
- Background in software development processes and Agile SDLC
- Experience coordinating UAT sessions and executing release/launch planning
- Experience managing large initiatives involving Engineering, Product, and Operations
- Experience managing projects related to digital supply chain and enterprise technologies
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes medical, dental, and vision with multiple plan options plus mental-health/EAP resources, and some plans are described as having low premiums or even fully covered options.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is presented as flexible or unlimited and is augmented by additional company holidays such as summer Fridays and a year-end shutdown.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits include a 401(k) with a company match that is noted as meaningful and in some cases matched per paycheck.
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