{"id":1155762,"url":"https://alion.io/job/arctic-wolf-senior-technical-program-manager","title":"Senior Technical Program Manager","company":{"id":1025,"name":"Arctic Wolf","domain":"arcticwolf.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/arctic-wolf","size_band":"201-500","is_staffing_agency":false,"is_intermediary":false,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":82,"open_postings":7,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.714,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":35,"computed_at":"2026-09-24T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Product","role_family":"Product","seniority":"senior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"remote","remote_scope":"stated_countries","hiring_geo_confidence":"explicit","locations":["Waterloo, Canada"],"countries":["CA"],"hiring_countries":["CA"],"hiring_countries_total":1,"salary":{"min":108800,"max":211000,"currency":"CAD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":150377},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":15,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":true,"technologies":[{"name":"Agile","optional":true},{"name":"Confluence","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-23T21:29:11Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-23","last_verified_at":"2026-09-24T06:06:54Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"description":"At Arctic Wolf, we're not just navigating the cybersecurity landscape - we're redefining it. Our global team of dedicated Pack members is driving innovation and setting new industry standards every day. Our impact speaks for itself: we've earned recognition on the Forbes Cloud 100, CNBC Disruptor 50, Fortune Future 50, and Fortune Cyber 60 lists, and we recently took home the 2024 CRN Products of the Year award. We’re proud to be named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Managed Detection and Response Services and earning a Customers' Choice distinction from Gartner Peer Insights. Our Aurora Platform also received CRN’s Products of the Year award in the inaugural Security Operations Platform category. Join a company that’s not only leading, but also shaping, the future of security operations.\nOur mission is simple: End Cyber Risk. We’re looking for a Senior Technical Program Manager to be part of making this happen.\nThe Senior Technical Program Manager will manage and lead programs to drive the engineering development and implementation process for a subsystem and component of a product or service offering. Involvement lasts throughout all stages of a product’s lifecycle including ideation/concept, modifications, upgrades and maintenance of the product or product line.\nThe Senior Technical Program Manager will manage and lead strategic programs and initiatives within our cybersecurity software and services organization. This role is responsible for planning, executing, and delivering complex programs that align with business objectives, customer needs, and regulatory requirements. The ideal candidate will drive cross-functional collaboration, ensure program alignment with company strategy, and manage risks and dependencies to deliver high-quality security solutions on time and within budget.\nLOCATION: This role is open to Remote-Canada & Hybrid-Waterloo, ON, CA.\nPrimary Responsibilities and Duties\nStrategic Influence & Thought Leadership - Guides executive decision-making on product strategy, technology investments, and long-term roadmap planning.\n\nEnterprise-Wide Program Management - Oversees multiple complex initiatives spanning business units, ensuring strategic objectives are met across products and teams.\n\nTechnical Due Diligence - Leads deep dives into system architecture, performance, and scalability to assess risk and feasibility for high-impact initiatives.\n\nExecutive & Stakeholder Alignment - Communicates trade-offs, investment rationales, and progress updates to C-suite and board-level stakeholders.\n\nMentorship & Organization Impact - Develops best practices, frameworks, and coaching initiatives to elevate program management capabilities across the company.\n\nLead and manage large-scale cybersecurity programs from initiation through completion, ensuring alignment with company objectives.\n\nDevelop and maintain program roadmaps, timelines, and deliverables, ensuring effective coordination across engineering, product management, marketing, legal, sales and customer success teams.\n\nOversee program governance, risk management, and compliance with industry security standards and regulations.\n\nDefine and implement best practices for program execution, tracking, and reporting, ensuring visibility and accountability.\n\nServes as the primary point of contact for program stakeholders, facilitating communication and alignment across business units.\n\nManage budgets, resource allocation, and vendor relationships to optimize program efficiency.\n\nDrive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance program execution, team collaboration, and customer satisfaction.\n\nServes as the central resource with design, process, manufacturing, test, quality, and marketing as the product(s) move to production and distribution.\n\nDesigns, develops, and manages activities for a specific product or group of products from product definition and planning through production, release, and end of life.\n\nCoordinate activities of supporting project teams and internal and external development partners.\n\nTrack progress against established plan and makes decisions to alter or update schedule and resource allocation to meet product requirements and development schedule.\n\nMentor direct and interdisciplinary team members.\n\nMinimum Qualifications\n15+ years of experience in a technical or product role managing large-scale software deployments\n\n15+ years of experience in program / project management, with at least 10 years in software development\n\nBachelor’s degree required in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Business, or related field'\n\nPreferred Qualifications\nPMP, PgMP, or SAFe certification\n\nExperience in cybersecurity is a plus\n\nPrefer degree in a technical area\n\nKey Skills\n5+ years of software and/or content product management, application development, or related technical experience.\n\nStrong understanding of cybersecurity concepts, frameworks, and technologies.\n\nUnderstanding of project and program management skills and methodologies\n\nExpertise in program management methodologies (Agile, SAFe, etc.) and tools (JIRA, Confluence, Aha!, etc.).\n\nAbility to navigate complex stakeholder environments, ensuring effective communication between technical and non-technical teams.\n\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify risks, dependencies, and optimization opportunities.\n\nExcellent leadership, negotiation, and change management skills to drive execution and adoption of cybersecurity initiatives.\n\nExperience communicating and representing work to leadership, framing discussions to gain valuable feedback, and experience working with technical management teams to develop systems, solutions, and products.\n\nAnalytical and problem-solving experience with large-scale systems\n\nProficient in building trust and establishing relationships across multi-disciplinary teams.\n\nAptitude towards establishing and leading teams through multi-disciplinary relationships including product management and engineering to drive product programs.\n\nKey Competencies\nStrategic Thinking - Ability to align programs with business goals and industry trends.\n\nExecution Excellence & Drive for Results - Track record of delivering high-impact programs on schedule and within scope\n\nCollaboration & Influence - Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams, senior leadership, and external partners.\n\nRisk Management - Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate program execution risks.\n\nAdaptability & Organizational Agility - Ability to navigate evolving challenges and rapidly changing business needs.\n\nExceptional Communication Skills\n\nAbout Arctic Wolf\nAt Arctic Wolf, we foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment that thrives on diversity of thought, background, and culture. This is reflected in our multiple awards, including Top Workplace USA (2021-2024), Best Places to Work - USA (2021-2024), Great Place to Work - Canada (2021-2024), Great Place to Work - UK (2024), and Kununu Top Company - Germany (2024). Our commitment to bold growth and shaping the future of security operations is matched by our dedication to customer satisfaction, with over 7,000 customers worldwide and more than 2,000 channel partners globally. As we continue to expand globally and enhance our technology, Arctic Wolf remains the most trusted name in the industry.\nOur Values\nArctic Wolf recognizes that success comes from delighting our customers, so we work together to ensure that happens every day. We believe in diversity and inclusion, and truly value the unique qualities and unique perspectives all employees bring to the organization. And we appreciate that-by protecting people’s and organizations’ sensitive data and seeking to end cyber risk- we get to work in an industry that is fundamental to the greater good.\nWe celebrate unique perspectives by creating a platform for all voices to be heard through our Pack Unity program. We encourage all employees to join or create a new alliance. See more about our Pack Unity here.\nWe also believe and practice corporate responsibility, and have recently joined the Pledge 1% Movement, ensuring that we continue to give back to our community. We know that through our mission to End Cyber Risk we will continue to engage and give back to our communities.\nAll wolves receive compelling compensation and benefits packages, including:\nEquity for all employees\n\nFlexible time off and paid volunteer days\n\nRRSP and 401k match\n\nTraining and career development programs\n\nComprehensive private benefits plan including medical, mental health, dental, disability, life and AD&D, and value-added services\n\nRobust Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with mental health services\n\nFertility support and paid parental leave\n\nArctic Wolf is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or any other basis forbidden under federal, provincial, or local law. Arctic Wolf is committed to fostering a welcoming, accessible, respectful, and inclusive environment ensuring equal access and participation for people with disabilities. As such, we strive to make our entire employee experience as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for candidates and employees with disabilities and/or other specific needs where possible. Please let us know if you require any accommodations by emailing .\nSecurity Requirements\nConducts duties and responsibilities in accordance with AWN’s Information Security policies, standards, processes and controls to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of AWN business information (in accordance with our employee handbook and corporate policies).\n\nBackground checks are required for this position.\n\nThis position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws and regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). Please note that, if applicable, an offer for employment will be conditioned on authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export control laws and regulations.\n\nThe base salary range for this job family is 108,800 to 211,000 CAD annually. This range reflects the base pay the company reasonably expects to offer for this position, aligned to the broader job family base pay structure. Actual base pay may vary based on skills, experience, and location, including job family level. 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