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This is not a pure execution role - it is a strategic leadership position. You will be a peer to VPs and Sr. Directors across Engineering, Product, Data Science, and Executive Leadership, owning how we plan, execute, and govern complex programs that span the full ad tech stack: data collection, identity, audience platforms, measurement solutions, and third-party integrations.\nYou will own, build and develop a small but high-impact team of TPMs, establish the frameworks and operating model that scale with the organization, and personally drive the most complex, cross-functional programs. The right candidate brings deep engineering discipline, ad tech domain knowledge a plus, proven people leadership, and the organizational instincts to operate credibly at the senior leadership level.\nWHAT YOU'LL DO\nOrganizational Leadership\nLead, mentor, and grow a team of 2-4 TPMs, setting a high bar for program ownership, communication, and technical credibility.\n\nDefine the TPM team's operating model - how programs are staffed, governed, escalated, and reported - and evolve it as the organization scales.\n\nAct as the senior-most TPM voice in leadership forums, representing program health, risk posture, and execution capacity to the CTO, SVP of Engineering and cross-functional peers.\n\nDrive hiring decisions, performance development, and career growth for the TPM team.\n\nProgram Strategy & Execution\nOwn the end-to-end program execution strategy for the technology organization's most complex, cross-functional initiatives - from annual planning through delivery.\n\nDefine and enforce program governance frameworks: scope, milestones, dependency management, risk registers, and earned value tracking.\n\nPartner with Engineering, Product, and Data Science leadership to align program roadmaps with business priorities, capacity constraints, and strategic objectives.\n\nDrive the shift from bespoke, one-off execution to scalable, repeatable program infrastructure - ensuring teams build for hundreds of integrations, not one at a time.\n\nPersonally lead the highest-stakes programs when complexity, risk, or organizational span demands senior TPM ownership.\n\nCross-functional Influence & Stakeholder Management\nOperate as a credible peer to VPs and Sr. Directors - not just a coordinator, but a strategic partner with a clear point of view on tradeoffs, priorities, and risk.\n\nCommunicate program status, risks, and strategic dependencies to the CTO,SVP of Engineering and executive leadership with clarity, precision, and appropriate urgency.\n\nBuild and maintain alignment across Engineering, Product, Legal, Data, and Operations on programs that cut across organizational boundaries.\n\nSurface and resolve cross-functional blockers that cannot be handled at the team level - escalating with a recommended resolution, not just a flag.\n\nProcess, Tooling & Governance\nUse of AI tools and skills for acceleration of automations from the perspective of TPM artifacts. Claude / Gemini / Cursor / Codex preferred\n\nEstablish and continuously improve the standard TPM toolkit: program templates, RAID frameworks, status reporting cadences, and planning rituals.\n\nChampion Agile and scaled Agile (SAFe) practices across engineering teams, partnering with Engineering Managers to ensure methodology serves delivery - not the other way around.\n\nEnsure programs reflect regulatory and compliance requirements (GDPR, CCPA, privacy-by-design) as first-class planning inputs, not afterthoughts.\n\nStay current on industry trends in ad tech, programmatic advertising, and digital measurement - bringing external perspective into internal planning.\n\nWHO YOU ARE\n10+ years of experience in technical program management, with at least 5+ years in a senior or lead TPM role.\n\nDemonstrated experience managing and developing a team of TPMs - hiring, coaching, setting standards, and building a high-performance culture.\n\nProven track record operating as a peer to VPs and Sr. Directors - 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