Senior Technical Program Manager (Platform)

Job Overview: 

The Senior Technical Program Manager (TPM) will lead and coordinate cross-functional efforts in support of the Platform Software team. Leverage your expertise to drive weekly team ceremonies, break down work into manageable user stories, and maintain a well-groomed backlog that enables focused execution. Partner closely with the Platform Engineering Manager to represent the team in leadership and prioritization forums, ensuring alignment on goals and delivery timelines. Collaborate with the Quality team to plan and communicate releases, develop comprehensive test strategies, and manage issues through to resolution.

Responsibilities: 

● Strategic Program Leadership: Collaborates with other members of the TPM team to identify problems, define and communicate the overarching product and engineering vision, strategy and roadmap, aligning with company objectives, market trends, and customer requirements. 

● Team Collaboration: Lead cross-functional engineering initiatives, fostering a collaborative environment that encourages communication, knowledge sharing, and innovation. Coordinate with a variety of software skill areas as well as QA, and Hardware, among others to ensure effective collaboration and alignment throughout the product development lifecycle. 

● Program Lifecycle Management: Take ownership of leading the team through the end-to-end program lifecycle process, including ideation, innovation, requirements gathering, defining the architecture, identifying the solution, managing quality and release planning. Coordinate with QA and Hardware teams to ensure the highest product quality standards are maintained throughout the development cycle. 

● Market Analysis and Competitive Intelligence: Stay abreast of market trends, emerging technologies, partner technologies, and competitor activities. Collaborate with Legal to ensure compliance with industry regulations and work with Marketing to capitalize on differentiators in the market. 

● Product Research and Feature Cohesion: Collaborate with partner Product Managers and research team to gather insights and validate hypotheses. Ensure that features align with legal requirements and maintain cohesion across the product portfolio. 

Requirements

Minimum Requirements and Qualifications: 

● 5+ years progressive product or program management experience 

● Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Management, Economics, Finance, Marketing or Related 

● Proven expertise in knowing and understanding your customers 

● Deep experience in defining product vision, strategy and roadmap 

● Proven expertise in understanding or creating and managing an iterative engineering team backlog 

● Proven expertise in articulating and validating product and engineering hypotheses

● Consistent success in collaborating with engineers and designers as part of remote or co-located teams 

● Excellent communication skills and presentation skills 

● Strong Ability to work collaboratively and navigate complex decision making in a rapidly changing environment 

Preferred Qualifications: 

● Masters of Business Administration 

● In-depth experience working with Agile development teams. 

● Background in a software or artificial intelligence engineering discipline 

● Proven ability to collaborate effectively with engineers, designers, and business                  

  partners. 

● Deep experience with Lean software delivery methodology.

● Experience in a design or engineering role is a strong plus.

● Previous experience leading or supporting user research. 

● Project or Product Management certification (PMP, Agile, SCRUM Master, SAFe, etc.). 

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical benefits coverage, dental plans and vision coverage.
• Health care and dependent care spending accounts.
• Employee and Family Assistance Program (EAP).
• Employee discount programs.
• Retirement plan with a generous company match.
• Generous Paid Time Off, Sick, and Holidays
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Short- and long-term disability
• Life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment insurance

Compensation Range
Compensation may vary depending on skills and experience.
Base Salary: $95,600 - $133,600

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: At Canopy, we're on a mission to end theft from vehicles and revolutionize vehicle security by building cutting-edge technology. We will achieve this by prioritizing individuals and staying attuned to the evolving needs of our people, users, and industry trends. We foster a workplace culture that embraces diversity and authenticity, enabling us to flo