Principal Technical PM

Location: Remote 

Employment Type: Full-time / Contract 

About Everstake

Everstake is the largest decentralized staking provider in Ukraine and one of the top 5 blockchain validators worldwide. We help institutional and retail investors participate in staking across more than 70 blockchain networks, including Solana, Ethereum, and Cosmos. By building secure, scalable, and reliable blockchain infrastructure, we empower the growth of the global Web3 ecosystem and support the adoption of decentralized technologies worldwide.

About the Role

We are looking for a Principal Technical Program Manager to lead and scale complex, cross-functional technical programs across Everstake’s infrastructure and product initiatives.

In this role, you will operate at a strategic level, owning large-scale programs that span multiple engineering teams, blockchain networks, and internal stakeholders. You will be responsible for aligning technical execution with business goals, driving delivery excellence, and improving program management practices across the organization This role involves deep technical understanding, strong leadership skills, and experience managing highly complex, distributed systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own and drive large-scale, cross-functional technical programs from planning to execution and delivery
  
• Coordinate multiple engineering teams (infrastructure, backend, DevOps, security) across parallel initiatives
  
• Define program scope, milestones, dependencies, risks, and success metrics
  
• Ensure alignment between technical execution and business priorities
  
• Identify and proactively manage risks, bottlenecks, and cross-team dependencies
  
• Drive continuous improvement of program management processes and delivery standards
  
• Facilitate decision-making at senior leadership and executive levels
  
• Communicate program status, risks, and outcomes to stakeholders clearly and effectively
  
• Act as a force multiplier for engineering productivity and organizational alignment
  
  

Requirements (Must-Have):

• Extensive experience as a Technical Program Manager / Program Manager in complex technical environments
  
• Proven track record of managing large-scale, multi-team technical programs
  
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and distributed systems
  
• Experience working closely with engineering, infrastructure, and DevOps teams
  
• Ability to deeply understand technical architecture and trade-offs (without being a hands-on engineer)
  
• Strong experience with risk management, dependency management, and delivery at scale
  
• Excellent stakeholder management and executive-level communication skills
  
• Experience working in fast-paced, high-ownership environments
  
• Fluent English (C1–C2)

Nice-to-Have:

• Experience in Web3 / blockchain / crypto infrastructure
  
• Experience with high-availability, fault-tolerant systems
  
• Background in engineering or computer science
  
• Experience scaling technical programs in rapidly growing companies
  
• Experience working with globally distributed teams
  
• Experience defining and rolling out program management best practices
  
• Familiarity with security, reliability, or performance-critical systems

What We Offer:

• Opportunity to work on mission-critical blockchain infrast