15h Left Staff Technical Program Manager

Job Description

About the Role

As a member of the Mobility TPM team, you will own and drive large, sophisticated cross-team technical initiatives. Specifically, you will own the problem space, work closely with engineering leads to conceptualise solutions, organize/align multiple engineering teams for delivery, and drive execution leveraging critical metrics. You will look for ways to standardize, ensure execution is efficient and consistent, and set accountability by tracking progress, resolving dependencies, identifying issues, evaluating risks, and communicating status to leadership and collaborators. You will intrinsically act as a coach to engage and energize the product and engineering teams to achieve aggressive goals.

What You'll Do

1. Project Management: Lead complex, large-scale initiatives across teams. Collaborate with engineering managers and engineers to estimate work efforts, define milestones, and manage resources. Track progress, resolve dependencies, and communicate status to upper management and stakeholders.
2. Obstacle Removal: Proactively identify and eliminate roadblocks to maintain project momentum. Manage issue escalations and support teams in balancing competing priorities.
3. Technical Implementation: Understand technical details at the architecture level and propose alternatives when necessary. Ask clarifying questions to prioritize tasks and ensure team efficiency.
4. Strategic Planning: Drive cross-functional strategic and business planning processes. Develop and execute detailed program/project plans, including roadmaps, funding, resource allocation, and hiring goals.
5. Continuous Improvement: Implement ongoing enhancements to the engineering organization and program management processes. Share best practices, tools, and frameworks to improve product development and delivery.

What You'll Need:

1. Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
2. Demonstrated ability as a TPM or Engineering Manager in a software, SaaS, or systems development environment
3. Solid technical capability and an ability to understand technical designs, challenges, and risks. Engineers enjoy working closely with you.
4. 8+ years of experience as a Technical Program Manager or Engineering Manager in software or systems development.
5. Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to influence diverse stakeholders and drive alignment.

Bonus Point, if

1. Strong technical background in software engineering or a related field
2. Extensive experience in program management, driving large scale product launches or major platform enhancements.
3. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and deliver results in a fast-paced environment
4. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
5. Strategic thinker with a track record of innovative solutions.
6. Demonstrated ability to manage ambiguity and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
7. Experience with cross-functional strategic planning, including resource allocation and risk assessment.

Uber's mission is to reimagine the way the world moves for the better. Here, bold ideas create real-world impact, challenges drive growth, and speed fuelds progress. What moves us, moves the world - let's move it forward, together.

Offices continue to be central to collaboration and Uber's cultural identity. Unless formally approved to work fully remotely, Uber expects employees to spend at least half of their work time in their assigned office. For certain roles, such as those based at green-light hubs, employees are expected to be in-office for 100% of their time. Please speak with your recruiter to better understand in-office expectations for this role.

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