Staff Agile Technical Program Manager

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About the Role: Staff Agile Program Manager

We're looking for an experienced Staff Agile Program Manager (APM) to support our Developer Integrations organization. In this role, you will drive execution and alignment across multiple teams, overseeing the delivery of critical features across Auth0. This is a high-impact, hands-on role where you will own delivery execution across programs and ensure predictability, risk mitigation, and outcome alignment at scale.

The ideal candidate thrives in complex technical environments, can orchestrate cross-team work with clarity and agility, and brings strong stakeholder management skills to help teams deliver consistent, high-value outcomes.

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Work Mode: Hybrid (2-3 days Onsite per week)

Note: "This role requires in-person onboarding and travel to our Bengaluru, IN office during the first week of employment."

Key Responsibilities

• Orchestrate the planning and execution of Developer Integration across Engineering, including:
• Ensure cross-team coordination for dependencies, timelines, and deliverables across Developer Integration engineering teams.
• Proactively identify and help resolve risks, blockers, and communication gaps; surface critical issues and drive alignment with engineering, TPMs, and PMs.
• Provide clear and consistent program status updates to partnering TPMs, PMs, and engineering leadership, focusing on delivery predictability, risks, and key milestones.
• Enable value flow visibility using delivery metrics (e.g., carryover, WIP, forecast accuracy); partner with engineering to drive continuous improvement.
• Facilitate or support agile ceremonies, including backlog refinement, sprint planning, retrospectives, and quarterly planning to improve delivery health and scope alignment.
• Maintain strong working relationships with engineering leads, TPMs, and operational partners to ensure consistent delivery and platform health.

Minimum Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Agile Program Management or a similar role in software development.
• Proven ability to manage complex technical programs involving multiple teams and stakeholders.
• Strong technical understanding of end-to-end development, including infrastructure automation (e.g., Terraform), and CI/CD processes. SDK experience preferred.
• Skilled in cross-functional communication, risk escalation, and facilitating delivery alignment in agile environments.
• Proficient with tools such as Jira, Confluence, delivery dashboards, and metrics-driven visibility.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of Agile Scrum principles and practices. Certification in Agile methodologies, like Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM) preferred.
• Ability to analyze and interpret delivery metrics to guide teams toward more predictable and mature execution.
• Delivery of high-priority, customer-facing programs on schedule and with clear stakeholder alignment.
• Improved predictability and reduced risk across the Developer Integrations org.
• Increased visibility into value flow, enabling better planning, prioritization, and team alignment.
• Proactive communication that prevents bottlenecks and ensures timely escalations and decision-making.

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