Staff Technical Program Manager

JOB SUMMARY: 

As a Staff Technical Program Manager, you will lead adtech programs, influencing the teams' roadmap priorities and technical direction. This role combines strong technical understanding, program leadership, and agile delivery excellence. You will own end-to-end execution of critical programs, influence roadmap direction, manage cross-team dependencies, and mentor teams to raise execution maturity across the organization.

ABOUT THE TEAM: 

At JioHotstar, the Technical Program Management team is central to scaling and evolving the JioStar Ad Platform, one of India's largest and fastest-growing video advertising ecosystems. We operate at the intersection of technology, product, and monetization, driving programs that power Live Sports, Video-On-Demand, and targeted Ad Delivery at massive scale.

Our vision is bold: to build the most effective and scalable adtech ecosystem in the world. TPMs here are not just delivery owners, they are thought partners who shape roadmaps, align execution, and drive innovation across the stack. If you thrive in high-ownership environments, enjoy solving complex, large-scale problems, and are excited to build for hundreds of millions of users and India's top advertisers, we'd love to hear from you.

• Lead large, complex technical programs from planning through delivery
• Influence roadmap priorities by aligning stakeholders on objectives and outcomes
• Coordinate across engineering, product, and business teams to manage dependencies and ensure timely execution
• Facilitate cross-pod collaboration and alignment to maintain delivery momentum
• Proactively plan for and mitigate risks, evaluating alternatives, quantifying trade-offs, and structuring communication plans
• Apply Agile methodologies for iterative delivery, adaptive planning, and continuous improvement. Coach teams on Agile best practices and foster high Scrum maturity
• Maintain sprint cadence and rigor through reviews, retrospectives, and OKR alignment
• Drive pod-level accountability for JIRA hygiene, analytics reporting, and milestone tracking
• Ensure data-driven decision-making using clear metrics, dashboards, and visual progress reporting
• Regularly communicate program updates, decisions, and risks to leadership concisely and visually
• Foster a culture of accountability, ownership, and collaboration
• Continuously improve internal processes to enhance team efficiency and delivery velocity.

• Deep technical understanding of scalable systems, with the ability to dive into architecture reviews, ask second-order questions, and push for scalable, resilient solutions
• Highly structured thinker with the ability to break down ambiguous goals into executable plans, identify blind spots, and push for clarity in both direction and detail
• Strong grasp of risk/reward tradeoffs, and comfort operating in fast-moving, high-stakes environments with shifting priorities and evolving context
• Exceptional communicator, skilled in managing stakeholder expectations and aligning diverse teams on shared timelines, goals, and impact
• Strong program management experience managing cross functional initiatives end to end and driving influence without authorityExpertise in Agile frameworks (Scrum, SAFe) and tools like JIRA, Confluence

• A Bachelor's/Master's degree with a minimum of 10 years of experience, including 4 years in a Program Management role within the consumer technology sector. Experience in OTT/Media/Adtech will be a plus.

About Us

Perched firmly at the nucleus of spellbinding content and innovative technology, JioStar is a leading global media & entertainment company that is reimagining the way audiences consume entertainment and sports. Its television network and streaming service together reach more than 750 million viewers every week, igniting the dreams and aspirations of hundreds of million people across geographies.

 JioStar is an equal opportunity employer. The company values diversity and its mission is to create a workplace where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work. The company ensures that the work environment is free from any discrimination against persons with disabilities, gender, gender identity and any other characteristics or status that is legally protected.