[Remote] Staff Technical Program Manager
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Guild is hiring a Staff Technical Program Manager, a senior individual-contributor role focused on driving execution across Product and Engineering led programs and initiatives - owning complex, cross-functional work from planning through delivery. This is a high-ownership, high-impact role that requires operating across teams and functions to ensure critical initiatives are delivered on time and with quality.ResponsibilitiesAssess the current state of Product across business objectives, stakeholder needs, and delivery inhibitors, and translate findings into a long-term, multi-team execution roadmap in close partnership with Product and EngineeringTranslate product strategy into concrete execution plans by working closely with engineering leaders to clarify dependencies, sequencing, and technical trade-offsOwn execution of the articulated roadmap by aligning teams, proactively managing dependencies, and ensuring predictable, high-quality deliveryOwn launch and release readiness across all stakeholders, ensuring teams are informed, equipped, and ready before anything shipsOperate with full ownership across products and programs. Proactively identify risks, blockers, decision gaps, and opportunities, resolving them directly or ensuring clear ownership and accountabilityEstablish and evolve the operating cadences for Product and Engineering, including how teams plan, review, and align, with a bias toward reducing coordination overhead and protecting time for high-value workEstablish best practices, and scale program leadership capabilities across the Guild P&E organizationChampion AI adoption by identifying opportunities to embed AI into the Product Development Lifecycle and modeling effective, responsible use of AI toolsSkills8+ years of experience on software teams as a Technical Program Manager, Program Manager, Engineering Manager, Product Manager, or similar roleExperience driving and delivering complex Product and Engineering programs from inception to deliveryExperience operating autonomously across multiple teams and functions, demonstrated critical thinking, and thought leadershipCommunication experience at executive level and experience influencing senior leadership and technical management teamsExperience establishing work relationships across multi-disciplinary teams and multiple partnersExperience working with product teams to build and deliver end-to-end customer focused products with an understanding of the underlying platforms and technologiesBenefitsAccess to low-cost, high-quality health care options through Collective Health and Kaiser (due to coverage limitations, Kaiser is currently only available in CA & CO)Access to a 401k to help save for the futureVacation policy to rest and recharge8 days of fully-paid sick leave, to take the time to heal and or recoverFamily-friendly benefits, including 12 weeks of parental leave for non-birthing parents and 18-20 weeks for birthing parents; 2-week ramp-up period for when employees return from a leave of 6 weeks or more; as well as employer-paid short-term and long-term disability, employer-sponsored life insurance, fertility and caregiving benefits.Well-rounded wellness benefits including free and low cost mental health resources and financial wellbeing support servicesEducation benefits and tuition assistance to help your future development and growthCompany OverviewGuild is a learning platform that offers classes, programs, and degrees for working adults. It was founded in 2015, and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.guild.com.