Technical Project Manager

Technical Program Manager

CornerstoneOnDemand is looking for a Technical Program Manager who will drive theplanning, execution, and delivery of complex, cross-functional technicalprograms. You will work at the intersection of engineering, product, andbusiness teams to ensure large-scale initiatives are delivered with clarity,predictability, and impact. This role requires a strong technical foundationcombined with exceptional program management skills to orchestrate multipleworkstreams and stakeholders toward shared outcomes.

In this role, you will...

Program Planning & Execution

• Own end-to-end program management forlarge-scale, cross-functional technical initiatives spanning multipleengineering teams, products, and business units.
• Define program scope, milestones,deliverables, success criteria, and resource requirements in collaboration withengineering and product leadership.
• Build and maintain detailed program plans,roadmaps, and schedules with clear dependencies, critical paths, and riskmitigation strategies.
• Drive program execution through structuredgovernance - standups, status reviews, steering committee meetings, andescalation workflows.
• Track and report program health, progress,risks, and blockers to senior leadership and stakeholders through dashboardsand executive summaries.
• Manage program-level trade-offs acrossscope, timeline, quality, and resources - making recommendations grounded indata and technical context.
• Conduct retrospectives and post-mortems tocapture lessons learned and drive continuous improvement in delivery processes.
• Identify process bottlenecks andinefficiencies across teams and implement improvements to accelerate deliverycycles.

TechnicalLeadership & Cross-Functional Alignment

• Partner with engineering leaders andarchitects to understand system designs, technical dependencies, andintegration points across programs.
• Facilitate architecture and design reviewsto ensure alignment across teams and identify cross-cutting concerns early.
• Coordinate platform migrations,infrastructure upgrades, API versioning, and other technical initiatives thatspan multiple teams.
• Partner with DevOps and SRE teams to ensurerelease readiness, deployment coordination, and operational handoffs forprogram deliverables.
• Define and drive Agile-at-scale practices(SAFe, Scrum of Scrums, or similar) across engineering teams to improvedelivery predictability and velocity.
• Facilitate alignment between product roadmaps, engineering capacity, andbusiness priorities to ensure realistic commitments.

StakeholderCommunication & Risk Management

• Serve as the central point of communicationfor program status, decisions, and escalations across engineering, product,design, QA, and business teams.
• Translate complex technical concepts andprogram details into clear, concise updates for executive leadership andnon-technical stakeholders.
• Manage stakeholder expectations proactively- surfacing trade-offs, timeline impacts, and scope changes early withdata-backed recommendations.
• Build and maintain a risk managementframework - proactively identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks beforethey become blockers.
• Manage cross-team dependency tracking,capacity planning, and sprint/release coordination.
• Build strong relationships across theorganization to enable effective collaboration and influence without authority.

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Requirements

• Bachelor'sor Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, InformationTechnology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10+ years of experience in technical programmanagement, engineering project management, or a related role within softwareproduct organizations.
• 5+ years of hands-on software engineeringor technical lead experience (prior to or alongside program management).
• Proventrack record of successfully delivering large-scale, cross-functional technicalprograms on time and within scope.

TechnicalExpertise

• Strongunderstanding of software development lifecycle, system architecture,distributed systems, and cloud platforms (Azure preferred).
• Familiarity with microservicesarchitecture, API design, CI/CD pipelines, and modern DevOps practices.
• Ability to read and understand code,technical design documents, and architecture diagrams at a level sufficient toassess risks and dependencies.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologiesand scaling frameworks.
• Proficiency with program management and collaboration tools such as Jira, AzureDevOps, Confluence, Smartsheet, or MS Project.

Communication& Leadership

• Excellentwritten and verbal communication skills with the ability to tailor messagingfor technical and executive audiences.
• Strong facilitation skills - able to leadproductive meetings, drive decisions, and resolve conflicts constructively.
• Exceptional organizational skills with theability to manage multiple complex programs simultaneously.
• Proven ability to build trust and influenceacross engineering, product, and business functions.
• Proactive and self-driven with a strong sense of ownership over programoutcomes.

Nice to Have

• Experiencein SaaS/enterprise product development environments.
• Exposure to AI/ML programs and their uniquedelivery challenges.
• Familiarity with talent management, HR tech, or learning management domains.

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