Technical Program Manager, Engineering

Harness is a high-growth company that is disrupting the software delivery market. Our mission is to enable the 30 million software developers in the world to deliver code to their users reliably, efficiently, securely and quickly, increasing customers’ pace of innovation while improving the developer experience. We offer solutions for every step of the software delivery lifecycle to build, test, secure, deploy and manage reliability, feature flags and cloud costs. The Harness Software Delivery Platform includes modules for CI, CD, Cloud Cost Management, Feature Flags, Service Reliability Management, Security Testing Orchestration, Chaos Engineering, Software Engineering Insights and continues to expand at an incredibly fast pace.

Harness is led by technologist and entrepreneur Jyoti Bansal, who founded AppDynamics and sold it to Cisco for $3.7B. We’re backed with $425M in venture financing from top-tier VC and strategic firms, including J.P. Morgan, Capital One Ventures, Citi Ventures, ServiceNow, Splunk Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Adage Capital Partners, Balyasny Asset Management, Gaingels, Harmonic Growth Partners, Menlo Ventures, IVP, Unusual Ventures, GV (formerly Google Ventures), Alkeon Capital, Battery Ventures, Sorenson Capital, Thomvest Ventures and Silicon Valley Bank.

• We are looking for a TPM who thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and possesses strong technical acumen
• To succeed in this role, you must be adept at juggling multiple concurrent priorities, often with conflicting requirements
• You will achieve results through logical thinking, effective communication, sound business judgment, and the ability to influence outcomes without direct authority
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical discipline
• 5 years of experience in engineering program or project management
• Proven track record of leading and executing large projects or initiatives within a complex and fast-paced organizational environment
• Experience in release management, particularly in SaaS environments
• Strong knowledge of Agile product development and experience working closely with cross-functional teams to deliver features to the market on time and with high quality
• Thorough understanding of Product Development Life cycle, software release cycles, processes, metrics & tools
• Capable of managing feature delivery processes and driving process improvements, reviewing metrics to enhance efficiency & driving OKRs
• Detail-oriented mindset with the ability to comprehend the broader context of complex problems
• Proficient in problem-solving techniques to prioritize tasks and manage obstacles and risks
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to facilitate collaboration among cross-functional teams

• Your ability to drive outcomes will be highly valued, encompassing creating and maintaining project momentum, decisive action, obstacle removal, risk management, minimizing delays, proactive communication, and timely delivery of features and products
• As a TPM your ultimate goal will be to deliver products of the highest quality
• Be responsible for planning, managing, and executing several major technical programs and initiatives each year for our Engineering Organization across our Product portfolio
• Collaborate with Engineering Leadership  to prioritize, plan, and deliver new features and products to the market
• Lead cross-functional teams, ensuring alignment and effective program execution (conduct cross-functional stand-ups / scrum of scrums). This will involve feature prioritization, planning, milestone tracking, risk management, risk mitigation, metrics & status reporting, escalations , beta programs etc
• Oversee the management of product releases, release metrics & release processes
• Create & optimize processes based on learnings to ensure predictable, consistent, and top-quality execution

Mountain View, CA, Hybrid

What you will have at Harness

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive healthcare benefits
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Flexible work schedule
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible Time Off and Parental Leave
• Monthly, quarterly, and annual social and team building events
• Monthly internet reimbursement

• Harness Grabs a $150m Line of Credit
• Welcome Split!
• SF Business Times - 2024 - 100 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in the Bay Area
• Forbes - 2024 America's Best Startup Employers
• SF Business Times - 2024 Fastest Growing Private Companies Awards
• Fast Co - 2024 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

Note on Fraudulent Recruiting/Offers

We have become aware that there may be fraudulent recruiting attempts being made by people posing as representatives of Harness. These scams may involve fake job postings, unsolicited emails, or messages claiming to be from our recruiters or hiring managers. 

Please note, we do not ask for sensitive or financial information via chat, text, or social media, and any email communications will come from the domain @harness.io. Additionally, Harness will never ask for any payment, fee to be paid, or purchases to be made by a job applicant. All applicants are encouraged to apply directly to our open jobs via our website. Interviews are generally conducted via Zoom video conference unless the candidate requests other accommodations.

If you believe that you have been the target of an interview/offer scam by someone posing as a representative of Harness, please do not provide any personal or financial information and contact us immediately at [email protected]. You can also find additional information about this type of scam and report any fraudulent employment offers via the Federal Trade Commission’s website (https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/job-scams), or you can contact your local law enforcement agency.