Lead Technical Program Manager

LEAD TECHNICAL PROGRAM MANAGER

Location: Pune
Work Mode: Hybrid minimum 3 days/week from Pune Tech Hub
Experience: 10-15 years of relevant Technical Program / Program Management experience
Level: Lead TPM
Shift: Flexible schedule with mandatory 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM CST collaboration window

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Lead Technical Program Manager to drive complex, enterprise-scale technology programs within a large Agile/SAFe environment.

The organization operates across multiple Agile Release Trains and a large number of engineering teams, with the program function evolving toward a stronger PMO and enterprise governance model.

This role requires a hands-on program leader who can independently drive execution, connect multiple teams and applications, identify risks and dependencies early, establish program-level governance, and communicate effectively with senior engineering, product and business stakeholders.

This is a Lead TPM role and is intended for candidates already operating at Lead/Principal TPM or equivalent program-leadership level.

Key Responsibilities

• Own planning, coordination and execution of complex technical programs spanning multiple engineering, product and cross-functional teams.
• Translate business and technology objectives into executable program plans, milestones, delivery commitments and measurable outcomes.
• Drive program governance, PMO processes, KPIs, metrics and monthly reporting across multiple workstreams.
• Map and manage cross-team, cross-application and cross-program dependencies and proactively identify delivery risks and bottlenecks.
• Own RAID management, mitigation planning, escalation and contingency actions through program execution.
• Drive SAFe practices, PI Planning, Agile Release Train coordination and program-level delivery alignment.
• Manage enterprise release activities, readiness, milestones, dependencies and stakeholder commitments.
• Prepare executive-level status reports, dashboards, program updates and decision material.
• Partner with Engineering, Product, Architecture, PMO and Business stakeholders to resolve competing priorities and delivery challenges.
• Understand application architecture at a conceptual level to identify technical dependencies, integration points and delivery risks.
• Operate independently in a fast-changing environment and demonstrate strong ownership without requiring continuous direction.
• Support infrastructure/platform initiatives such as cloud migration, server modernization or technology transformation where applicable.
• Leverage AI and automation tools to improve program reporting, meeting summaries and PMO efficiency.

Mandatory Skills

• 10+ years of relevant Technical Program / Program Management experience
• Current experience at Lead TPM / Principal TPM / equivalent program leadership level
• Strong enterprise technology delivery experience across multiple teams/workstreams
• Strong SAFe / Agile / PI Planning / ART experience
• Strong PMO governance and program reporting experience
• Hands-on experience with Jira and Confluence
• Strong RAID, risk, issue and dependency management
• Strong executive stakeholder management and communication
• Experience creating and managing KPIs, metrics, dashboards and monthly program reporting
• Demonstrated ability to drive programs end-to-end with independent ownership
• Ability to work with Engineering and Architecture teams and understand technical dependencies conceptually
• Experience working with geographically distributed and cross-functional teams

Good to Have

• Infrastructure modernization / cloud migration / platform transformation experience
• Enterprise release management experience
• Microsoft Copilot or other AI-assisted productivity/reporting experience
• Python or API-based automation for Jira/Confluence reporting
• Experience in Banking, Financial Services, Payments or other large regulated enterprises
• Jira Align / Azure DevOps / Rally experience

Candidate Profile We Are Looking For

We are looking for someone who has already demonstrated:

Lead-level program ownership Multi-team enterprise delivery SAFe/ART/PI Planning PMO governance Risk & dependency leadership Executive reporting Technical stakeholder management

The successful candidate should be comfortable operating across large, complex programs and influencing Engineering, Product, Architecture and Business stakeholders without direct authority.