Staff Technical Program Manager, Cross-Functional Programs
Core
Identify and execute high-complexity, cross-functional technical programs across organizational boundaries, driving decisions and alignment to deliver safe, personalized pet care experiences.
Role type
Staff Technical Program Manager (Cross-Functional Programs)
Builds
Cross-org programs, AI-driven workflows, and strategic initiatives for Rover's global pet care platform.
Domain
Pet care technology, consumer tech, SaaS, AI business accelerator
Required skills
Cross-functional program leadership, decision-making under uncertainty, technical acumen (architecture, dependencies, data integrity), stakeholder alignment, risk mitigation, AI tool adoption, mentorship, process design
Preferred skills
Multi-domain technical depth (platform, infrastructure, payments, data), marketplace/consumer tech/SaaS experience
Technologies
AI tools, custom workflows, automation frameworks
Responsibilities
Identify cross-org problems and build cases for new programs; define scope, success metrics, and ownership; execute strategy across concurrent programs; drive decisions and frame trade-offs; align priorities across organizational boundaries; act as a technical peer to engineering on architecture and sequencing; define and report KPIs for program health; maintain program artifacts (charters, risk registers); ensure launch readiness; push AI tools to automate reporting and improve efficiency; mentor TPMs and shape the function's practice.
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with mentorship and strategy responsibilities
