Technical Program Manager (IC4)
Sourcegraph is a code intelligence platform that makes it easy to read, write, and fix code–even in big, complex code bases.
Job Description
Working hours
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🌎 Given that we are an all-remote company and hire almost anywhere in the world, we don’t have a location requirement for this role. However, your working hours must overlap with US timezones for at least 4 hours/day.
Why this job is exciting
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We are looking for a Technical Program Manager to partner with engineering, product, and design leaders to drive execution of cross-functional projects. We believe in constant iteration and high agency across every role at Sourcegraph, so you’ll have the ability to build best practices and see your vision come to life. If you love to move quickly and iteratively and see programs through from inception to completion while ensuring timely, high quality delivery, this role is for you.
Within one month, you will…
- Understand the what, why, and how of the projects that your teams are working on, how those projects contribute to our company goals, as well as current status, risks, and mitigations.
- Identify areas for improvement in existing processes, and design and build processes where there are gaps.
Within three months, you will…
- Partner with engineering & product leaders to drive delivery for key initiatives and cross-functional projects.
- Drive all aspects of program management and own executing on these projects.
- Effectively communicate to ensure timelines, objectives, and expectations are clearly set.
- Ensure stakeholder alignment with set goals, and proactively identify and address risks and blockers.
Within six months, you will…
- Be embedded within several cross-company projects driving business critical impact.
- Become the authority on operational best practices and project completion.
- Be trusted by the organization as someone who can cut through organization boundaries.
About you
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You are obsessed with running efficient processes and have a bias towards action. You’re able to leverage your technical knowledge to create clarity between teams across the org. You have a knack for juggling competing priorities and driving continuous improvement. You love bringing people together to make forward progress when people are stuck. You celebrate getting everyone past the finish line. You’re excited to have tremendous visibility and perspective into the operation of engineering and the whole business, and take the responsibility of being the single POC for these projects very seriously. Bottom line: you get stuff done and create momentum. .
- You have 8+ years of program management experience with a highly complex technical product
- You have prior experience in a fast-growing company and/or in devtools
- You have a deep technical expertise
- You are skilled at communicating with cross-functional departments and stakeholders.
- Organizational skills are your superpower
- Your personal leadership shines through your work and you’re able to bring projects forward when there are operational bottlenecks
- You exhibit critical thinking to navigate through ambiguity
- You are self-motivated and proactive and strive for operational excellence.
- You can turn a vague problem into a detailed solution.
- You are highly skilled at asynchronous communication and documentation.
- You have the ability to translate highly complex technical concepts into clear, concise communications
- Prior experience in development is highly desired.
Nice to haves:
- Experience working remotely with stakeholders in different timezones
Level
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📊 This job is an IC4. You can read more about our job leveling philosophy in our Handbook.
Compensation
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We pay you an above-average salary because we want to hire the best people who are fully focused on helping Sourcegraph succeed, not worried about paying bills. You will have the flexibility to work and live anywhere in the world (unless specified otherwise in the job description), and we’ll never take your location or current/past salary information into account when determining your compensation. As an open and transparent company that values equitable and competitive compensation for everyone, our compensation ranges are visible to every single Sourcegraph Teammate. To determine your salary, we use a number of market and data-driven salary sources and target the high-end of the range, ensuring that we’re always paying above market regardless of where you live in the world.
The target compensation for this role is $190,000 USD base
In addition to our cash compensation, we offer equity (because when we succeed as a company, we want you to succeed, too) and generous perks & benefits.
Interview process [~5.5 hour total interview]
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Below is the interview process you can expect for this role (you can read more about [the types of interviews](https://handbook.sourcegraph.com/talent/typesofinterviews) in our Handbook). It may look like a lot of steps, but rest assured that we move quickly and the steps are designed to help you get the information needed to determine if we’re the right fit for you… Interviewing is a two-way street, after all!
👋 Introduction Stage - we have initial conversations to get to know you better…
- 30m] [Recruiter Screen - Kelsey Nagel
- 60m] [Peer / Resume Deep Dive - Kalan Chan
🧑💻 Team Interview Stage - we then delve into your experience in more depth and introduce you to members of the team…
- 15m] [Hiring Manager Screen - Chris Sells
- 60m] [Engineering Collaboration - Erika Rice Scherpelz & Taylor Sperry
- 60m] [Project Planning Overview(requires preparation) - Chris Sells, Kalan Chan, Rob Rhyne, Erika Rice Scherpelz & Taylor Sperry
- 30m] [Values Interview
🎉 Final Interview Stage - we move you to our final round, where you meet cross-functional partners and gain a better understanding of our business and values holistically…
- 30m] [Final Hiring Manager Interview - Chris Sells
- [30m] Founder Interview - Quinn Slack or Beyang Liu
- We check references and conduct your background check
Please note - you are welcome to request additional conversations with anyone you would like to meet, but didn’t get to meet during the interview process.
Working hours
🌎 Given that we are an all-remote company and hire almost anywhere in the world, we don’t have a location requirement for this role. However, your working hours must overlap with US timezones for at least 4 hours/day.
Why this job is exciting
We are looking for a Technical Program Manager to partner with engineering, product, and design leaders to drive execution of cross-functional projects. We believe in constant iteration and high agency across every role at Sourcegraph, so you’ll have the ability to build best practices and see your vision come to life. If you love to move quickly and iteratively and see programs through from inception to completion while ensuring timely, high quality delivery, this role is for you.
Within one month, you will…
- Understand the what, why, and how of the projects that your teams are working on, how those projects contribute to our company goals, as well as current status, risks, and mitigations.
- Identify areas for improvement in existing processes, and design and build processes where there are gaps.
Within three months, you will…
- Partner with engineering & product leaders to drive delivery for key initiatives and cross-functional projects.
- Drive all aspects of program management and own executing on these projects.
- Effectively communicate to ensure timelines, objectives, and expectations are clearly set.
- Ensure stakeholder alignment with set goals, and proactively identify and address risks and blockers.
Within six months, you will…
- Be embedded within several cross-company projects driving business critical impact.
- Become the authority on operational best practices and project completion.
- Be trusted by the organization as someone who can cut through organization boundaries.
About you
You are obsessed with running efficient processes and have a bias towards action. You’re able to leverage your technical knowledge to create clarity between teams across the org. You have a knack for juggling competing priorities and driving continuous improvement. You love bringing people together to make forward progress when people are stuck. You celebrate getting everyone past the finish line. You’re excited to have tremendous visibility and perspective into the operation of engineering and the whole business, and take the responsibility of being the single POC for these projects very seriously. Bottom line: you get stuff done and create momentum. .
- You have 8+ years of program management experience with a highly complex technical product
- You have prior experience in a fast-growing company and/or in devtools
- You have a deep technical expertise
- You are skilled at communicating with cross-functional departments and stakeholders.
- Organizational skills are your superpower
- Your personal leadership shines through your work and you’re able to bring projects forward when there are operational bottlenecks
- You exhibit critical thinking to navigate through ambiguity
- You are self-motivated and proactive and strive for operational excellence.
- You can turn a vague problem into a detailed solution.
- You are highly skilled at asynchronous communication and documentation.
- You have the ability to translate highly complex technical concepts into clear, concise communications
- Prior experience in development is highly desired.
Nice to haves:
- Experience working remotely with stakeholders in different timezones
Level
📊 This job is an IC4. You can read more about our job leveling philosophy in our Handbook.
Compensation
We pay you an above-average salary because we want to hire the best people who are fully focused on helping Sourcegraph succeed, not worried about paying bills. You will have the flexibility to work and live anywhere in the world (unless specified otherwise in the job description), and we’ll never take your location or current/past salary information into account when determining your compensation. As an open and transparent company that values equitable and competitive compensation for everyone, our compensation ranges are visible to every single Sourcegraph Teammate. To determine your salary, we use a number of market and data-driven salary sources and target the high-end of the range, ensuring that we’re always paying above market regardless of where you live in the world.
The target compensation for this role is $190,000 USD base
In addition to our cash compensation, we offer equity (because when we succeed as a company, we want you to succeed, too) and generous perks & benefits.
Interview process [~5.5 hour total interview]
Below is the interview process you can expect for this role (you can read more about the types of interviews in our Handbook). It may look like a lot of steps, but rest assured that we move quickly and the steps are designed to help you get the information needed to determine if we’re the right fit for you… Interviewing is a two-way street, after all!
👋 Introduction Stage - we have initial conversations to get to know you better…
- [30m] Recruiter Screen - Kelsey Nagel
- [60m] Peer / Resume Deep Dive - Kalan Chan
🧑💻 Team Interview Stage - we then delve into your experience in more depth and introduce you to members of the team…
- [15m] Hiring Manager Screen - Chris Sells
- [60m] Engineering Collaboration - Erika Rice Scherpelz & Taylor Sperry
- [60m] Project Planning Overview(requires preparation) - Chris Sells, Kalan Chan, Rob Rhyne, Erika Rice Scherpelz & Taylor Sperry
- [30m] Values Interview
🎉 Final Interview Stage - we move you to our final round, where you meet cross-functional partners and gain a better understanding of our business and values holistically…
- [30m] Final Hiring Manager Interview - Chris Sells
- [30m] Founder Interview - Quinn Slack or Beyang Liu
- We check references and conduct your background check
Please note - you are welcome to request additional conversations with anyone you would like to meet, but didn’t get to meet during the interview process.
