Technical Program Manager

If you’re passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our country—and you’re committed to working hard to play your part in building that future—consider WGU as the next step in your career. Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received praise from academic, industry, government, and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families. The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. At WGU, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is: Grade: Technical 409 Pay Range: $130,900.00 - $196,300.00 Job Description As a Technical Program Manager you will join a team where you will lead complex, multi-team technology programs that deliver secure, scalable, and high-impact solutions. As a Technical Program Manager, you will operate at the intersection of engineering, product, architecture, and business leadership to ensure that technology investments drive measurable outcomes. This role blends deep technical understanding with program leadership, Agile methodology expertise, and strong cross functional communication. You will anticipate risks, remove impediments, guide teams through ambiguity, and connect long term program roadmaps to organizational goals. This is a role that operates with broad autonomy and influence, serving as a bridge between technical teams and business leaders to ensure technology investments deliver results   What   You’ll   Do   Lead end-to-end planning and execution of complex, multi-team technology programs from concept through delivery   Define program scope,   objectives , timelines, and success criteria in partnership with cross-functional stakeholders   Manage cross-team dependencies, sequencing, and alignment on key technical milestones and deliverables   Facilitate Agile   planning, backlog refinement, and program retrospectives   Proactively   identify   risks, blockers, and technical challenges and drive mitigation and resolution strategies   Ensure solutions meet enterprise standards for security, scalability, and operational readiness   Drive change management efforts including training, readiness, and adoption support across impacted teams   What   You’ll   Bring   Bachelor's Degree in Business , Management Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field    6+ years of progressive   Software   Program or Project management experience   in an Agile environment   Experience independently creating or implementing an AI agent or similar AI-driven solution   Hands-on experience using AI tools such as  Claude, Kiro, ChatGPT ,  or similar  in a professional context     Demonstrated ability to apply AI to:   Improve workflows   - Automate repetitive tasks  - Enhance  decision-making    Experience leading programs through the full software development lifecycle (SDLC) from ideation to deployment   Experience managing technical programs that include   DevSecOps   practices   Hands-on experience managing CI/CD pipelines and release processes   Experience leading change management initiatives within technical programs   Experience working within a Scrum team, including clearly defined role and contributions   Strong ability to collaborate across engineering, product, architecture, and business stakeholders   Bonus Points   Certifications such as   SAFe , PMP, ACP, or CSM   Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP   Experience with APIs, microservices, or enterprise integrations   Equivalent relevant experience performing the essential functions of this job may substitute for education degree requirements. Generally, equivalent relevant experience is defined as 1 year of experience for 1 year of education and is the discretion of the hiring manager. This position is expected to work onsite Monday - Friday and requires occasional travel of up to 20%, including required attendance at designated company summits (typically one to two per year).   Additional   travel may include conferences, visits to company locations, and other business-related events as needed.    Additional   travel may be assigned as needed to support business requirements.   Position & Application Details Full-Time Regular Positions (classified as regular and working 40 standard weekly hours): This is a full-time, regular position (classified for 40 standard weekly hours) that is eligible for bonuses; medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare; health savings account and flexible spending account; basic and voluntary life insurance; disability coverage; accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages; legal and identity theft coverage; retirement savings plan; wellbeing program; discounted WGU tuition; and flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual, flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual, 11 paid holidays, and other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave. How to Apply: If interested, an application will need to be submitted online. Internal WGU employees will need to apply through the internal job board in Workday. Additional Information Disclaimer: The job posting highlights th