Technical Program Manager Apply
Job Description
SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES MUST BE WILLING TO WORK ON A HYBRID SCHEDULE IN ELK GROVE, CA. RELOCATION MAY BE FUNDED FOR THE SELECTED CANDIDATE, IF NEEDED.
ALLDATA, an AutoZone® company, located in the Greater Sacramento area. ALLDATA® is a leading provider of OEM automotive repair information and software solutions, serving professional repair and collision shops across North America, Europe, Canada, and Mexico.
The Technical Program Manager (TPM) will play a pivotal role in elevating our technology organization by driving structured demand and capacity planning, leading cross-functional initiatives, and supporting the development of a global SaaS platform. This role operates at the intersection of strategy, execution, and technical leadership, requiring a TPM who thrives in fast-paced environments, brings strong operational rigor, and has a proven ability to contribute to the transformation and maturation of technical teams while delivering complex, large-scale programs.
1. Technology Organization Transformation
- Assess and elevate engineering delivery processes and governance frameworks
- Implement scalable program management practices across multiple product teams
- Establish standardized intake, prioritization, and execution models
- Leverage modern Agile/Lean methodologies where appropriate
- Partner with Engineering leadership to improve delivery predictability, transparency, and operational maturity
2. Demand Management & Capacity Planning
- Lead enterprise-wide demand intake and capacity assessment processes
- Develop and maintain capacity planning frameworks aligned with business priorities and strategic objectives
- Create visibility into engineering utilization, trade-offs, and roadmap feasibility
- Establish reporting dashboards and KPIs to measure throughput, delivery health, and resource allocation
3. Program and Platform Delivery
- Serve as a key program lead for the delivery of the company’s global SaaS platform initiative
- Drive cross-functional alignment across Product, Engineering, Architecture, Security, Compliance, and Operations
- Define program structure, milestones, and governance
- Identify and mitigate technical and operational risks
- Ensure alignment with scalability, multi-tenant architecture, compliance, and global deployment requirements
4. Communication & Stakeholder Management
- Act as a trusted partner to senior technology and business leaders.
- Create clear, concise communication for executive team, stakeholders and other business leaders, highlighting status, risks, and decision points.
- Facilitate alignment across teams.
Expectations
- Operate at a senior strategic level while working as a hands-on Technical Program Manager
- Bring effective structure without creating bureaucracy
- Effectively influence teams and leaders and consistently maintain trust
- Drive alignment across competing priorities
- Translate complex technical initiatives into clear executive-level narratives
- Deliver measurable improvements in planning accuracy, predictability, and execution
- Drive accountability while fostering a collaborative culture
Essential Requirements:
- Increased delivery predictability and transparency
- Clear delivery plan and reduced initiative overload
- Mature program governance across the organization
- 8+ years of experience in Technical Program Management, Engineering Program Management, or related leadership roles
- Proven experience in multi-product SaaS environments
- Demonstrated success in demand management, capacity planning, and/or portfolio/program governance
- Experience leading large, cross-functional, technically complex programs
- Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, capacity planning, and demand management frameworks
- Deep understanding with SaaS architecture, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), and multi-tenant systems
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively at the executive level
- Exceptional stakeholder management and executive communication skills
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is required
This position has no direct reports.
Certificates:
PMP is highly desired.

