Why This Job is Featured on The SaaS Jobs
This Senior Manager, Technical Program Management role sits at the intersection of product and engineering execution inside a large-scale cloud data platform, a common operating model for mature SaaS businesses. The remit spans multi-organization programs, dependency management, and risk mitigation, signalling work that supports platform reliability and coordinated delivery across teams rather than a single feature area.
For a long-term SaaS career, the role builds durable leadership capital in how software gets shipped at scale. Managing a team of TPMs while standardising processes and evaluation criteria offers exposure to operating mechanisms that many SaaS companies adopt as they grow: portfolio-level planning, cross-functional accountability, and repeatable program governance. The emphasis on technical depth and quantitative tracking aligns with the metrics-driven execution expected in subscription businesses where platform performance and delivery predictability compound over time.
This position tends to suit an experienced operator who prefers shaping systems and coaching managers, not only running individual programs. It fits professionals comfortable translating ambiguity into plans, facilitating hard trade-off conversations, and working across product, engineering, and leadership layers. It also aligns with candidates who want their impact measured through organisational throughput and execution quality.
The section above is editorial commentary from The SaaS Jobs, provided to help SaaS professionals understand the role in a broader industry context.
Job Description
Snowflake is about empowering enterprises to achieve their full potential — and people too. With a culture that’s all in on impact, innovation, and collaboration, Snowflake is the sweet spot for building big, moving fast, and taking technology — and careers — to the next level.
Technical Program Manager (TPM) plays a pivotal role here at Snowflake. TPMs own and drive complex programs across various organizations, acting as the key drivers that empower engineers and product teams to innovate and execute with clarity and confidence. They effectively map out dependencies, mitigate risks, and ensure accountability among team members. They work cross-functionally to plan, track, and execute on dependencies. They provide adaptive leadership and implement processes as needed to enable and accelerate our business goals.
AS A SENIOR MANAGER OF TPM AT SNOWFLAKE, YOU WILL:
Build a high-performing but happy team culture
Lead and manage a team of TPMs; coach and mentor them, and engage in setting them up for long-term success.
Collaborate closely with leadership in the ongoing definition of the functional ladder and performance evaluation process and criteria within the TPM organization.
Drive process improvements across multiple teams and functions, so as to not solve a particular problem locally; rather solve it for scale.
Engage effectively with cross-functional teams across the board to deliver on high business impact programs either working with other TPMs or driving them on their own.
Deal with ambiguity with confidence and have the ability to adapt to changing business conditions.
OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:
Minimum of 12 years experience in technology field as an engineer, product manager, or a TPM
5+ years of experience in a people management role managing other TPMs.
Technical depth to drive technical conversations with engineering and product management.
A thorough understanding of agile methodologies and the software development lifecycle.
Strong quantitative and analytical skills, proven ability to track and successfully complete complex programs.
Degree in Computer Science, other engineering discipline, or Information Systems.
Every Snowflake employee is expected to follow the company’s confidentiality and security standards for handling sensitive data. Snowflake employees must abide by the company’s data security plan as an essential part of their duties. It is every employee's duty to keep customer information secure and confidential.
Snowflake is growing fast, and we’re scaling our team to help enable and accelerate our growth. We are looking for people who share our values, challenge ordinary thinking, and push the pace of innovation while building a future for themselves and Snowflake.
How do you want to make your impact?
For jobs located in the United States, please visit the job posting on the Snowflake Careers Site for salary and benefits information: careers.snowflake.com
