Operations & Project Management

Technical Applications Program Manager- W2 Candidates Only

Shrive Technologies LLCSan Jose, CA🇺🇸United StatesPosted 20 Aug 2026

Quick Overview

Seniority

Mid Senior

Work mode

Hybrid

Location

San Jose, CA, United States

Posted

Yesterday

Jira

Detailed JD & Responsibilities
Core Responsibilities

Project Velocity & Orchestration: Manage the throughput of custom application development cycles across multiple squads. Ensure engineers effectively balance feature development, technical debt reduction, and bug fixes to optimize sprint outcomes.
Deadlock Escalation & Resolution: Identify and track architectural bottlenecks, resource constraints, and complex cross-team dependencies. Escalate hard blockers to Leadership or core stakeholders to minimize pipeline idle time.
Stakeholder & Release Communication: Manage communications with dependent internal and external teams impacted by application releases. Enforce standard release notices, migration paths, and deployment timelines.
Risk Mitigation & Resource Planning: Proactively plan sprint allocations around production freezes (such as holiday chills) and team capacities to ensure predictable deployment velocity.
Metrics & Reporting: Provide regular reports on burn-down rates, milestone tracking, release health metrics, and automated tool success rates.

️ Mandatory Technical Operational Skills

Skill	Description	Target Proficiency (1-5)
Pipeline/Issue Tracking	High-level mastery of project tracking tools like Buganizer, TaskFlow, or Jira.	5
SDLC & Dependency Concepts	Understanding application deployment graphs, upstream/downstream dependencies, and blast radius management.	4
Automated Workflows	Using CI/CD tooling and automation scripts to track build statuses and file batch issues.	4
Risk Management	Tracking SLOs, release milestones, and compliance with deployment freezes.	5