Technical Program Manager

Description We are looking for a Senior Program Manager to strengthen operational excellence, execution, and continuous improvement across our R&D organization. Reporting directly to the CTO. You will collaborate with R&D and Product leadership, you will help shape how our teams plan, collaborate, and execute, bringing structure, consistency, and visibility to existing processes while establishing new standards where needed. This is a hands-on individual contributor role with broad organizational impact, requiring strong ownership, an organization-wide perspective, and the ability to influence stakeholders and turn plans into measurable results. Responsibilities • Facilitate and improve R&D planning processes, including PI Planning and Agile ceremonies, in collaboration with Product and Engineering. • Strengthen cross-team alignment, ensuring visibility into dependencies, risks, and execution progress. • Establish new operational standards and improve existing SDLC processes, ensuring consistency and adoption across teams. • Act as a central focal point, driving accountability, follow-through, and timely resolution of blockers. • Own and optimize Jira workflows, dashboards, and reporting to ensure data accuracy and visibility across R&D. • Analyze KPIs, OKRs, and delivery metrics to identify gaps, track performance, and drive data-driven improvements. • Promote continuous improvement through process optimization, automation, and practical adoption of AI tools. • translate data into actionable insights and improvement opportunities. Requirements • Proven experience as a Technical Program Manager in a complex, multi-team software R&D organization, preferably with a prior background in Software Development, QA, or Engineering. • Experience in SaaS software product companies, with a deep understanding of Agile, SDLC, and R&D planning processes, including PI Planning. • Demonstrated ability to improve organizational processes, establish operational standards, and drive change across R&D. • Strong cross-functional leadership experience, with the ability to influence multiple stakeholders and navigate conflicts without formal authority. • Advanced hands-on experience with Jira, including workflows, dashboards, and reporting. • Strong data-driven approach, with experience using KPIs, OKRs, and performance metrics to improve execution and organizational effectiveness. • Exceptional ownership, independence, and communication skills, combined with a proactive, pragmatic, and can-do approach. • Fluent Hebrew and English. Advantages • Experience driving AI-driven development lifecycle (ADLC) initiatives or organizational AI transformation.