SiriusXM Hiring for Manager, Technical Program Management – Platform Services at United States Full Time

Who We Are :

SiriusXM and its brands (Pandora, SXM Media, AdsWizz, Simplecast, and SiriusXM Connected Vehicle Services) are leading a new era of audio entertainment and services by delivering the most compelling subscription and ad-supported audio entertainment experience for listeners in the car, at home, and anywhere on the go with connected devices.

Our vision is to shape the future of audio, where everyone can be effortlessly connected to the voices, stories and music they love wherever they are.

This is the place where a diverse group of emerging talent and legends alike come to share authentic and purposeful songs, stories, sounds and insights through some of the best programming and technology in the world.

Our critically-acclaimed, industry-leading audio entertainment encompasses music, sports, comedy, news, talk, live events, and podcasting.

No matter their individual role, each of our employees plays a vital part in bringing SiriusXM’s vision to life every day.

SiriusXM is the leading audio entertainment company in North America, and the premier programmer and platform for subscription and digital advertising-supported audio products.

SiriusXM’s platforms collectively reach approximately 150 million listeners, the largest digital audio audience across paid and free tiers in North America, and deliver music, sports, talk, news, comedy, entertainment and podcasts.

Pandora, a subsidiary of SiriusXM, is the largest ad-supported audio entertainment streaming service in the U.S. SiriusXM’s subsidiaries Stitcher, Simplecast and AdsWizz make it a leader in podcast hosting, production, distribution, analytics and monetization.

The Company’s advertising sales organization, which operates as SXM Media, leverages its scale, cross-platform sales organization and ad tech capabilities to deliver results for audio creators and advertisers.

SiriusXM, through Sirius XM Canada Holdings, Inc., also offers satellite radio and audio entertainment in Canada. In addition to its audio entertainment businesses, SiriusXM offers connected vehicle services to automakers.

How you’ll make an impact :

SiriusXM is rapidly expanding its services to drive further engagement of consumers via smartphones, tablets, PCs, and connected devices, while continuing to maintain and grow its adoption in connected cars.

This position is a domain leader responsible for looking after the program domains for our backend API teams supporting SiriusXM, Pandora, & Stitcher applications across this ecosystem, while working with Product, Marketing and partnering Engineering teams to harmonize our efforts toward shared company goals.

The Manager of Technical Program Management will be responsible for a team of technical program managers embedded within one of the Platform Services engineering program domains.

This role reports to a Director of Technical Program Management.

What you’ll do :

• Facilitate domain-level processes such as program reviews and retrospectives that provide visibility, surface risks and blockers, and offer avenues for input and feedback to Platform Services leaders and stakeholders
• Work with engineering managers to drive adoption of consistent project management processes for individual teams.
• Meet with leaders throughout the Platform Services organization to craft and execute a strategic vision for enabling organizational program efficiency in an Agile software development lifecycle.
• Forecast program risks, while proactively analyzing and communicating mitigation plans to stakeholders.
• Drive execution and delivery of multiple high-profile product or software development projects.
• Drive capacity planning and project estimation exercises for an engineering domain consisting of individual engineering teams.
• Help define, track, and review key metrics related to organizational health and project delivery.
• Manage communication and build strong relationships with teams across engineering, product, finance, and more.
• Approach software development and project management with a growth mindset, continuously gathering input from teams and iterating on processes.
• Establish clear responsibilities and processes for monitoring work and measuring results within engineering domains.
• Demonstrate product knowledge, and facilitate the development of requirements in consideration of known technical capabilities and limitations
• Responsible for developing a roadmap for the program and keeping it in line with the priorities defined by product.
• Manage and mentor a team of 1 – 3 Technical Program Managers.

What you’ll need :

• 8+ years of Technical Program Manager experience in a technical organization, managing large scale programs.
• Knowledge of project management processes including Agile, Kanban, Waterfall.
• Ability to effectively collaborate with multiple departments while maintaining tact and diplomacy.
• Proven track record in leading cross-functional teams to deliver complex initiatives to completion.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; effectively communicate and collaborate with all areas of engineering, ability to interact and work with staff at all levels.
• Strong understanding of engineering software processes, lifecycle methodology, and release management.
• Expertise with project management tools including issue trackers (e.g. Jira, Trello), Wikis (e.g. Confluence, Notion), and diagramming (e.g. LucidChart, Visio)
• Extra credit :
• Scrum Master Certification (CSM)
• Experience managing API related projects
• Management experience
• Must have legal right to work in the U.S.

At SiriusXM, we carefully consider a wide range of factors when determining compensation, including your background and experience.

These considerations can cause your compensation to vary. We expect the base salary for this position to be in the range of $135,000 to $172,800 and will depend on your skills, qualifications, and experience.

Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary short-term and long-term incentives. We encourage all interested candidates to apply.

Our goal at SiriusXM is to provide and maintain a work environment that fosters mutual respect, professionalism and cooperation.

SiriusXM is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, gender identity, marital status, familial status, veteran status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

The requirements and duties described above may be modified or waived by the Company in its sole discretion without notice.

R-2023-05-20