OpenTable
Director, Technical Program Management (Hybrid)
New York, NY · Director
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Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~61% per draw at Level IV). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
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the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry
$4,640 more — $224,640 — moves this role to Level III and 3 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $224,640 would place this position at wage Level III. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Computer and Information Systems Managers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Computer and Information Systems Managers (11-3021) · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- This hybrid role requires working in the office two days per week.
- Our world-class technology empowers restaurants to focus on what matters most - their team, their guests, and their bottom line - while enabling diners to discover and book the perfect restaurant for every occasion.
- Operating at a strategic level within OpenTable's engineering organization, this role balances roughly 50% managing senior executives and 50% leading and mentoring individual contributor TPMs.
Responsibilities
- Security, Infrastructure, and business teams to align priorities, manage dependencies, and establish high-stakes escalation paths.
- Executive Management & Collaboration: Serve as a strategic partner to senior leadership and cross-functional executives across Product, Engineering, Design, Data,
- Operating Model Transformation: Design, iterate, and embed corporate operating rhythms, delivery mechanisms, planning frameworks, and risk management standards across large-scale technical portfolios to raise the organizational bar for execution quality.
- Process Optimization: Partner with engineering leadership to improve overall software delivery practices, technical planning, and developer productivity, utilizing modern tooling and data-driven metrics to mitigate hidden organizational drag.
Requirements
- 10+ years of technical program management experience spanning large-scale software development and cross-functional technical programs.
- 5+ years of experience formally leading, developing, and retaining engineering or program management teams within high-growth technology environments.
- Proven track record of managing technical program portfolios across complex, multi-entity organizations, including driving organizational transformation and designing cross-functional operating models.
- Demonstrated technical fluency and credibility, with the ability to engage deeply with engineering leaders on software architecture, dependencies, trade-offs, and release management.
- Exceptional executive presence and communication skills, with a verified ability to influence senior stakeholders and turn ambiguous priorities into concrete operational plans.
Nice to have
- Prior software engineering background or deep, direct technical experience in software development lifecycles (SDLC) and developer productivity tooling.
- Experience leading program management functions within two-sided marketplaces, high-scale consumer tech, SaaS, fintech, or hospitality engineering organizations.
- Familiarity with or an active interest in automation, AI-enabled engineering workflows, and adapting product development lifecycles to emerging technology shifts.
- Experience operating effectively within a globally distributed workforce across multiple international entities and time zones.
- Company-paid therapy sessions through SpringHealth
- Company-paid subscription to Headspace
- Paid volunteer time
- Focus on your career growth:
Skills
- Operating Model Transformation:
- Strategic Execution & De-escalation:
- Process Optimization:
Compensation
- Work from (almost) anywhere for up to 20 days per year
- Annual company-wide week off a year - the whole team fully recharges (and returns without a pile-up of work!)
Benefits
- Paid parental leave
- Generous paid vacation + time off for your birthday
- Beautiful office in the Empire State Building with lots of building amenities, such as a gym, multi-purpose room, in-building Starbucks, and more.
Company info
- Every employee at OpenTable has a tangible impact on what we do and how we do it.
- You'll also be part of a global team and its portfolio of metasearch brands.
- Hospitality is all about taking care of others, and it defines our culture.
This listing is sourced directly from OpenTable's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.