Samba

Director, Technical Program Management

Austin, Texas · Director

Sponsorship not specified$225k-$275kDetected 11 days ago

Data ScienceComplianceAgileStakeholder ManagementM&ALeadershipCommunicationMentoring

About the role

Samba is a media intelligence company. We know what the world is watching, reading, and thinking about — in real time, at scale, across every screen. Our data exists with the consent of over a billion people, organized into the most complete picture of consumer attention ever built. The biggest brands in the world use that picture to make smarter decisions.
We think it's the most interesting data asset on the planet, because it's the most culturally relevant.

Lead, mentor, and grow a team of 2-4 TPMs, setting a high bar for program ownership, communication, and technical credibility.
Drive hiring decisions, performance development, and career growth for the TPM team.
Partner with Engineering, Product, and Data Science leadership to align program roadmaps with business priorities, capacity constraints, and strategic objectives.
Drive the shift from bespoke, one-off execution to scalable, repeatable program infrastructure - ensuring teams build for hundreds of integrations, not one at a time.
Personally lead the highest-stakes programs when complexity, risk, or organizational span demands senior TPM ownership.
Operate as a credible peer to VPs and Sr. Directors - not just a coordinator, but a strategic partner with a clear point of view on tradeoffs, priorities, and risk.
Directors - not just a coordinator, but a strategic partner with a clear point of view on tradeoffs, priorities, and risk.
Build and maintain alignment across Engineering, Product, Legal, Data, and Operations on programs that cut across organizational boundaries.
Ensure programs reflect regulatory and compliance requirements (GDPR, CCPA, privacy-by-design) as first-class planning inputs, not afterthoughts.

10+ years of experience in technical program management, with at least 5+ years in a senior or lead TPM role.
Deep domain expertise in ad tech - including programmatic advertising, audience data platforms, measurement and attribution solutions, identity, and/or data product delivery.
Proven track record operating as a peer to VPs and Sr.
Expertise in Agile, Scrum, and SAFe methodologies with hands-on experience driving adoption across engineering organizations.
Experience managing programs that span regulatory or compliance constraints (GDPR, CCPA, or similar privacy frameworks).
Background in software engineering, computer science, or a related technical field - prior hands-on engineering experience gives strong credibility with technical teams.
Experience with cloud-based data platforms, big data technologies, and/or real-time data pipeline infrastructure.
Familiarity with ACR (Automatic Content Recognition), connected TV data, or OEM-level data collection.
Experience managing TPM functions during periods of rapid organizational growth, M&A integration, or geographic expansion.
MBA or advanced technical degree - valued but not required where equivalent experience is clear.

Samba is a media intelligence company.
We know what the world is watching, reading, and thinking about - in real time, at scale, across every screen.
Our data exists with the consent of over a billion people, organized into the most complete picture of consumer attention ever built.
The biggest brands in the world use that picture to make smarter decisions.
We think it's the most interesting data asset on the planet, because it's the most culturally relevant.
This is not a pure execution role - it is a strategic leadership position.
You will be a peer to VPs and Sr.
The right candidate brings deep engineering discipline, ad tech domain knowledge a plus, proven people leadership, and the organizational instincts to operate credibly at the senior leadership level.

Own the end-to-end program execution strategy for the technology organization's most complex, cross-functional initiatives - from annual planning through delivery.

Act as the senior-most TPM voice in leadership forums, representing program health, risk posture, and execution capacity to the CTO, SVP of Engineering and cross-functional peers.

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