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Palantir Technologies,Inc. Technical Program Manager (TPM) in Seattle, Washington
A World-Changing Company Palantir builds the world's leading software for data-driven decisions and operations. By bringing the right data to the people who need it, our platforms empower our partners to develop lifesaving drugs, forecast supply chain disruptions, locate missing children, and more. The Role As a Technical Program Manager (TPM), you are the engine behind Palantir's engineering teams. You partner with developers to optimize our development process and make sure we're shipping high quality products every day. You track and stabilize projects, remove roadblocks, and anticipate customer needs to free up our engineers to focus their time and attention on the technical problems they are best equipped to solve. This position requires a combination of project management, process optimization, technical proficiency and execution skills. You are a person who loves fixing problems, scaling technical solutions, and always embraces the best idea, even when it is not your own. Core Responsibilities Partner with Palantir software engineers, product managers, quality engineers, and business leadership to drive key product deliverables through the entire software development cycle. Synthesize concrete technical goals from product vision, mapping global product strategy to granular team tasks and issues. This means triaging requests from the field to create maximum focus for the team, while actioning items that need immediate attention. Keep broad and complete state of everything involving or related to your projects. Pre-empt and resolve any issues that may steer projects off-course. Enhance cross-team collaboration. Read a room of technical experts to align them around shared objectives. Improve efficiency where you see miscommunication or lack of coordination. Work with customer-facing engineering teams on implementation, roll out, and support of your product. What We Value Demonstrated success managing complex software development projects for an enterprise software company or startup. An ability to engage in technical discussion and invest in learning technical concepts. Excellent judgment and composure in high-pressure situations. A creative approach to project management centered around lightweight frameworks that enable rapid iteration, while operating in harmony with a larger development organization. Building strong relationships with customer-facing teams and possessing high levels of empathy for our end-users' needs. Meticulous attention to detail, including holding tightly to your team's vision and maintaining a high product quality bar. What We Require Ability and willingness to obtain a US security clearance at the Secret designation or above. Relevant technical degree or experience in a software-related field (Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, etc.). 2+ years of project/program management experience, preferably in a fast-paced or dynamic environment. Our benefits aim to promote health and wellbeing across all areas of Palantirians' lives. We work to continuously improve our offerings and listen to our community as we design and update them. The list below details our available benefits and some of the perks that can be enjoyed as an employee of Palantir Technologies. Benefits Employees (and their families) are eligible to enroll in: medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability coverage Paid leave for new parents and emergency back-up care for all parents Family planning support, including fertility, adoption, and surrogacy assistance Stipend to help with expenses that come with a new child Commuter benefits Relocation assistance Unlimited paid time off 2 weeks paid time off built into the end of each year 12 paid holidays throughout the calendar year Generous unlimited sick leave policy Employees are able to enroll in our company's 401k plan