Project Management Senior Technical Program Manager - Confluent Professional

Your role and responsibilities

About the Role:

As a Senior Technical Program Manager (TPM), you will be a key force‑multiplier within Confluent's engineering organization. Your primary responsibility is leading the execution of high‑priority, "cannot‑fail" programs across our engineering organization. This role requires driving crucial cross‑functional alignment across Engineering, Product, Finance, and Security teams to ensure predictable delivery of foundational platform programs.

• Drive Complex Initiatives: Lead end‑to‑end delivery of large‑scale technical programs such as FedRAMP, compliance readiness, or platform‑wide architecture shifts that directly impact Confluent's scalability and operational excellence.
• Technical Liaison: Translate high‑level business goals into detailed technical requirements and communicate complex architecture trade‑offs to non‑technical stakeholders including VP and C‑suite audiences.
• Operational Excellence: Establish rigorous program management standards—clear milestones, KPIs, risk‑mitigation strategies, and regular status reporting—to ensure predictable, on‑time delivery.
• Strategic Alignment: Partner with engineering and product leadership to prioritize roadmaps, resolve cross‑team dependencies, and manage resource allocation for business‑critical programs.
• Stakeholder Management: Facilitate decision‑making across global, distributed teams and manage relationships with key internal and external partners.

• Bachelor's Degree

• Master's Degree

• Experience: 5+ years in a technical program management role, specifically within cloud‑native or high‑scale software environments.
• Technical Depth: Strong understanding of distributed systems, cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure), and SaaS platform engineering.
• Leadership Style: Alignment with Confluent's values:
  Smart, Humble, and Empathetic; you thrive in fast‑paced environments and "Get Stuff Done."
• Proactive Problem‑Solving: A results‑driven mindset with the ability to navigate ambiguity, identify risks early, and drive resolution across complex dependencies.
• Cross‑Functional
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Proven ability to work across Engineering, Product, Finance, and Security teams to align on goals and deliver outcomes at scale.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.

• Familiarity with Confluent Platform or Apache Kafka.
• Experience building dashboards and reports using JQL, SQL, Big Query, or Data Studio.
• Background working with or within an SRE, platform engineering, or infrastructure organization.

• Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being.
• Financial programs such as 401(k), cash balance pension plan, the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long‑term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs.
• Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs. IBM also offers paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law.
• Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI‑driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry‑recognized certifications to achieve their career goals.
• Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences.

IBM is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

• Job Title:
  
  Senior Technical Program Manager - Confluent (Remote)
• Date posted: 18-Jun-2026
• Job
• Locations:
  Georgia, Minnesota, Texas, New York, North Carolina, Arizona, Washington, Massachusetts, California
• Country:
  United States
• Work arrangement:
  Hybrid
• Area of work:
  Project Management
• Employment type:
  
  Regular
• Contract type:
  Regular
• Projected Minimum Salary per year: 96,000.00
• Projected Maximum Salary per year:
• Position type:
  Professional
• Some travel may be required based on business demand
• Company: (0147) International Business Machines Corporation
• Shift: General (daytime)
• Visa Sponsorship:
  This position does not provide visa sponsorship. Applicants must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.