Sr. Technical Program Manager

Company Description

Aspida is a tech-driven, nimble insurance carrier. Backed by Ares Management Corporation, a leading global alternative asset manager, we offer simple and secure retirement solutions and annuity products with speed and precision. More than that, we’re in the business of protecting dreams; those of our partners, our producers, and especially our clients. Our suite of products, available through our elegant and intuitive digital platform, focuses on secure, stable retirement solutions with attractive features and downside protection.

A subsidiary of Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) acts as the dedicated investment manager, capital solutions and corporate development partner to Aspida. For more information, please visit  or follow them on Linked In.

Sometimes, a group of people come together and create something amazing. They don’t let egos get in the way. They don’t settle for the status quo, and they don’t complain when things get tough. Instead, they see a common vision for the future and each person makes an unspoken commitment to building that future together. That’s the culture, the moxie, and the story of Aspida.

Our business focuses on annuities and life insurance. At first, it might not sound flashy, but that’s why we’re doing things differently than everyone else in our industry. We’re dedicated to developing data-driven tech solutions, providing amazing customer experiences, and applying an entrepreneurial spirit to everything we do. Our work ethic is built on three main tenets:
Get $#!+ Done, Do It with Moxie, and Have Fun. If this sounds like the place for you, read on, and then apply at

The Senior Technical Program Manager will serve as an execution-focused “portfolio management partner” to Aspida’s IT organization, supporting our product-aligned delivery model.

Working in close collaboration with Product Operations and aligned with IT and Product leadership, this role reinforces delivery discipline, transparency, and accountability across multiple “product squads” (cross-discipline product delivery teams) by maintaining clear visibility into progress against committed initiatives; ensuring strong alignment & change management; proactively managing risks, issues, and dependencies; and collaborating to standardize metrics for predictability, speed, and quality.

The role exists to strengthen alignment between (and across) delivery teams and stakeholders through consistent, trusted reporting and early surfacing of execution risks—while preserving clear ownership of outcomes within IT and ensuring a single, aligned narrative to business stakeholders and senior leadership.

The ideal candidate is a seasoned delivery leader who bridges the gap between complex technical execution and executive-level strategy. You will serve as a disciplined orchestrator who excels at portfolio-level management while applying appropriate project/program/portfolio management best practices across both agile and hybrid/waterfall initiatives. You possess extremely high relational & negotiation capabilities, and the independence to provide objective, data-backed accountability (surfacing truth to IT leadership to accelerate solutioning) and the stakeholder-first posture required to ensure there are no surprises for senior business leadership.

You are outcome-focused, strategic, collaborative, and someone who comes to serve & support our organization in increasing execution discipline. This role reports to the Senior Director, PMO and is required to be onsite 3 days a week at our Durham, NC office.

• Enable Portfolio Strategic Alignment
• Facilitate quarterly executive portfolio alignment & prioritization, collaborating closely with and partnering with the Product Management team and IT leadership.
• Work across IT delivery teams to ensure availability of executive-ready capacity and effort estimates to drive informed trade-off discussions, and document all decisions.
• Ensure technical initiatives are linked to company strategic goals and the enterprise project portfolio.
• Drive Delivery Discipline & Transparency
• Facilitate monthly IT leadership…