Technical Project Manager

Cornerstone OnDemand

4.6

(93)

Hyderabad, India

Why you should apply for a job to Cornerstone OnDemand:

  • 4.6/5 in overall job satisfaction
  • 4.7/5 in supportive management
  • 90% say women are treated fairly and equally to men
  • 97% would recommend this company to other women
  • 100% say the CEO supports gender diversity
  • Ratings are based on anonymous reviews by Fairygodboss members.
  • We offer Wellbeing Days (paid days off during the months of July, August, and September) so our people can focus on their wellness.
  • The Cornerstone Family First Initiative is a one-time initiative covering reimbursement for some out-of-pocket fertility expenses.
  • Through Maven, we provide 100% free coaching and personalized support for those navigating mid-life and menopause.
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    Position summary

    g and product leadership.

    • Build and maintain detailed program plans,roadmaps, and schedules with clear dependencies, critical paths, and riskmitigation strategies.

    • Drive program execution through structuredgovernance - standups, status reviews, steering committee meetings, andescalation workflows.

    • Track and report program health, progress,risks, and blockers to senior leadership and stakeholders through dashboardsand executive summaries.

    • Manage program-level trade-offs acrossscope, timeline, quality, and resources - making recommendations grounded indata and technical context.

    • Conduct retrospectives and post-mortems tocapture lessons learned and drive continuous improvement in delivery processes.

    • Identify process bottlenecks andinefficiencies across teams and implement improvements to accelerate deliverycycles.

    TechnicalLeadership & Cross-Functional Alignment

    • Partner with engineering leaders andarchitects to understand system designs, technical dependencies, andintegration points across programs.

    • Facilitate architecture and design reviewsto ensure alignment across teams and identify cross-cutting concerns early.

    • Coordinate platform migrations,infrastructure upgrades, API versioning, and other technical initiatives thatspan multiple teams.

    • Partner with DevOps and SRE teams to ensurerelease readiness, deployment coordination, and operational handoffs forprogram deliverables.

    • Define and drive Agile-at-scale practices(SAFe, Scrum of Scrums, or similar) across engineering teams to improvedelivery predictability and velocity.

    • Facilitate alignment between product roadmaps, engineering capacity, andbusiness priorities to ensure realistic commitments.

    StakeholderCommunication & Risk Management

    • Serve as the central point of communicationfor program status, decisions, and escalations across engineering, product,design, QA, and business teams.

    • Translate complex technical concepts andprogram details into clear, concise updates for executive leadership andnon-technical stakeholders.

    • Manage stakeholder expectations proactively- surfacing trade-offs, timeline impacts, and scope changes early withdata-backed recommendations.

    • Build and maintain a risk managementframework - proactively identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks beforethey become blockers.

    • Manage cross-team dependency tracking,capacity planning, and sprint/release coordination.

    • Build strong relationships across theorganization to enable effective collaboration and influence without authority.

    You'veGot What It Takes If You Have...

    Requirements

    • Bachelor'sor Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, InformationTechnology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

    • 10+ years of experience in technical programmanagement, engineering project management, or a related role within softwareproduct organizations.

    • 5+ years of hands-on software engineeringor technical lead experience (prior to or alongside program management).

    • Proventrack record of successfully delivering large-scale, cross-functional technicalprograms on time and within scope.

    TechnicalExpertise

    • Strongunderstanding of software development lifecycle, system architecture,distributed systems, and cloud platforms (Azure preferred).

    • Familiarity with microservicesarchitecture, API design, CI/CD pipelines, and modern DevOps practices.

    • Ability to read and understand code,technical design documents, and architecture diagrams at a level sufficient toassess risks and dependencies.

    • Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologiesand scaling frameworks.

    • Proficiency with program management and collaboration tools such as Jira, AzureDevOps, Confluence, Smartsheet, or MS Project.

    Communication& Leadership

    • Excellentwritten and verbal communication skills with the ability to tailor messagingfor technical and executive audiences.

    • Strong facilitation skills - able to leadproductive meetings, drive decisions, and resolve conflicts constructively.

    • Exceptional organizational skills with theability to manage multiple complex programs simultaneously.

    • Proven ability to build trust and influenceacross engineering, product, and business functions.

    • Proactive and self-driven with a strong sense of ownership over programoutcomes.

    Nice to Have

    • Experiencein SaaS/enterprise product development environments.

    • Exposure to AI/ML programs and their uniquedelivery challenges.

    • Familiarity with talent management, HR tech, or learning management domains.

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    Why you should apply for a job to Cornerstone OnDemand:

  • 4.6/5 in overall job satisfaction
  • 4.7/5 in supportive management
  • 90% say women are treated fairly and equally to men
  • 97% would recommend this company to other women
  • 100% say the CEO supports gender diversity
  • Ratings are based on anonymous reviews by Fairygodboss members.
  • We offer Wellbeing Days (paid days off during the months of July, August, and September) so our people can focus on their wellness.
  • The Cornerstone Family First Initiative is a one-time initiative covering reimbursement for some out-of-pocket fertility expenses.
  • Through Maven, we provide 100% free coaching and personalized support for those navigating mid-life and menopause.