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We have an immediate need for a seasoned Technical Program Manager in Bengaluru. The profile we’re seeking calls for 15–20 years of corporate experience, with proven leadership in technical program management within large-scale software engineering environments.
Below is a comprehensive job description outlining key requirements and expectations.
1. Strategic Program & Transformation Leadership
Program Governance: Establish and maintain organizational standards for program delivery, ensuring that technical excellence, security-by-design, and operational reliability are embedded in every project.
Cloud-Native Evolution: Lead the transition from legacy monolithic systems to modern, cloud-native architectures (Microservices, Serverless, Containerization). Oversee the end-to-end lifecycle of cloud migrations and optimizations.
Data Transformation Initiatives: Strategize and execute complex data engineering programs, including the implementation of real-time streaming pipelines, data lakehouse architectures, and large-scale data migrations to support AI/ML and analytics.
2. Engineering Operations & Governance
Operating Mechanisms: Establish and refine the "Rhythm of Business" (RoB) for the engineering organization, including monthly operational reviews, quarterly planning (OKRs), and executive status reporting.
Resource & Capacity Modeling: Lead complex capacity planning exercises to ensure engineering talent is aligned with the highest-priority strategic initiatives.
Agile Maturity: Acting as a "Coach of Coaches," elevating the maturity of Agile practices across distributed teams. Standardize Scrum frameworks while allowing for team-level autonomy.
Ceremony Excellence: Supporting high-stakes ceremonies, including multi-team Big Room Planning, Scrum-of-Scrums, and AI-augmented Backlog Refinement sessions to identify cross-program dependencies.
Incident Governance: Partner with SRE and DevOps teams to define and enforce Incident Management protocols. Oversee the lifecycle of critical (P0/P1) incidents, ensuring rapid restoration of services.
Post-Mortem Culture: Enabling a "blame-free" post-mortem culture. Ensure that Root Cause Analysis (RCA) leads to actionable backlog items that prevent recurrence and improve system hardening.
3. Cross-Functional Technical Orchestration
Stakeholder Alignment: Act as the primary liaison between Engineering, Data Science, Product Management, and Business Operations. Translate complex technical trade-offs into clear business risks and opportunities for executive leadership.
Dependency Management: Proactively identify and resolve "hidden" bottlenecks across distributed teams. Manage complex interdependencies in multi-cloud and hybrid environments to ensure seamless integration.
Vendor & SaaS Integration: Orchestrating the technical integration of third-party SaaS platforms and managed services, ensuring they meet internal security, performance, and data governance standards.
3. Technical Strategy & Architecture Alignment
Systems Thinking: Partner with Architects to ensure program milestones align with technical standards. Provide "architectural judgment" to prevent technical debt and ensure scalability.
4. Risk Management & Predictive Planning
Advanced Risk Mitigation: Overseeing proactive risk management framework for zero non-compliance and/or overdues.
Required Qualifications
Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field.
Experience: 15–20 years of progressive experience in Technical Program Management,
with at least 5 years in a Principal or Lead capacity within a large-scale Software Engineering organization.
Cross-Functional Leadership: Exceptional ability to influence without authority and build consensus across diverse technical and non-technical stakeholder groups.
Tooling: Expert-level proficiency with JIRA, Confluence, and advanced roadmap visualization tools. Familiarity with AI-assisted project management tools is a plus.
Soft Skills: Superior communication, negotiation, and conflict-resolution skills. Ability to maintain clarity and direction in highly ambiguous, fast-paced environments.
If this job description resonates with you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all of the requirements below. We’re interested in getting to know you and what you bring to the table!
Personalized benefits that support personal well-being and growth:
JLL recognizes the impact that the workplace can have on your wellness, so we offer a supportive culture and comprehensive benefits package that prioritizes mental, physical and emotional health.
About JLL –
We’re JLL—a leading qualified services and investment management firm specializing in real estate. We have operations in over 80 countries and a workforce of over 102,000 individuals around the world who help real estate owners, occupiers and investors achieve their business ambitions. As a global Fortune 500 company, we also have an inherent responsibility to drive sustainability and corporate social responsibility. That’s why we’re committed to our purpose to shape the future of real estate for a better world. We’re using the most advanced technology to create rewarding opportunities, amazing spaces and sustainable real estate solutions for our clients, our people, and our communities.
Our core values of teamwork, ethics and excellence are also fundamental to everything we do and we’re honored to be recognized with awards for our success by organizations both globally and locally.
Creating a diverse and inclusive culture where we all feel welcomed, valued and empowered to achieve our full potential is important to who we are today and where we’re headed in the future. And we know that unique backgrounds, experiences and perspectives help us think bigger, spark innovation and succeed together.
📌 Technology Program Manager (Bengaluru)
🏢 JLL
📍 Bengaluru