Principal Technical Program Manager

About The Knot Worldwide

At The Knot Worldwide, we champion celebration - and that starts with celebrating our people. Our employees are passionate dreamers, thoughtful doers, and lifelong learners who power meaningful moments for millions around the world. We’re united by authentic connection, shared purpose, and a deep commitment to the global community we serve. Here, flexibility and belonging go hand in hand with high performance. Driven by our core values, we believe the best ideas come from empowered teams: those who consistently collaborate with intention to design solutions, spark ideas, and drive impact. Our people are at the heart of our success.

About the Role and Our Team

The highly organized and goal-oriented Principal Technical Program Manager will help drive collaboration for cross-functional project teams and manage detailed plans to ensure efficient and effective delivery. You will follow proven project management methodologies (project plans, RAID logs, communications plans, etc.) that will help the development teams achieve their objectives. You will work closely alongside engineering managers, developers, product managers, designers, and other key business partners. In this role, you will report to the Senior Manager of Technical Program Management, which is a function within our engineering organization. This is a highly valued team of professionals that supports the most critical cross-functional projects for the department. The team has strong interpersonal connections, providing individuals with an internal network for knowledge sharing within the job family.

Responsibilities

Program Leadership

• Lead cross-functional teams in the planning, execution, and delivery of complex technical programs, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Develop and manage program roadmaps, timelines, and resource plans, ensuring clear communication of key milestones and deadlines.
• Define program scope, goals, and deliverables in collaboration with stakeholders, ensuring they meet business needs.
• Act as the primary point of contact for program stakeholders, providing status updates, risk assessments, and managing expectations.

Cross-functional Collaboration

• Collaborate with engineering, product management, design, and other teams to align on goals, timelines, and project dependencies.
• Facilitate cross-functional communication to ensure teams are informed and aligned on progress and potential roadblocks.
• Work with teams to define requirements, clarify priorities, and drive consensus on technical solutions and approaches.

Project Management & Execution

• Develop detailed project plans, track progress against milestones, and ensure timely delivery of program components.
• Identify and mitigate risks, resolving issues that arise during the project lifecycle, and proactively communicate project status to leadership.

Technical Skills

Architectural Literacy & Troubleshooting

• Technical Design & Dependency Mapping: Ability to lead technical design reviews and proactively identify integration risks, data flow bottlenecks, or infrastructure dependencies across complex systems.
• Systems Observability & Triage: Hands-on experience using monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Datadog, Splunk, New Relic) to assist teams in triaging production issues and facilitating high-quality technical post-mortems.
• API & Data Literacy: Comfortable exploring API documentation (Swagger/Postman) and using basic SQL to extract data for project validation, ensuring technical requirements align with actual system behavior.

Jira Skills

• Workflow Configuration & Automation: Practical experience configuring Jira project workflows, custom fields, and basic automation rules to eliminate manual status chasing and improve team velocity.
• Custom Reporting & JQL: Proficiency in JQL (Jira Query Language) to build customized filters and dashboards that provide stakeholders with real-time visibility into sprint health, blockers, and delivery timelines.
• Dependency Visualization: Skilled in using Jira (including tools like Advanced Roadmaps or structure plugins) to map cross-team links, visualize the critical path, and manage capacity planning across multiple workstreams.

Successful Principal TPM Candidates Have:

• 8+ years of experience in program management, with at least 3 years leading technical programs in a fast-paced, high-tech environment.
• Proven experience leading large, cross-functional technical programs and projects involving multiple teams (engineering, product, operations, etc.).
• Experience with both agile and waterfall project management methodologies and the ability to tailor approaches to the needs of the project.
• Strong background in managing technical teams and understanding software engineering processes and technologies.

Work Model

This role is Together@TKWW-eligible and based near one of our office hubs. You’ll be expected to work in the office two days a week as part of our hybrid work model. #professional-track

What We Love About You:

• Commit to our customers: You act as one team on behalf of our customers. You lead with head and heart, and build what matters for life's most meaningful moments.
• Raise the bar: You define "great" and work backwards. You don't just accept how it's been done, but boldly define how it should be. You are unafraid to innovate, learn, and keep moving forward toward our shared vision.
• Be all in: You believe in our mission and take ownership of your work. You debate openly to reach the best outcomes, speaking with clarity and care, embracing diverse perspectives, then commit fully.
• Celebrate impact: You measure success by the outcomes you create. You hold yourself accountable to delivering value, while recognizing progress and the lessons learned along the way. You love to win, together.

What You Love About Us:

We believe in a wide range of holistic offerings to support our employees so that they can live our values day in and day out. From mental wellbeing, physical health and financial planning, to engaging perks and discounts, we are in the business of celebrating and supporting the Moments that Matter, both in and out of the office. We offer flexible vacation, generous parental leave, and prioritize initiatives that support the growth, development, and happiness of our people. Together@TKWW is our approach to hybrid work. It’s designed to support how we work best: combining the flexibility we value with meaningful opportunities to connect in person. Whether a role is Together@TKWW-eligible or not, we believe in purposeful moments to come together, build strong relationships, and drive bold ideas forward. For Together@TKWW-eligible roles, this includes regular in-office time to foster collaboration and connection. For roles not eligible for in-office expectations, we support connection through virtual collaboration and intentional gatherings. To facilitate in-person collaboration, we have office spaces in Barcelona, Spain; Delhi, India; Galway, Ireland; London, England; New York, NY; and Washington, D.C. US Notice: The Knot Worldwide provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability. In addition to federal law requirements, The Knot Worldwide complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. The Knot Worldwide expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Privacy Notice: The Knot Worldwide (TKWW) processes your personal data to evaluate your application, based on the legal ground of taking steps prior to entering into a potential employment contract. Only the data strictly necessary for this purpose is collected. In some cases, your data may also be processed based on TKWW’s legitimate interests (e.g., to improve recruitment practices or manage candidate pools), to which you can object at any time. You have the right to access, rectify, or delete your data, and to object to certain uses. To learn more about your rights, please consult our Privacy Policy. If you wish to file a complaint, you may contact the competent data protection authority.

Key skills/competency

• Technical Program Management
• Agile Methodologies
• Project Planning
• Risk Management
• Stakeholder Communication
• Cross-functional Collaboration
• Jira
• SQL
• API Integration
• System Observability