Associate Technical Program Manager

We’re looking for a technically-savvy program lead to coordinate cross-functional efforts and assist with execution on initiatives. This role is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of engineering, data, and product — someone who can marshal a host of details to create a big picture. You’ll be coordinating efforts between various engineering teams, multiple product managers, and the data that they both work with. You’ll succeed in the role if you can balance technical understanding with strong organizational and communication skills, and have a focus on creating clarity for individual contributors and managers on their weekly and monthly tasks. Your goal is to ensure the on-time and in-scope delivery of a group’s initiatives. This position is a hybrid role, primarily remote but with occasional in-person work required at the main office in Moscow, Idaho. The position can flex between half time and full time. Exact hours will be negotiated during the hiring process and may be negotiated after the start date.

Major Responsibilities

• Support the planning, execution, and delivery of engineering projects that span multiple teams.
• Serve as a technical liaison, ensuring clear communication across teams, resolving blockers, and promoting transparency in project progress.
• Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, timelines, and roadmaps for small to medium engineering initiatives in collaboration with product managers, engineers, and other stakeholders.
• Coordinate technical initiatives that may not be included on formal product roadmaps.
• Organize and facilitate project-related meetings, retrospectives, and planning sessions.
• Track and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success and efficiency of engineering efforts.
• Apply knowledge of web development technologies (e.g., Python, Java, PHP, JavaScript, and frameworks such as React, Node, or Remix) to better support engineering teams.
• Operate effectively in multi-team engineering environments, such as front-end web application teams working in partnership with back-end API teams.
• Use project management tools (e.g., ProductBoard, Jira, Asana) to maintain alignment and project visibility.
• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to diverse audiences, both written and verbal.
• Analyze unstructured or incomplete data, using insights to help shape stronger, more efficient systems.
• Work independently with curiosity and drive, consistently seeking to make complex systems more coherent and effective.

Experience and Education

• Experience working with Agile methodologies (e.g., Scrum, Kanban) in a technical environment is preferred.
• Familiarity with Lightcast’s chosen infrastructure providers (AWS, Snowflake, Gitlab, Gitlab pipelines) is preferred.

Lightcast is a global leader in labor market insights with headquarters in Moscow (ID) and Boston (MA) and offices in the United Kingdom, Europe, and India. We work with partners across six continents to help drive economic prosperity and mobility by providing the insights needed to build and develop our people, our institutions and companies, and our communities. Lightcast is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. Lightcast has always been, and always will be, committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. We seek dynamic professionals from all backgrounds to join our teams, and we encourage our employees to bring their authentic, original, and best selves to work.