Senior Principal Program Manager, Engineering Operations (Production Readiness)

TL;DR

Senior Principal Program Manager, Engineering Operations (Production Readiness): Defining and scaling expectations of engineering and release excellence with an accent on security, reliability, compliance, and operability. Focus on cross-functional programs, establishing baseline requirements, and repeatable execution within hirify.global's technology stack.

Location: Must be based in the United States, with preference in San Francisco, CA, and Seattle, WA

Salary: $174,400 – $218,000

Company

hirify.global makes app development easier so developers can focus on what matters.

What you will do

• Define and operationalize “production readiness” standards across security, reliability, privacy, compliance, operability, UI quality, and platform integration.
• Design and lead company-wide programs that establish baseline requirements for launching and operating new products and services.
• Partner with engineering, product, security, platform, product, and go-to-market leaders to align expectations and ownership across the product lifecycle.
• Establish clear visibility into launch health, operational risk, and readiness gaps through SDLC governance, automated guardrails, and lightweight metrics and reporting.
• Identify systemic gaps in tooling, processes, or ownership that create production risk, and drive remediation programs.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in technical program management, engineering operations, or platform/production readiness roles, including Staff-level or equivalent scope.
• Proven success leading cross-company programs that define and enforce engineering or operational standards.
• Strong technical background in cloud platforms, distributed systems, and enterprise software.
• Experience partnering with security, engineering, platform, product and go-to-market teams.
• Exceptional influence, communication, and facilitation skills across senior technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience in distributed or remote-first organizations.

Culture & Benefits

• Freedom & flexibility; fit your work around your life.
• Designated quarterly Whaleness Days plus end of year Whaleness break.
• Home office setup; we want you comfortable while you work.
• PTO plan that encourages you to take time to do the things you enjoy.
• Equity; we are a growing start-up and want all employees to have a share in the success of the company.
• Remote-first culture, with offices in Seattle and Paris.