Technical Program Manager - Business Intelligence & Information Systems
$135k - $165k/yr+ Pre-IPO stock options
Mid, Senior
Bachelor's
El Segundo, CA, USA
In PersonOnsite in El Segundo; candidates outside greater Los Angeles should expect approximately 15–25% travel.
Project & Program ManagementProgram Management
About the job
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience is required.
- Three to six or more years of experience in program or project management, technical operations, or a related support role, ideally within information technology, data/business intelligence, or a technology-adjacent function.
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives with competing stakeholders and vendors.
- Comfort operating in an early-stage environment with limited existing process, with increasing autonomy expected over time.
- Experience coordinating with managed service providers or external technology vendors.
- Working familiarity with Atlassian Jira/Confluence or SharePoint, and standard project tracking tools.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including translating technical work into updates for non-technical stakeholders.
- Candidates not based in the greater Los Angeles area must be able to travel approximately 15–25% of the time to support onsite collaboration.
Responsibilities
- Track and coordinate active technology initiatives, keeping status, risks, and dependencies visible to department leadership.
- Own project artifacts, including timelines, vendor engagement tracking, meeting notes, and follow-ups.
- Coordinate cross-functional touchpoints with stakeholders across the organization.
- Run recurring project cadences and prepare materials for department and leadership updates.
- Maintain department documentation and support IT service management administration.
- Gather requirements from business stakeholders and translate them into prioritized roadmap items as the role's scope grows.
- Own specific product areas within the department's portfolio end to end, from requirements through delivery.
- Partner with engineering resources and outsourced technology partners to scope and sequence work using product management practices.
- Contribute to the department's multi-year roadmap and help translate it into executable quarterly plans.
- Take on direct reports and mentor team members as department headcount grows.
Desired Qualifications
- Prior exposure to product management practices, including backlog management, prioritization frameworks, and requirements gathering.
- Experience in a small or newly formed team, or having helped build out a function from limited existing structure.
- Familiarity with business intelligence/data tooling, monitoring platforms, or IT service management frameworks.
- Lean Six Sigma, Certified Scrum Product Owner, Certified ScrumMaster, or similar process/product certifications.
- Experience in energy, industrial, or manufacturing environments.
About the company
Arbor Energy removes CO2 from the atmosphere using Biomass Carbon Removal and Storage (BiCRS), which couples natural carbon drawdown with engineered storage to ensure the carbon stays stored. It operates worldwide and sells carbon removal credits while also signing multi-year offtake agreements with governments, companies, and organizations to provide predictable revenue. The company focuses on scalable, permanent carbon removal and highlights energy security, resource circularity, and integrating nature into urban spaces as part of its climate solution. By 2050, Arbor Energy targets removing more than 2 gigatons of CO2 per year.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Series A
Total Funding
$96M
Headquarters
El Segundo, California
Founded
2022
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- GridMarket ordered up to 5GW in March 2026, validating customer demand.
- Arbor raised $55 million Series A and $41 million Frontier-backed capital.
- Data-center power scarcity gives Arbor a strong market if HALCYON meets 2028 deadlines.
What critics are saying
- Methane leakage from Arbor's natural-gas supply chain can erase climate benefits immediately.
- First commercial turbine slips to 2028, leaving years of execution risk before revenue.
- Arbor depends on unproven 25MW hardware, making a 5GW GridMarket promise fragile.
What makes Arbor Energy unique
- Former SpaceX engineers built HALCYON around rocket turbomachinery and sCO2 cycles.
- Arbor ships pre-assembled, 3D-printed 25MW turbines, compressing industrial deployment timelines.
- Fuel-flexible HALCYON burns natural gas today and biomass-derived syngas for negative-emission operation.
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Benefits
- Stock Options
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance (Arbor covers 90% for employees)
- Health savings account (HSA) with matching
- Flexible savings account (FSA)
- Unlimited PTO
- 12+ company holidays, including Earth Day!
- 401(k)
- Commuter benefits
- Annual learning and development stipend