About the Role:

Wing is looking for a Technical Program Manager, Flight Systems and Flight Operations to join our Technical Program Management team. This role will be based in Technical Program Manager based in Palo Alto, CA or Remote in the United States. As part of Wing’s Technical Program Management function, you’ll embed yourself in the work of the engineering and operations teams to drive cross-functional delivery of strategic and high value programs spanning the entire spectrum of Wing’s on board software and hardware. The ideal candidate will be an excellent program leader with experience managing complex programs across organizational boundaries to deliver new technical capabilities, tracking progress towards organizational goals objectives, maintaining program plans and timelines, and identifying gaps and problems and proactively mitigating and resolving them.

What You’ll Do: 

• Manage complex, cross-functional technical programs across all phases of a development lifecycle
• Drive engineering scoping, execution, and delivery, and program-manage large and diverse cross-organizational teams
• Guide alignment on timelines, goals, and deliverables of related projects and teams
• Collaborate with stakeholders across all levels of the organization to influence strategic and tactical decision-making Proactively communicate progress, and risks, while proposing mitigation plans, and align stakeholders on de-risking strategies
• Facilitate escalation of risks and issues and unblock obstacles, ensuring all leadership and stakeholders are aware of progress and blockers on a continuous basis
• Apply technical judgement and understanding to build consensus, to scope projects, schedules, plans, to drive execution, and communicate status to stakeholders
• Analyze processes, identifying opportunities for improvement and gaps and collaborating cross-functionally and globally to improve processes and tools

What You’ll Need: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
• 4+ years of experience in technical program management
• Technical aptitude and strong analytical skills
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills in technical and non-technical environments
• Organizational, coordination, and multi-tasking experience
• Proficiency in Agile and Waterfall program management styles
• Experience establishing work relationships across multi-disciplinary teams and multiple partners in different time zones
• Comfort with ambiguity, and the ability to exercise good judgment in a rapidly changing and sometimes stressful environment
• Experience with Technical Change Management and/or Configuration Management