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Senior Technical Program Manager (IDE Department)

JetBrains· IDEs
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Hybrid (Multiple locations (EU & Asia))full-timePosted 6mo ago

About the role

Senior Technical Program Manager to lead complex cross-team technical programs within JetBrains, improving planning, delivery predictability, risk management, and escalation processes across domains, with a focus on IDEs and other developer-focused products.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the most complex cross-team technical programs in your primary domain.
  • Make sure complex work across the domain is planned, coordinated, and executed to a consistently high standard.
  • Surface risks, blockers, and capacity issues early, and drive mitigation or escalation when local coordination is not enough.
  • Serve as the senior PMO-side escalation point when complex delivery work in the domain gets stuck.
  • Keep program status accurate by verifying execution rather than only collecting updates.
  • Work with product, engineering, quality, and service teams to define goals, scope, milestones, dependencies, and key decisions.
  • Build workable program plans and coordination cadences, and clarify resourcing needs with the teams involved.
  • Coach TPMs and other part-time program leads across the domain and, where the setup includes full-time TPMs, manage them directly.
  • Partner closely with product, engineering, quality, and service teams without taking over their decision-making authority.
  • Typical programs may include sunsetting a feature or product, rolling out a major feature, driving a large technical refactoring effort, or coordinating the response to a major customer or partner escalation that becomes complex cross-team work.
  • You’ll work primarily within one domain, such as one of our IDEs, a major functional area in an IntelliJ-based product, or another area with heavy cross-department dependencies, while also contributing to cross-domain priorities as part of the PMO team when needed.

Qualifications

  • A proven track record of leading complex software programs or other cross-team initiatives from start to finish.
  • The ability to influence without direct authority, challenge assumptions constructively, and work effectively across product, engineering, quality, and other functions.
  • Strong negotiation, facilitation, and escalation judgment.
  • The ability to manage multiple parallel initiatives effectively, prioritize well, and keep execution plans tied to reality.
  • Experience coaching other program or project managers and improving execution quality beyond your own work.
  • Enough technical depth to sanity-check feasibility claims, dependency chains, and delivery risk in a technical environment.
  • A technical background or experience working closely with software development teams.
  • At least 5 years of program or project management experience in the tech industry.
  • Excellent communication skills in English, both written and verbal.
  • A strong understanding of how complex software programs are structured, planned, and driven through delivery; formal PM training or certification is a plus.
  • Experience with IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, JetBrains tools, or other developer-focused products would be a plus.

Skills

Required:Program managementStakeholder managementRisk managementPlanning and schedulingCoaching and mentoring

Benefits

  • Strong base salary. We offer competitive pay that reflects your skills and experience.
  • Flexible work location. Enjoy the freedom to work from home or from the office.
  • Remote work. Spend up to 30 days per year working remotely from abroad.
  • Extra time off. More days to relax, recharge, and do the things you love.
  • Medical insurance allowance. Enjoy peace of mind for you and your family.
  • Learning and development opportunities. Access to conferences, courses, and language classes.
  • Language classes. Pick up the local language or sharpen your English skills.
  • Fuel your day. Enjoy a hot meal or receive a lunch allowance on workdays.
  • Mental health support. To help you feel your best, we provide easy access to professional mental health services.
  • Sports benefit. Enjoy an on-site gym or sports club stipend.
  • Internal events. Join company-wide celebrations and team gatherings.
Last updated Sep 30, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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