[Hiring] Technical Program Manager @Go Cadre

Role Description

The Technical Program Manager is the operational backbone of Cadre AI's Product, Research, and Engineering (PRE) team. You sit at the intersection of product scope and engineering execution, ensuring that:

• Every build stays on timeline.
• Every blocker gets resolved before it stalls delivery.
• Every PRD translates cleanly into structured, executable work.

You report to the Head of Client Engineering and work alongside PRE leadership to keep the engineering machine running with precision across all active workstreams.

Your day-to-day includes:

• Validating product requirements.
• Breaking complex builds into scoped sprints.
• Tracking engineering progress across multiple concurrent projects.
• Anticipating dependencies and resource needs.

This role is for someone who has built products themselves and understands what it takes to ship.

What You'll Do

• PRD Validation and Technical Scoping:
  • Review and validate incoming PRDs to ensure technical requirements are complete.
  • Identify gaps in product scope and resolve them with PRE leadership.
  • Translate validated PRDs into structured task breakdowns in ClickUp.
  • Maintain a clear definition of what is in scope and out of scope for every active project.
• Timeline Management and Sprint Execution:
  • Maintain and enforce the day-to-day engineering timeline for all active PRE workstreams.
  • Run sprint planning and standups for PRE.
  • Monitor sprint health continuously.
  • Enforce time estimation discipline across all engineering tasks.
• Technical Unblocking and Dependency Management:
  • Track technical dependencies across all active builds.
  • Anticipate blockers by understanding the technical requirements.
  • Coordinate with PRE leadership on capacity needs.
  • Maintain a running dependency tracker across all active projects.
• Engineering Workflow and ClickUp Hygiene:
  • Own ClickUp health across all PRE workstreams.
  • Capture action items from standups and convert them into ClickUp tasks.
  • Move incomplete sprint tasks forward and maintain milestone visibility.
  • Flag process gaps and workflow inefficiencies to PRE leadership.
• Routine Coordination with Client Delivery Teams:
  • Serve as the day-to-day operational contact between PRE and client delivery teams.
  • Translate client delivery needs into engineering-ready requirements.
  • Keep delivery teams informed on engineering progress and timeline changes.
  • Coordinate build handoffs between PRE and delivery teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in technical program management, technical project management, or engineering operations.
• Hands-on product building experience.
• Strong understanding of the software product lifecycle.
• Proficient with ClickUp or a comparable project management platform.
• Technically literate enough to understand engineering blockers.
• Exceptionally organized with a bias toward structured systems.
• Proactive by default.
• Clear, concise written communicator.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-moving environment.
• Familiarity with AI/ML development workflows is a strong advantage.

What Sets You Apart

• You have been the person keeping an engineering team on track.
• You have validated product requirements and caught gaps.
• You understand engineering well enough to anticipate blockers.
• You have strong opinions about good engineering operations.

Benefits

• Real ownership of operational execution.
• AI-native culture that uses AI for operations.
• Access to cutting-edge AI models and capabilities.
• Upside potential as an early team member.
• No bureaucracy with small teams and clear accountability.