Technical Program Manager (Delivery & Sprint Management)

About EveryWatch

EveryWatch is a leading watch market intelligence platform, transforming millions of auction and marketplace records into actionable insights for collectors, dealers, investors, and industry professionals worldwide. Our teams work across software development, data engineering, AI, enrichment operations, and product to build the most comprehensive watch market database available.

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Technical Program Manager to own and drive execution across all teams at EveryWatch. This role is responsible for managing sprint delivery, maintaining project visibility, coordinating cross-functional initiatives, and ensuring that priorities are executed efficiently and on schedule.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, process-driven, and experienced in managing complex technical projects using Jira. They will serve as the central coordination point between engineering, data, AI, product, and business stakeholders.

• 5+ years of experience in Technical Program Management, Delivery Management, Project Management, or a similar role.
• Proven experience managing software and data-focused projects.
• Advanced Jira experience, including workflow design, dashboards, reporting, and backlog management.
• Strong understanding of Agile and Scrum methodologies.
• Experience coordinating multiple teams and managing competing priorities.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to understand technical concepts and work effectively with engineers, data scientists, and product teams.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Experience working in fast-paced startup or technology environments.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end sprint process across multiple teams.
• Lead sprint planning, backlog refinement, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Manage Jira boards, workflows, dashboards, and reporting.
• Ensure tickets are properly defined, prioritized, estimated, and tracked.
• Coordinate dependencies across Engineering, Data Engineering, AI, Product, and Operations teams.
• Monitor project progress and proactively identify risks, blockers, and delays.
• Maintain delivery roadmaps and ensure alignment with business priorities.
• Facilitate communication between technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Track team capacity, sprint velocity, and delivery performance.
• Establish and improve project management processes and best practices.
• Produce regular status reports and executive-level updates.
• Drive accountability and follow-through across all active initiatives.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with AI, machine learning, data platforms, or analytics products.
• Experience managing distributed or remote teams.
• Experience with tools such as Confluence, Slack, GitHub, and modern project management platforms.

Success in This Role

Within the first six months, the successful candidate will:

• Establish clear sprint governance across all teams.
• Improve visibility into project status and delivery timelines.
• Reduce delivery bottlenecks and unresolved blockers.
• Ensure Jira becomes the single source of truth for all work.
• Increase predictability and on-time delivery of key initiatives.
• Create a scalable execution framework that supports EveryWatch’s continued growth.