Principal Technical Program Manager, OpenTable
2+ days a week in office
Online restaurant reservation service
Job no longer available
Online restaurant reservation service
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
2+ days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To bring together people and the restaurants they love in the moments that matter.
Role
Who you are
- 8-10+ years in software development program management across cross-functional projects
- 5+ years in a program management role
- Expertise in Agile methodologies and tools
- Demonstrated ability to navigate software engineering challenges
- Proven ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical team members
- Experience coordinating release schedules and building sustainable processes
- Hands-on expertise in automation and scripting, enabling the creation and optimization of workflows to automate various processes efficiently
What the job involves
- The Principal Technical Program Manager (TPM) will orchestrate the planning, development, and execution of key technical projects across product and engineering
- This individual will ensure seamless roadmap alignment, milestone tracking, and risk management, and play a crucial role in advancing tech and business strategies
- The Staff TPM is a master collaborator with visionary program management and critical thinking skills, operates with strategic oversight and can navigate ambiguity to drive these vertical strategies forward
- If this opportunity resonates with you, we encourage you to apply!
- Collaborate with product and engineering leaders to establish program plans and milestones
- Proactively manage risks, set clear objectives, and ensure strategic goals are met
- Lead transformation initiatives, develop strategic roadmaps, and foster a collaborative environment to achieve alignment
- Advocate for engineering excellence by supporting reliable software systems and improving productivity cross-team
- Partner with Software Engineering, Platform Infrastructure, and other key functions to maintain high-quality standards and enhance programs
- Provide mentorship to junior TPMs and foster their professional growth
Salary benchmarks
Our take
OpenTable was one of the earliest innovators in the online reservation space, setting up shop in 1998 as a tool to enable restaurants to take bookings online. Rather than charging consumers for the service, OpenTable generates revenue via a monthly subscription and reservation fee from businesses.
Today, the platform is used by tens of thousands of restaurants around the world and seats over 1 billion diners per year. The company was acquired by Booking Holdings – the world's largest travel company – for $2.6 billion in 2014, and remains a subsidiary of the group to this day.
OpenTable is the dominant player in the restaurant reservation software category, with an impressive 45% market share, but does face increasing competition from platforms like Resy, Tock, TableAgent, and many more. Nonetheless, this market leader has garnered an impressive reputation, and there is nothing to say it won't hold on to the dominance it has earned into the future.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
4% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Oct 2000
$36m
SERIES C
Jan 2000
$10m
SERIES B
Total funding: $48.2m
Company benefits
- Work from (almost) anywhere - wherever you do your best work
- Mental health and well-being - company-paid therapy sessions through SpringHealth, company-paid subscription to HeadSpace, and company-wide weeks off a year so the whole team can recharge
- Generous parental leave
- Generous paid vacation + time off for your birthday
- Paid volunteer time
- Enriched learning and development opportunities - leadership development & access to thousands of on-demand e-learnings
Company HQ
Union Square, San Francisco, CA
Articles
Leadership
Debby Soo
(CEO, not founder)After graduating from Stanford with a liberal arts major, Debby started their career in investment banking. Thereafter they worked in Google’s Strategic Partnerships Group and then spent a decade at KAYAK, eventually becoming CCO.
People progressing
Joined as a Project Coordinator. Promoted to Lead Project Coordinator after 2 years. Then promoted again to Project Coordinator Manager after 2 years. Now is Director of Global Sales & Services.
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