Technical Program Manager, Axios
$115-170k
News media company
Job no longer available
News media company
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
$115-170k
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To get you smarter, faster on what matters.
Role
Who you are
- Ideal candidates will embody an entrepreneurial spirit, a passion for Axios’ mission
- 3–5 years of experience in program or project management, preferably in technology, media, or SaaS
- Proven ability to coordinate complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives from planning to delivery
- Strong organizational and process-building skills, with experience managing dependencies, risks, and timelines
- Excellent communication and facilitation skills, with the ability to influence and align stakeholders at all levels
- Hands-on experience with Jira, Confluence, or similar systems including administration, customization, and reporting
- Familiarity with Agile methodologies, with the ability to coach teams in best practices
- Analytical mindset with the ability to build program-level dashboards and track KPIs
- Collaborative and proactive, with a bias toward unblocking teams and driving momentum
- Fluency with AI tools to accelerate work and improve coordination
What the job involves
- Axios is a media company dedicated to delivering trustworthy news and information with efficiency, clarity, and Smart Brevity
- As a Technical Program Manager, you will coordinate and drive complex, cross-functional initiatives that advance Axios’ mission, ensuring alignment, efficiency, and high-quality execution across teams
- This role is central to scaling Axios’ ability to deliver value to readers, journalists, and advertisers. As a Technical Program Manager, you will orchestrate multiple projects and workstreams, connecting strategy to execution
- You’ll empower teams to deliver predictably and efficiently by improving processes, removing roadblocks, and enabling leaders with the visibility they need to make informed decisions
- Manage and coordinate large programs and multi-team initiatives, ensuring alignment with quarterly OKRs and company priorities
- Define, track, and communicate program-level goals, milestones, dependencies, and risks
- Partner cross-functionally with product, engineering, design, editorial, marketing and revenue teams to ensure smooth execution and delivery
- Own and optimize internal systems (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Notion), customizing workflows, automations, and reporting to improve efficiency and visibility
- Develop scalable reporting systems and dashboards to enable data-driven decisions by leadership
- Coach teams on Agile best practices such as backlog prioritization, story refinement, and sprint hygiene to help teams ship faster and smarter
- Proactively identify blockers, resource gaps, or risks, and work to resolve them quickly
- Facilitate cross-team coordination, momentum, and accountability across deliverables
- Communicate progress, risks, and outcomes clearly to stakeholders, tailoring messaging for executives, technical, and non-technical audiences
- Apply AI tools to streamline program management tasks and share workflows with peers to increase team efficiency
- What success looks like:
- Predictable delivery of large initiatives that support Axios’ strategic goals
- Clear program visibility for stakeholders through transparent communication and reporting
- Improved cross-functional alignment, efficiency, and reduced execution risk
- High-quality delivery with minimal disruption and strong stakeholder trust
- Demonstrated ability to scale operations through process improvements and system optimizations
- Effective use of AI to increase speed, clarity, and efficiency in program execution
Our take
Axios is a digital news site covering business, tech, politics, and media trends, with a focus on smart and efficient coverage. Much like rival comparable sites The Economist and Politico, it’s also diversified its media to include podcasts, newsletters, and a mobile app. Whilst it remains a major national and international news outlet, it’s also pursuing a new avenue to help shore up its position: local news.
Local news outlets have been in sharp decline over recent years: it’s too costly, with too little revenue. Axios’ plan is to opt instead for local newsletters. They’re highly advertiser-friendly, and the model itself is exceptionally scalable. So Axios may succeed where traditional efforts by other outlets like The Huffington Post (and countless local outfits) have failed.
Axios was previously held up as an exception to the mergers and acquisitions other news outlets were having to undergo to weather the decline of print media. However, in order to fund the expansion into local news, Axios has been acquired by the global conglomerate (and previous investor in the company) Cox Enterprises. This is good news - Cox Enterprises owns and protects local newspapers in Ohio, and looks set to be a hands-off and values-aligned new Axios owner.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
60% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Dec 2019
$27m
SERIES C
Nov 2017
$20m
SERIES B
Total funding: $57m
Company benefits
- 401(k) with employer match
- Robust PPO and High Deductible health insurance options on the Blue Cross Blue Shield network
- Employer Health Savings Account (HSA) contribution for the high deductible health plan option
- Dental and vision coverage
- Primary caregiver 12-week paid leave
- Generous vacation policy, plus holidays
- One mental health day per quarter
- Annual learning and development stipend
- $100 monthly work-from-home stipend
- Tele-mental health services through Headspace
- OneMedical membership, including tele-health services
- Personal health advocacy resources through HealthAdvocate
- Inclusive fertility, hormonal health and family forming benefits through Carrot Fertility
- Access to the Axios “Family Fund”, which was created to allow employees to request financial support when facing financial hardship or emergencies
- Increased work flexibility for parents and caretakers
- Virtual company-sponsored social events
- A strong and positive work environment
- A commitment to an open, inclusive, and diverse work culture
Company HQ
Radnor - Fort Myer Heights, Arlington, VA
Leadership
Jim VandeHei
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously a Reporter for the Wall Street Journal and Washington Post, they then went on to found Politico and serve a decade as its CEO.
Mike Allen
(Co-Founder & Executive Editor)Spent nearly a decade as Politico's Chief White House correspondent before co-founding Axios in 2016.
Roy Schwartz
(Founder & President)CEO of Axios HQ. Spent time as a partner at The Gallup Organization, then as VP and ultimately CRO of Politico.
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