Technical Program Manager, Snap Inc.
Generative AI Personalization
$174-295k
Salary is partially dependent on location. This position is eligible for equity in the form of RSUs
Office located in Palo Alto, CA
Social media & camera company
Job no longer available
Social media & camera company
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$174-295k
Salary is partially dependent on location. This position is eligible for equity in the form of RSUs
Office located in Palo Alto, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together.
Role
Who you are
- Develop Program from scratch, including Program charters, scope, resourcing / budget and governance
- Strong ability to partner with multiple cross-functional teams to define technical strategy and requirements and drive projects to execution
- Exceptionally sharp attention to detail and ability to stay organized amidst an ambiguous and constantly evolving environment
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills and ability to translate difficult / ambiguous concepts to different teams and types of people
- Regularly responsible for performing trade-off analysis (product vs. eng) and prioritizing appropriately sized effort for the project and program deliverables
- Ability to rally multiple teams together to a common goal; particularly with teams where you have no direct authority or oversight
- Develop performance indicators and KRs that measure the sustained success of a Program
- Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems or related field or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of large-scale technology and innovation projects with engineering and product teams
- Proven experience working with global teams distributed across multiple time zones, countries and cultures in a sophisticated technology environment
- A master communicator that knows their audience and can distill sophisticated topics to digestible concepts
- Experience delivering Personalization initiatives, particularly with some overlap with Machine Learning
Desirable
- A passion and excitement for the Generative AI space, particularly around the innovation of NLPs and LLMs used to power chat experiences
- Experience with multi-modal communication and understand the outstanding opportunities these modes of communication can provide to a messaging platform
What the job involves
- Develop and coordinate the Personalization workstream into its own full-fledged Program
- Lead internal and cross-functional teams to align on an accurate scope and level of investment of this Program
- Drive interdependent projects that ladder up into this Program to success
- Develop a key set of KRs and metrics that will define the success of this program
- Ensure the accurate allocation of team resources to optimally deliver on the project and overall program goals
- Continue to evolve the program as new requirements and technologies come online
Our take
Snap Inc. is the social-media company behind Snapchat, a mobile app launched in 2011 that prioritises visual and emotive communication over traditional texting. Born from a desire to share real-time moments with authenticity, the app now boasts a massive global reach with daily active users surpassing 460M and monthly active users well beyond 900M.
After rejecting a billion-dollar acquisition offer from MEta Platforms (then Facebook) in 2023, Snapchat entered into a long-term rivalry with Meta's apps (most notably Instagram). Despite the competition, Snap has carved out a distinct place in the social-media landscape by innovating features such as the "Discover" tab, augmented-reality (AR) lenses, in-app gaming, paid subscriptions via Snapchat+, and robust ad-monetisation options.
Snap has yet to post a full-year profit since going public in 2017, but the company is clearly making progress. In Q1 2025 the net loss was narrowed to roughly $140M, down from $305M the year before, and revenue rose 14% to $1.36B. Advertising revenue remains periodic and macro-factors still pose headwinds, yet Snaps enduring popularity and its expanding product mix suggest that further success appears likely.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-9% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
May 2016
$1.8bn
SERIES F
Mar 2015
$200m
SERIES E
Total funding: $2.6bn
Company benefits
- Up to 28 weeks of parental leave and return-to-work program
- Adoption, surrogacy, infertility, and fertility preservation benefits
- Backup child care coverage, center-based care support, & caregiver assistance
- Dependent Daycare Flexible Spending Account
- Short-term disability, long-term disability, basic life insurance, and AD&D insurance
- Services to support your path to parenthood & beyond - fertility support & family planning via Carrot, SNOO, Hinge Health
- Lactation rooms (based on office location) and breastmilk shipping coverage
- For Snap, employees taking care of loved ones with complex, chronic, or ongoing care needs (i.e. parent with Dementia, spouse with Cancer, child with Autism), your family can save time, money, & stress with Wellthy
- Comprehensive medical coverage, including PPO, HDHP with HSA, and HMO options
- Dental coverage, including orthodontia benefits
- Vision coverage, including frame and contact allowance and LASIK benefits
- Free membership to One Medical for primary and urgent healthcare services
- Business Travel Insurance
- Gym perks and discounts
- Team fitness classes and races
- Sports leagues
- Cooking and nutritional workshops
- Well-being reimbursement
- Unlimited access to virtual physical therapy with Anthem
- 15 sessions per year of mental health for you + dependents through Lyra
- Generous time off and leave programs. In the US, this includes the following:
- Up to 3 weeks (120 hours) of vacation time and 1 floating holiday for non-exempt team members
- 12 paid holidays per year
- 15 sick and safe days per year
- Meditation and yoga classes
- Speaker series, classes, and subscriptions to educational programs
- Social gatherings, team outings, and volunteering programs
- Snap Inc. provides a 401(k) plan that allows you to save on a pre-tax, Roth, and after-tax basis for your retirement (yes, we even have the Mega backdoor option!) Snap will also match 100% up to 3% of your contribution and then 50% on your 4th and 5th%
- Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare, daycare and commuter
- Health Savings Account with employer contributions
- Rocket Lawyer memberships
- Financial education programs
- Snap exclusive discounts and perks
- Compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success!
Company HQ
Sunset Park, Santa Monica, CA
Leadership
Evan Spiegel
(Co-Founder & CEO)Graduated from Stanford with a BS in Product Design.
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