Job Description

We are looking for a Senior Program Manager to strengthen operational excellence, execution, and continuous improvement across our R&D organization.

Reporting directly to the CTO.

You will collaborate with R&D and Product leadership, you will help shape how our teams plan, collaborate, and execute, bringing structure, consistency, and visibility to existing processes while establishing new standards where needed.

This is a hands-on individual contributor role with broad organizational impact, requiring strong ownership, an organization-wide perspective, and the ability to influence stakeholders and turn plans into measurable results.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate and improve R&D planning processes, including PI Planning and Agile ceremonies, in collaboration with Product and Engineering.
• Strengthen cross-team alignment, ensuring visibility into dependencies, risks, and execution progress.
• Establish new operational standards and improve existing SDLC processes, ensuring consistency and adoption across teams.
• Act as a central focal point, driving accountability, follow-through, and timely resolution of blockers.
• Own and optimize Jira workflows, dashboards, and reporting to ensure data accuracy and visibility across R&D.
• Analyze KPIs, OKRs, and delivery metrics to identify gaps, track performance, and drive data-driven improvements.
• Promote continuous improvement through process optimization, automation, and practical adoption of AI tools.
• translate data into actionable insights and improvement opportunities.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Technical Program Manager in a complex, multi-team software R&D organization, preferably with a prior background in Software Development, QA, or Engineering.
• Experience in SaaS software product companies, with a deep understanding of Agile, SDLC, and R&D planning processes, including PI Planning.
• Demonstrated ability to improve organizational processes, establish operational standards, and drive change across R&D.
• Strong cross-functional leadership experience, with the ability to influence multiple stakeholders and navigate conflicts without formal authority.
• Advanced hands-on experience with Jira, including workflows, dashboards, and reporting.
• Strong data-driven approach, with experience using KPIs, OKRs, and performance metrics to improve execution and organizational effectiveness.
• Exceptional ownership, independence, and communication skills, combined with a proactive, pragmatic, and can-do approach.
• Fluent Hebrew and English.

Advantages

• Experience driving AI-driven development lifecycle (ADLC) initiatives or organizational AI transformation.