Senior Technical Program Manager - Backblaze

About Backblaze

Backblaze is the object storage leader in the open cloud movement, fueling customer success with cloud storage built purposefully to unlock budgets, unburden administrators, and unleash innovators. Together with our partners, we’re helping customers break free from the restrictive, overpriced legacy solutions that hold them back, and blaze forward with the full power of the open cloud in their hands.

Founded in 2007, we scaled the business with less than $3 million in outside funding until 2021, when we completed our IPO on Nasdaq. Today, Backblaze generates over $100M in revenue and manages over three billion gigabytes of data storage for 500K+ customers across 175+ countries. Backblaze is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to join our growing team.

Role Overview

We are seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to join a growing Security team, with a focus on program delivery, driving portfolio management, and operating model practices for Backblaze.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end planning and execution of enterprise programs from initiation through delivery.
• Communicate technical concepts and program status clearly to both technical teams and non-technical stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain detailed program plans, timelines, budgets, and resource allocation across multiple concurrent initiatives.
• Identify, track, and mitigate program risks and dependencies, escalating blockers to leadership with clear options and recommendations.
• Drive cross-functional coordination between engineering, product, legal, and third-party vendors to ensure security controls are implemented on schedule.
• Establish and report on program goals, dashboards, and status updates for executive and board-level audiences.
• Support incident response coordination, including post-incident reviews and follow-up action tracking.
• Foster a culture of transparency and trust, apply a lean value-driven approach, manage by influence, and support technical teams through servant leadership.
• In partnership with other TPMs, participate in the implementation of continuous cross-functional process improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience); Master's degree a plus.
• 8+ years of technical program management experience.
• Strong understanding of program management methodologies.
• Ability to adapt agile management principles to a variety of development environments.
• ScrumMaster certification is a plus.
• Proven ability to manage multiple complex, cross-functional programs simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate technical risk into business impact for executive audiences.
• Strong analytical and risk-assessment skills, with experience using program management and ticketing tools.
• Demonstrated ability to build trust and influence without direct authority across engineering, legal, and executive teams.
• High attention to detail, sound judgment under pressure, and comfort operating with ambiguity during active incidents.
• Experience with Atlassian & Google product suites is a plus.