Associate Technical Program Manager - Confluent

At IBM Software, we transform client challenges into solutions. Building the world's leading AI-powered, cloud-native products that shape the future of business and society. Our legacy of innovation creates endless opportunities for IBMers to learn, grow, and make an impact on a global scale. Working in Software means joining a team fueled by curiosity and collaboration. You'll work with diverse technologies, partners, and industries to design, develop, and deliver solutions that power digital transformation.

With a culture that values innovation, growth, and continuous learning, IBM Software places you at the heart of IBM's product and technology landscape. Here, you'l have the tools and opportunities to advance your career while creating software that changes the world. About the role We are looking for an Associate Technical Program Manager to help drive the planning and execution of engineering programs across teams. In this role, you will bring structure to complex work, translate technical requirements into actionable plans, track progress and risks, and help teams stay aligned through delivery.

This is an opportunity for a technically curious, highly organized program professional who enjoys working across engineering, product, and partner teams. You will work with experienced program and engineering leaders while building the skills to independently manage well-defined programs and deliver measurable outcomes. What you will do Coordinate cross-functional engineering projects from planning through delivery. Translate technical requirements, dependencies, milestones, and risks into clear execution plans.

Maintain project momentum by tracking actions, following up on commitments, and helping remove blockers. Prepare status updates, project plans, timelines, risk and issue logs, meeting agendas, and decision records. Facilitate working sessions and project meetings, ensuring decisions and next steps are clearly documented. Monitor project progress using data from project-tracking and reporting tools. Identify emerging risks, dependencies, and delays; recommend next steps and escalate issues when appropriate.

Help teams build alignment and accountability across organizational boundaries. Apply practical conflict-resolution and escalation approaches to keep work moving forward. Identify opportunities to improve program processes, reporting, and collaboration practices. Partner with engineering and product stakeholders to support prioritization and timely decision-making. Contribute to a culture of clear communication, continuous improvement, and reliable execution. 2–4 years of experience in technical program management, project management, engineering operations, product operations, or a related field; equivalent practical experience will also be considered.

Experience coordinating projects involving engineering or other technical teams. Strong organizational skills and attention to detail. Ability to understand technical concepts and communicate them clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders. Experience with project planning, status reporting, issue tracking, timeline management, and meeting facilitation. Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and maintain follow-through in a fast-paced environment.

Strong written and verbal communication skills. Sound judgment when identifying risks, resolving issues, and determining when to seek help or escalate. Collaborative approach and the ability to build trust across teams. Familiarity with project-management, documentation, reporting, or dashboarding tools. Experience working with software engineering, cloud, infrastructure, data, or platform teams. Familiarity with Agile or other iterative software-development practices.

Experience coordinating work across multiple teams or organizational functions. Comfort working with project metrics, operational data, and delivery dashboards. Demonstrated interest in learning technical systems, architectures, and engineering practices. India Software Engineering Remote Professional Bangalore, IN Bangalore (0063) IBM India Private Limited Defect Tracking Documentation Engineering Infrastructure Management Program Management Project Management Project Planning Reporting Sound Detail-oriented Agile Software Engineering Meeting facilitation Confluent Deadline Adherence Verbal Communication