About DAT
DAT is an award-winning employer of choice and a next-generation SaaS technology company that has been at the leading edge of innovation in transportation supply chain logistics for 45 years. We continue to transform the industry year over year, by deploying a suite of software solutions to millions of customers every day - customers who depend on DAT for the most relevant data and most accurate insights to help them make smarter business decisions and run their companies more profitably. We operate the largest marketplace of its kind in North America, with 400 million freights posted in 2022, and a database of $150 billion of annual global shipment market transaction data. Our headquarters are in Denver, CO, with additional offices in Missouri, Oregon, and Bangalore, India. For additional information, see www.DAT.com/company.
Job Application Deadline: 11/29/2024
The Opportunity
DAT is looking for a seasoned
Senior Technical Program Manager to join our Platform Infrastructure and Cybersecurity Organizations. This role will be split between two teams and can be based in the Beaverton/Portland area or Greater Seattle area.
Candidate profile
We are looking to hire an experienced Senior Technical Program Manager who can be part of a world-class team that builds DAT’s infrastructure, cloud, and security platforms. This role is a unique opportunity to make a significant impact by building a flexible, large-scale, high-performance, and resilient platform for DAT’s features and services. Be part of the vision to create the best trusted and secure platform. Our ‘get it done’ culture allows everyone at DAT to have an equal opportunity to innovate on new ideas, create work with a lasting impact, and excel in a culture of collaboration.
What You’ll Do
- Be responsible for defining and delivering important programs with broad organizational, business and technical impact.
- Provide cross-functional leadership with Engineering, Developers, Security and inter/intra team communications to deliver outstanding program outcomes.
- Work with Platform Engineering to drive initiatives across the business related to implementation of third party SAAS products
- Leverage our operational excellence targets to help drive prioritization across our constituents.
- Wherever possible work by leveraging data and not spreadsheets to drive program reporting and technical roadmaps.
- Bring strong, data-driven and strategic technical judgment to decisions.
- Be hands-on, working closely with Software Engineers and Engineering Managers to design, build, and deliver the next generation of DAT’s infrastructure services, information security and apps.
- Amplify your impact by educating and mentoring the TPM and Engineering communities on program management best practices.
- Understand roadmaps, dashboards, telemetry, and why/how it is important to be well-managed
- Identify opportunities to improve execution of the organization as a whole, to increase engineering productivity through tools and light-weight processes.
The Skills And Experience You’ll Bring
- 7+ years of demonstrated industry experience and expertise leading medium to large complex engineering projects in current cloud technologies (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Strategic planning capabilities like OKRs, Smart Goals, etc.
- Ability to thrive and succeed in a dynamic environment not slowed down by ambiguity or competing priorities
- AWS, Observability tooling (Datadog/NewRelic preferred), Jira,
- Experience working cross functionally with engineering, product management, and other functions involved in the product life cycle (SDLC, CI/CD, etc.)
- Strong program management skills with technical and business acumen
- Effective verbal and written communication and presentation skills, with the ability to interact with technical and non-technical groups
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, consultation and organizational skills
- Strong understanding of NIST CSF, CIS Benchmarks, and Industry regulations for Data Privacy, PCI, and SOC2.
- BS/MS/PhD degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related fields or equivalent practical experience (e.g. familiarity with SQL, Python, Data)
Every DAT employee is expected to follow the company’s confidentiality and security standards for handling sensitive data. DAT employees must abide by the company’s data security plan as an essential part of their duties. It is every employee's duty to keep customer information secure and confidential.
Why DAT?
DAT is an award winning employer of choice.
For starters, we have a hybrid work environment, but we also know what makes a great workplace. We have a time-tested and resolute set of operating values predicated on integrity, mutual respect, open communication, and executing with excellence. These values inform our strategic vision as much as any one of our products does. We’ve been an employer of choice in the Portland metropolitan area for four decades, and within one year of opening our Denver office, DAT was #26 on Built In Colorado’s 100 Best Places to Work In Colorado.
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and AD&D insurance
- Parental Leave
- Up to 20 days of paid time off starting in year one
- An additional 10 holidays of paid time off per calendar year
- 401k matching (immediately vested)
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Short- and Long-term disability sick leave
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Health Savings Accounts
- Tuition Reimbursement Program
- Employee Assistance Program
- Additional programs - Employee Referral, Internal Recognition, and Wellness
- Free TriMet transit pass (Beaverton Office)
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Work on impactful projects in a cutting-edge environment
- Collaborative and supportive team culture
- Opportunity to make a real difference in the trucking industry
- Employee Resource Groups
This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship.
For Colorado-based candidates, in compliance with Colorado's Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, the minimum salary for this role is $110,000.00 + benefits. The maximum compensation for this role can vary significantly depending on your job-related skills and experience. DAT considers factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education and training, core skills, internal equity, and market and business elements when extending an offer.
DAT
embraces the value of a diverse workforce, and believes it is a core strength of our company that we encourage those values in every DAT employee, at every level of our organization, regardless of tenure or rank. We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals With Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
