Sr Principal Technical Program Manager - Product & Engineering PMO

OpenText

  • Richmond Hill, ON
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 5 days ago
OPENTEXT - THE INFORMATION COMPANYOpenText is a global leader in information management, where innovation, creativity, and collaboration are the key components of our corporate culture. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to partner with the most highly regarded companies in the world, tackle complex issues, and contribute to projects that shape the future of digital transformation.AI-First. Future-Driven. Human-Centered.At OpenText, AI is at the heart of everything we do—powering innovation, transforming work, and empowering digital knowledge workers. We're hiring talent that AI can't replace to help us shape the future of information management. Join us.OpenText’s Product & Engineering (P&E) is a global organization driving the company’s most critical product innovation and delivery. Within P&E, the PMO enables execution excellence at scale. We are seeking a Sr. Principal Technical Program Manager (TPM) to act as a force multiplier who will partner directly with the VP of PMO and senior engineering leaders to drive the most strategic cross-organizational programs, while also elevating the TPM function across the company.Your ImpactThis is a high-visibility, high-impact role for a proven technical program leader who thrives in complexity, bridges strategy with execution, and establishes mechanisms that raise the bar for program delivery across a global, matrixed product engineering organization.What the role offer
  • Strategic Program Leadership
  • Lead delivery of the most critical, cross-company initiatives spanning multiple product lines and engineering groups.
  • Partner closely with senior engineering, product, and business stakeholders (SVPs/EVPs/CXO level) to ensure alignment and execution.
  • Bring clarity, structure, and execution rigor to ambiguous, large-scale initiatives.
  • Execution Excellence & Scalability
  • Act as the right-hand to the VP of PMO, ensuring visibility, accountability, and results on the most strategic programs.
  • Proactively identify and mitigate risks, dependencies, and bottlenecks across organizations.
  • Roll out mechanisms that ensure programs are executed with predictability, quality, and measurable business outcomes.
  • Technical Problem Solving
  • Leverage technical depth to engage directly with engineering and architecture teams, making trade-off decisions visible and well understood.
  • Serve as the technical sounding board for complex systems integration, product delivery, and large-scale transformation efforts.
  • Translate between technical detail and executive-level synthesis.
  • Force Multiplier for the TPM Community
  • Codify best practices, frameworks, and templates that raise the bar for TPM execution across the TPM community.
  • Mentor senior TPMs and influence program delivery excellence across P&E.
  • Establish and institutionalize “mechanisms for scale” that enable the broader TPM team to deliver consistently at a high bar of excellence.
  • Cross-Functional Influence & Leadership
  • Operate comfortably in a matrixed, global environment spanning Product, Engineering, Operations, and Corporate stakeholders.
  • Effectively influence without authority, aligning diverse leaders around common goals.
  • Represent the PMO as a trusted advisor to executive leadership.
What you need to succeed
  • 15+ years in Technical Program Management, Engineering Program Management, or large-scale technology delivery roles.
  • Proven track record of leading multi-year, cross-company, strategic technical programs in global organizations.
  • Strong technical depth in software/SaaS/cloud engineering; ability to understand complex system architectures, dependencies, and trade-offs.
  • Exceptional problem-solving skills; able to cut through complexity and create clarity.
  • Experienced in establishing program frameworks, governance models, OKRs, and delivery metrics.
  • Recognized for mentoring and multiplying leadership impact across a TPM community.
  • Superior executive communication skills, with ability to tailor message at multiple levels (engineering detail → boardroom synthesis).
One last thingThis role offers a rare chance to own and deliver the highest-impact, cross-company engineering programs that will help define OpenText’s future. Positioned at the intersection of strategy, execution, and organizational scale, it comes with high visibility up to the C-suite. You’ll also have the opportunity to shape the Technical Program Management discipline across a global organization, all while enjoying competitive, leadership-level compensation and benefits.OpenText's efforts to build an inclusive work environment go beyond simply complying with applicable laws. Our Employment Equity and Diversity Policy provides direction on maintaining a working environment that is inclusive of everyone, regardless of culture, national origin, race, color, gender, gender identification, sexual orientation, family status, age, veteran status, disability, religion, or other basis protected by applicable laws.If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please contact us at . Our proactive approach fosters collaboration, innovation, and personal growth, enriching OpenText's vibrant workplace.

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