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Program Manager jobs in San Jose, CA
Program managers oversee groups of related projects that serve a shared goal. They align teams, budgets, and schedules across workstreams and report progress and risk to leadership.
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we invite you to bring your talents to Zscaler and help shape the future of cybersecurity.Role We are looking for a Technical Program Manager (TPM) to join our team. This is a hybrid (3 days in office, San Jose, CA) role…
$2,000 per month
for the fastest growing industry in history. Job Summary Etched is seeking a highly skilled and motivated ASIC Technical Program Manager to join our silicon team. This is a hands-on, high-accountability role for someone…
$141k - $221k
Req ID: 136147 Region: Americas Country: USA Summary The Senior Staff Engineer, Program/ Project Management is accountable for planning and directing design engineers and other technical engineers working on specific pro…
Job Description Job Description Omni Design Technologies is seeking an experienced Technical Program Manager to lead the planning and execution of complex semiconductor IP and SoC development programs. The ideal candidat…
Job Description Job Description Technical Program Manager – Level V itD is seeking a Water Program Manager (Technical Program Manager – Level V) to lead strategic water and wastewater programs supporting the development…
$122k - $200k
highest standards of quality and performance in everything we do. Job Description Arista is seeking a Hardware Technical Program Manager. This is a critical role, ensuring that Arista customer driven programs complete mi…
Job Description Job Description Job Summary The Technical Program Manager (TPM) will be based in San Jose, CA and will lead cross-functional technical programs with US-based customers, customers’ in-region teams in Asia,…
$160k - $201k
Title: Sr Technical Project Manager This position is based in our Campbell, California offices. This position is on-site & full-time... ...in their lifetime. What You’ll Do The Senior Technical Program Manager, Software…
As a Technical Program Manager (TPM) at Sanhua’s West Coast office, the candidate will be responsible for supporting OEM and Tier 1 customers as their primary technical contact. This role involves the development of ther…
Job Description Job Description Job Title: Technical Program Manager l FSLA Status: (Exempt or Non-exempt): E xempt Location (City, State): Santa Clara, CA Reports To: AVP, Bus Dev & Prog Mgmnt Direct Reports (Yes, No):…
Description Department: Server RD San Jose, CA About the job: FULL-TIME/PERMANENT JOB FUNCTION: As an Electrical Technical Program Manager - Storage Product Design/Switch and Networking Server you will be responsible for…
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What program managers earn in San Jose
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $47–$63 | $97k–$131k |
| Mid level | $63–$89 | $131k–$186k |
| Senior | $86–$119 | $179k–$248k |
Adjusted for the San Jose market from national ranges.
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What employers ask for
The skills these listings keep naming
Cross-team coordinationProgram governanceRoadmap planningRisk and dependency managementExecutive communicationBudget oversightChange managementMetrics and OKR tracking
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Interview questions worth rehearsing
With the thing the interviewer is actually listening for
How is program management different from project management?
Frame programs as ongoing and outcome-oriented across multiple projects, while projects have fixed scope and end dates. Use an example from your own work.
Describe a program you ran across multiple teams.
Explain the shared goal, how many workstreams you coordinated, and the mechanisms you used to keep them aligned, such as shared milestones and a single status view.
How do you handle a dependency between two teams that is blocking progress?
Show you make dependencies visible early, negotiate sequencing directly with both leads, and escalate with options rather than complaints.
How do you report program status to executives?
Describe a concise format: goal, health, top risks, decisions needed. Emphasize surfacing what leadership must act on, not everything you know.
Tell me about a time you had to kill or pause a workstream.
Show that you used data to make the case, handled the affected team with respect, and redirected capacity toward the program goal.
How do you keep a long-running program from drifting away from its original goal?
Mention regular checkpoints against the business case, a change-control habit for scope, and re-validating assumptions as conditions shift.
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Resume tips that move the needle
For program managers specifically — generic advice costs you here
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Describe programs by their business outcome and total scope, such as budget and number of workstreams, not by ceremony lists.
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Show altitude: pair one executive-level result with one example of unblocking teams in the details.
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Quantify coordination scale, for example the number of teams, vendors, or regions you aligned.
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Include a governance artifact you built, like a risk framework or reporting cadence, that outlived the program.
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If your programs were technical, name the domains so recruiters can match you to platform, infra, or launch roles.
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