Lead Technical Program Manager

What you’ll need:

Must-haves

• 6+ years of experience in technical program management, engineering program management, or related roles in high-growth technology companies
• 6+ years of experience hands on experience as a software engineer
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum/SAFe or other delivery frameworks (with pragmatic application)
• Demonstrated experience leading multi-team, multi-quarter technical initiatives
• Strong technical fluency (experience working closely with backend, infrastructure, data, or platform engineering teams)
• Ability to understand system architecture, dependencies, and engineering tradeoffs
• Proven track record of driving programs to completion in ambiguous environments
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including influencing senior engineering leaders
• Excellent english written and verbal communication skills
• Experience implementing program management frameworks, milestone tracking, and risk management systems

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in platform engineering, infrastructure modernization, large-scale migrations, GenAI Integrations, inference infrastructure, data pipelines, model deployment platforms
• Working knowledge of at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Experience in scaling startups
• Experience improving delivery predictability metrics (e.g., on-time delivery, scope control, forecast accuracy)
• Experience supporting compliance, security, or reliability initiatives
• MBA or advanced technical degree

ISMS roles and responsibilities

• Good knowledge of Information practices.
• Assist the manager in all the information security activities implementation and maintenance process.
• Ensuring the team and imparted with Competence related to Information security
• Responsible for implementation of security policies and procedures and report any issues to the Information Security Manager.

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Hyderabad, Telangana: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Interview Process*:

1. Connect with Talent Acquisition
2. Meet with the Hiring Manager
3. Behavioral Interview(s)
4. Case Study
5. Interview with Senior Leadership

*Subject to change

About Cohere Health:

Cohere Health’s clinical intelligence platform and agentic AI-powered solutions connect health plans’ strategic goals and providers’ needs, optimizing the speed, cost, and quality of care. With an enterprise approach that streamlines payer-provider decision-making across the care continuum–including policy, prior authorization, payment accuracy, and more–the company improves collaboration and reduces burden, resulting in up to 8x ROI and 94% provider satisfaction.

With the acquisition of ZignaAI, we expanded our AI-native platform with a comprehensive Payment Integrity Suite that spans data mining, clinical and coding validation, authorization and claims reconciliation, and end-to-end payment integrity services across pre- and post-pay workflows. By connecting clinical and payment insights, our transparent, AI-powered solutions help health plans proactively improve payment accuracy, reduce waste and vendor dependency, strengthen provider relationships, and build smarter, more efficient payment integrity programs.

Cohere Health’s innovations continue to receive industry-wide recognition. We’ve been recognized on TIME’s World Top HealthTech Companies 2025 list, the 2025 Inc. 5000 list, in the Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for U.S. Healthcare Payers (2022-2025), and ranked as a Top 5 LinkedIn™ Startup for 2023 & 2024.

We can’t wait to learn more about you and meet you at Cohere Health!

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Cohere Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all. To us, it’s personal.