Senior Technical Program Manager

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Overview

As the Technical Program Manager for CNN’s Connected TV Engagement team,you’lllead execution of the CTV roadmap- translating product goals into certified, high-quality experiences on every device and growing engagement on the platform. Day to day,you’llwork with CTV engineers (BrightScript, TypeScript/JS, Swift) and Backend, Product Managers and Designers, platformpartnerand certification contacts (Roku, Amazon, Apple, Samsung, Comcast), and Mission leadership.

What you’ll do

Ownend-to-end delivery planning for CNN's CTV roadmap-from intake through certified release- across every major platform (Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, Samsung, Android TV, Comcast, and others)

Partner with Product, Design, and Engineering leads to align timelines, scope, and expectations across teams and platform partners

Identify dependencies across Platform, Backend, Editorial, and partner platform teams, acting as the requester and coordinator for platform and certification needs

Surface delivery and certification risks early with clear mitigation paths- keeping delivery predictable with no material late surprises

Coordinate shared codebase development for common features (TypeScript/JS,BrightScript, Swift)

Partner with engineering on performance tuning across low-powered CTV devices

Track and report on engagement KPIs for CTV experiences

Communicate progress, tradeoffs, and certification timelines to stakeholders

Ship releases on time that clear platform certification with minimal resubmission, delivering a consistent CNN experience across every platform

What we’re looking for

Extent of skillset may vary based on level and area.

Genuine curiosity about how things work and pride of workmanship- someone who enjoys tinkering and building outside of work

Customer focused, with a strong problem-solving mindset - able to reduce ambiguous problems into manageable chunks and find creative technical approaches to delivery

Proven ability to own roadmaps, manage dependencies, and drive cross-functional execution, with skilled release planning, risk management, and status reporting up and down the org

Strong understanding of system architecture, APIs, and integrations - able to discuss technical design with engineers and identify technical and non-technical risks early

Working familiarity with CTV platform ecosystems and languages (TypeScript/JS, BrightScript,Swift), plus data flows, content pipelines, and media formats (video, audio, metadata)

Clear communicator who can translate user needs into technical requirements and vice versa, making tradeoffs explicit (time, scope, quality) to secure stakeholder buy-in

Uses quantitative metrics (usage, latency, uptime, KPIs) and qualitative feedback to inform decisions

Influences without authority - strong facilitation skills to align editorial, product, design, and engineering stakeholders across departments

Nice to Have

Experience navigating store submission and certification cycles is a strong plus

High adaptability in fast-paced, shifting news cycles

Comfortable reading/writing basic queries and building or interpreting dashboards, analytics, and reporting to track program health

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