Jobs Companies Snap Inc. Technical Program Manager

About this Technical Program Manager role at Snap Inc.

Snap Inc. · Onsite · Palo Alto, California

Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together.


The Company operates Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world, and Specs Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary dedicated to making computing more human, in addition to Bitmoji, Saturn, and other digital services.


Specs Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Snap Inc. dedicated to making computing more human. The company develops Specs, advanced eyewear that seamlessly integrates digital experiences into the physical world.

Specs feature see-through lenses that place digital objects directly into three-dimensional space, powered by Snap OS, a proprietary, context-aware operating system designed for natural interaction with your hands and voice.

Specs Inc. also provides Lens Studio, a full suite of advanced developer tools that powers immersive augmented reality experiences across Specs, Snapchat, and other services.

We're looking for a Technical Program Manager to join the Specs team at Snap Inc!

What you’ll do:

  • Drive programs for a consumer electronic device from concept to delivery as a system engineering project manager

  • Create hardware project schedules that align with product requirements, technical challenges, tooling lead-times, and business needs

  • Communicate with hardware and software engineering, product management, and operations

  • Plan milestones, anticipate setbacks, and support troubleshooting and/or contingency plans

  • Drive best practices and production processes in a fast-paced production setting

  • Document and execute on product specifications and test plans

  • Develop business relationships with external partners and vendors

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, or equivalent years of experience

  • 5+ years experience of electrical, mechanical, or hardware project management at a tech or consumer electronics company

  • Approximately 25% travel, including international

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

  • Expert in schedule creation and management for hardware products

  • Ability to design experiments (DOE) for hardware build configurations and hardware build management

  • Proficient with materials planning and lead times for hardware builds

  • Skilled at risk identification and mitigation across hardware

  • Strong motivational leadership skills 

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Proven track record of interdisciplinary system integration of electrical, mechanical, and software components

  • Experience with project/issue tracking and version control software

  • Experience driving complex programs in a fast-paced consumer electronics environment 

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please don’t be shy and provide us some information.

"Default Together" Policy at Snap: At Snap Inc. we believe that being together in person helps us build our culture faster, reinforce our values, and serve our community, customers and partners better through dynamic collaboration. To reflect this, we practice a “default together” approach and expect our team members to work in an office 4+ days per week. 

At Snap, we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to create innovative products that improve the way people live and communicate. Snap is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. EOE, including disability/vets.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law (by example, the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, where applicable).

Our Benefits: Snap Inc. is its own community, so we’ve got your back! We do our best to make sure you and your loved ones have everything you need to be happy and healthy, on your own terms. Our benefits are built around your needs and include paid parental leave, comprehensive medical coverage, emotional and mental health support programs, and compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success!

Compensation

In the United States, work locations are assigned a pay zone which determines the salary range for the position. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. The starting pay may be negotiable within the salary range for the position. These pay zones may be modified in the future.

Zone A (CA, WA, NYC):

The base salary range for this position is $190,000-$284,000 annually.


 

Zone B:

The base salary range for this position is $181,000-$270,000 annually.

Zone C:

The base salary range for this position is $162,000-$241,000 annually.

This position is eligible for equity in the form of RSUs.
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How this Technical Product Manager salary compares

This role pays $237,000/yrabove the typical range for Technical Product Manager roles.

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