LOCATION: Menlo Park, CA & San Francisco, CA
A leading venture capital firm is seeking a Technical Program Manager to serve as the right hand to the Chief Information Officer and help drive technology programs across the firm. This is a high-impact role for someone who can manage complex technical initiatives, partner closely with engineers and external vendors, and operate with strong judgment in a fast-paced, confidential environment.
This person will support a lean technology team and help move key programs forward across internal tooling, AI automation, fundraising operations, cybersecurity, web properties, and legal/compliance workflows. The ideal candidate is highly organized, technically fluent, and comfortable working directly with senior leadership.
What You’ll Do
- Partner directly with the CIO to manage priorities, program commitments, executive briefings, and cross-functional follow-through.
- Own multiple technical programs from planning through execution, including scope, milestones, dependencies, risks, and delivery timelines.
- Work closely with engineering teams to scope, sequence, and ship internal tooling, AI automation, data integrations, and operational technology initiatives.
- Manage external development, design, cybersecurity, and technology partners, including onboarding, evaluations, milestone tracking, and day-to-day communication.
- Support fundraising and investor operations technology, including investor portals, permissioning, data rooms, LP onboarding workflows, and internal training.
- Lead web and digital property programs, including vendor coordination, QA, content reconciliation, and launches.
- Partner with legal and compliance stakeholders on workflow improvements, automation, requirements gathering, and program execution.
- Maintain clear program documentation, decision logs, status updates, and reporting for senior leadership.
What We’re Looking For
- 5+ years of experience in technical program management, technical project management, technology operations, or a related role.
- Experience managing multiple concurrent programs with competing priorities and stakeholders.
- Strong ability to support a senior executive or technology leader as a trusted right hand.
- Comfort working in a technical environment; coding is not required, but you should be able to partner effectively with engineers and understand software, AI tooling, and systems discussions.
- Strong vendor and external partner management experience.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to prepare clear updates for senior leadership.
- High discretion and sound judgment when handling confidential or sensitive information.
- Strong bias toward automation, efficiency, and improving how teams work.
Nice to Have
- Experience in venture capital, private equity, asset management, financial services, or professional services.
- Familiarity with fundraising operations, investor portals, LP relations workflows, CRM systems, or fund administration tools.
- Exposure to cybersecurity, IT infrastructure, or enterprise technology initiatives.
- Hands-on experience with AI tools or enterprise AI platforms.
About the Firm
Our client is an established venture capital firm with a forward-thinking approach to technology, operations, and internal tooling. The firm operates with a lean, high-performing team and views automation, AI adoption, cybersecurity, and strong internal systems as key advantages.
This is an opportunity to work closely with senior leadership, influence the firm’s technology roadmap, and help a highly respected investment organization scale its internal technology function.
