Gridware

Senior Technical Program Manager, Hardware

Gridware • $175K — $185K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
  • 5+ years in technical program management or related roles, emphasizing firmware/hardware.
  • Demonstrated success in fast-paced environments with multiple stakeholders.
  • Knowledge of hardware development lifecycles and phase gates.
  • Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end program execution for firmware and hardware development.
  • Define project scope, milestones, and success criteria for cross-functional initiatives.
  • Collaborate with engineering leads to manage risks and unblock dependencies.
  • Build tools and dashboards to enhance program visibility and productivity.
  • Clearly communicate schedules and updates to engineers and leadership.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Health, Dental & Vision plans, with some fully covered.
  • Paid parental leave for new parents.
  • Every other Monday off as an alternating day off.
  • Two-week paid 'Off the Grid' break for all employees.
  • Commuter allowance to support travel expenses.
  • Company-funded training opportunities.
Full Job Description
Role Description

As a Technical Program Manager at Gridware, you'll drive complex, multi-disciplinary projects across firmware, hardware, and supporting software systems. You'll partner with engineers and stakeholders to plan requirements, identify risks, manage schedules, and deliver critical programs on time. You should be equally comfortable discussing system trade-offs with engineers as you are presenting recommendations to executives. This role sits at the intersection of firmware, hardware, and embedded systems with visibility into mobile, web, backend, and data platforms that integrate with our devices.

What You'll Do

  • Lead end-to-end program execution across firmware and hardware development, ensuring alignment from concept through deployment.
  • Define project scope, milestones, resources, and success criteria for highly cross-functional initiatives.
  • Partner closely with engineering leads to manage risks, unblock dependencies, and balance technical trade-offs.
  • Build and maintain tools, processes, and dashboards that improve program visibility and engineering productivity.
  • Communicate schedules, priorities, and status updates clearly to engineers, leadership, and cross-functional partners.


What We're Looking For

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5+ years of experience in technical program management, engineering, or related infrastructure/embedded systems roles (firmware/hardware emphasis strongly preferred).
  • Proven ability to deliver in fast-paced environments with shifting priorities and multiple stakeholders.
  • Familiarity with the hardware development lifecycles (EVT/DVT/etc), phase gates and working with CMs
  • Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills, with the ability to translate technical complexity into clear, actionable plans.


Bonus Skills

  • Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
  • Experience scaling engineering organizations and building cross-functional alignment.
  • Background in product development for IoT, embedded systems, or large-scale hardware/software deployments.
  • Experience leading projects that improved application performance, scalability, or fleet-wide reliability.


$175,000 - $185,000 a year

This describes the ideal candidate; many of us have picked up this expertise along the way. Even if you meet only part of this list, we encourage you to apply!

Benefits

Health, Dental & Vision (Gold and Platinum with some providers plans fully covered)

Paid parental leave

Alternating day off (every other Monday)

"Off the Grid", a two week per year paid break for all employees.

Commuter allowance

Company-paid training

About Gridware

Gridware is a cybersecurity company that provides a range of services to help businesses protect themselves from cyber threats. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. Gridware's services include penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, and incident response, as well as ongoing monitoring and management of cybersecurity risks. The company's clients include businesses of all sizes across various industries, including finance, healthcare, and government.
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10 employees
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Founded
2017

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