Technical Program Manager - US Government at Palantir Technologies (Washington, DC)
Palantir Technologies· Washington, DC·
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Job description
A World-Changing Company
Palantir builds the world’s leading software for data-driven decisions and operations. By bringing the right data to the people who need it, our platforms empower our partners to develop lifesaving drugs, forecast supply chain disruptions, locate missing children, and more.
The Role
As a Technical Program Manager (TPM), you serve as a technical, external-facing program lead responsible for connecting our internal teams with government program offices, implementation teams and industry partners. You act as a trusted representative with the customer, ensuring our capabilities, priorities and business interests are clearly understood and appropriately prioritized across the broader program.
This position requires a combination of project management, process optimization, technical proficiency and execution skills. You are a person who loves fixing problems, scaling technical solutions, and always embraces the best idea, even when it is not your own.
Core Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain and drive execution against integrated master scheduled, requirements documentation, capability briefs and other core program artifacts
- Translate technical capabilities and implementation progress into concise, decision-oriented briefs for customers, partners and senior leaders
- Synthesize concrete technical goals from product vision, mapping global product strategy to granular team tasks and issues. This means triaging requests from the field to create maximum focus for the team, while escalating items that need immediate attention.
- Keep broad and complete state of everything involving or related to your projects. Pre-empt and resolve any issues that may steer projects off-course.
- Enhance cross-team collaboration. Read a room of technical experts to align them around shared objectives. Improve efficiency where you see miscommunication or lack of coordination.
- Navigate complex, multi-party program dynamics and proactively identify opportunities to strengthen our position and increase impact with the customer
What We Value
- Demonstrated success managing complex software development projects for an enterprise software company or startup
- Prior missile or missile defense experience, with experience supporting the Missile Defense Agency strongly preferred
- An ability to engage in technical discussion and invest in learning technical concepts
- Excellent judgment and composure in high-pressure situations
- A creative approach to project management centered around lightweight frameworks that enable rapid iteration, while operating in harmony with a larger development organization
- An ability to develop strong relationship with customer-facing teams and a high level of empathy with our end-users’ needs
- Meticulous attention to detail, including holding tightly to your team’s vision and maintaining a high product quality bar
- Ability to travel up to 75% based on program and customer needs
What We Require
- 2+ years of relevant industry experience, preferably supporting complex government, defense, aerospace or national security programs
- Active Secret clearance at minimum, TS/SCI strongly preferred
Why work at Palantir Technologies
- Culture: Mission‑driven engineering environment where engineers work directly on the hardest problems for critical institutions. “We’re engineers, not academics.”
- Autonomy and impact: New hires are trusted with responsibility from day one and are paired with a mentor. “Palantir trusts our early talent engineers to make an impact from day one.”
- Flexibility: Take‑what‑you‑need time‑off policy; offices closed for two weeks in December; flexible working arrangements including remote work when appropriate.
- Benefits: Generous paid parental leave, fertility services, adoption assistance, equity programs, mental health support (virtual therapy, meditation), and robust healthcare coverage.
- Diversity & inclusion: Equal Employment Opportunity employer; publishes UK Gender Pay Gap Report; strives for “many pathways to success” beyond traditional career ladders. [palantir.com/careers/life-at-palantir]