Technical Program Manager (TPM)
Spruce Systems, Inc. · Remote · United States ·
COMPENSATION
$130k – $160k
Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Fully remote (US only)
- Mountain/Central time preferred
- Government clearance required
- Identity & credentialing focus
- Senior stakeholder management
As a Technical Program Manager at Spruce, you will serve as the primary point of contact for strategic customers, bridging the gap between engineering teams and external stakeholders like CTOs and CIOs. You will translate complex policy and customer requirements into executable technical plans while managing contracts and ensuring successful delivery of privacy-preserving identity systems.
What you'll do
- Serve as primary contact for assigned customer programs and build trusted relationships
- Translate customer and policy requirements into executable technical delivery plans
- Participate in architecture discussions on cloud, APIs, and identity systems
- Interpret and execute against customer contracts and Statements of Work
- Manage multiple concurrent engagements across private and public sectors
- Lead recurring customer meetings and structured governance cadences
- Identify delivery risks early and manage dependencies across teams
What you'll need
- 3–7+ years in Technical Program Management or systems-focused customer success
- Strong technical fluency in APIs, cloud infrastructure, and system architecture
- Ability to operate in complex, ambiguous, multi-stakeholder environments
- Capacity to independently interpret contracts, SOWs, or technical requirements
- Excellent executive communication and relationship-building skills
- Must be eligible to pass a government background check
- Based in the continental United States
Nice to have
- Experience with enterprise or government customers
- Background in identity, IAM, zero trust, or authentication systems
- Familiarity with FedRAMP, NIST frameworks, or federal security standards
- PMP or other program management certifications
- Consulting, federal contracting, or enterprise transformation experience
- Prior engineering or deeply technical systems experience
Stack
- AWS
- GCP
- APIs
- Containers
- Digital signatures
- IAM systems
How you'll work
- Fully remote within the continental US
- Mountain or Central time zone preferred
- Requires eligibility for government background check