Staff Technical Program Manager, Digital Technology

Archer Aviation
San Jose, California, United StatesPosted 11 February 2026

Tech Stack

Job Description

<div class="content-intro"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Archer is an aerospace company based in San Jose, California building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft with a mission to advance the benefits of sustainable air mobility. We are designing, manufacturing, and operating an all-electric aircraft that can carry four passengers while producing minimal noise.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our sights are set high and our problems are hard, and we believe that diversity in the workplace is what makes us smarter, drives better insights, and will ultimately lift us all to success. We are dedicated to cultivating an equitable and inclusive environment that embraces our differences, and supports and celebrates all of our team members.</span></p></div><p>We are seeking a highly capable <strong>Staff Technical Program Manager</strong> to lead complex, cross-functional technology programs that power the backbone of the business. This role sits at the intersection of business and technology, driving execution across enterprise systems, infrastructure platforms, and digital transformation initiatives.</p> <p>You will translate large, technically complex efforts into structured, well-governed programs — ensuring architecture alignment, stakeholder coordination, and predictable delivery. This is a high-impact role for a seasoned technical program leader who can navigate system dependencies, engineering constraints, and enterprise stakeholders without losing execution momentum.</p> <h3><strong>What You Will Drive</strong></h3> <p><strong>Enterprise Technical Program Leadership</strong></p> <ul> <li>Lead end-to-end delivery of complex Digital Technology programs spanning enterprise systems, cloud infrastructure, data platforms, and internal business applications.</li> <li>Convert technical strategy and architecture roadmaps into executable, cross-functional programs.</li> <li>Manage multi-workstream initiatives with engineering, infrastructure, security, and business teams.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Execution & Delivery Management</strong></p> <ul> <li>Build and manage integrated program plans, roadmaps, dependencies, and milestones across multiple teams.</li> <li>Balance scope, timeline, cost, quality, and risk while maintaining delivery predictability.</li> <li>Own program-level risk, issue, and change management with proactive mitigation strategies.</li> <li>Ensure alignment with release management, change management, and operational readiness processes.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Technical & Architectural Alignment</strong></p> <ul> <li>Develop working knowledge of system architecture across ERP, HCM (Workday), cloud platforms, identity, data integrations, and enterprise tooling.</li> <li>Partner with architects and engineering leads to ensure technical feasibility, sequencing, and dependency management.</li> <li>Drive integration planning across on-prem, hybrid, and cloud ecosystems.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Stakeholder & Governance Leadership</strong></p> <ul> <li>Act as the connective layer between technical teams and business stakeholders.</li> <li>Facilitate executive and PMO governance forums, steering reviews, and status reporting.</li> <li>Drive clear decision-making frameworks and escalation paths.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Financial & Resource Oversight</strong></p> <ul> <li>Develop program cost estimates, forecasts, and tracking to actuals.</li> <li>Support portfolio resource plann ... (truncated, view full listing at source)