Sallie Mae · 14 hours ago
Principal Technical Program Manager
Sterling, VA
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
8+ years expSallie Mae is on a mission to empower students in their educational journey. They are seeking a Principal Technical Program Manager to lead complex technology initiatives, drive program execution, and collaborate with various teams to enhance educational services for students and their families.
Financial ServicesHigher Education
Responsibilities
Lead technical discussions with both internal and external technology partners
Design scalable integration architectures, APIs, automation workflows, and security protocols
Translate complex technical concepts into clear plans and communication for executive and non-technical audiences
Own and drive execution of large, multi-year, multi-team technical programs with significant business impact
Define program vision, scope, success metrics, dependencies, and delivery outcomes
Develop project plans, milestones, and roadmaps balancing Scope, Time, and Cost
Detect scope creep and proactively mitigate risks from requirements
Work with the product managers and engineers to translate business and product requirements into technical specifications
Serve as the single point of accountability across engineering, product, design, operations, security, and external partners
Influence without authority to align stakeholders around priorities and execution plans; facilitate executive reviews, decision forums, and milestone checkpoints
Partner with stakeholders and risk partners vendor on technology selection, contracts and dependencies
Become to the go-to-person for technology related requests and questions throughout the company
Establish and improve program management best practices, tooling, and governance
Mentor and grow junior engineers and technical managers
Qualification
Required
8+ years of program or product management in technology experience
Bachelor's degree
8+ years of working directly with engineering teams
8+ years of experience in managing technical projects across multiple teams
Experience with project risk mitigation and prevention
Experience with leading organizational roadmap, resource allocation, and assigning priorities
Preferred
Experience performing statistical analysis of data
Experience with technology product development lifecycle
Excellent communicator in writing and speaking
Benefits
Competitive base salaries
Bonus incentives
Generous PTO, Floating Holidays and 12 Federal Holidays observed
Support for financial-well-being and retirement 401k with employer match
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance and more
Employer paid short-term/long-term disability and basic life insurance
Flexible hybrid working arrangements.
Paid parental leave and adoption reimbursement programs
Free access to on-site staffed fitness centers (in Delaware) and gym subsidy (for locations outside Delaware)
Confidential counseling support (EAP), Health Advocacy services and Wellness program with financial incentives
Tuition Reimbursement and Family Scholarship Programs
Career development and training opportunities
Company
Sallie Mae
Sallie Mae is an American corporation that originates, services, and collects student loans.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown1983-09-30IPO
Leadership Team
Jonathan Witter
Chief Executive Officer
Munish Pahwa
EVP, Chief Risk Officer (CRO)
Recent News
2026-01-23
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