Technical Program Manager

Company Description

Property intelligence is reshaping how the world understands the built environment, and Nearmap is driving that. We put powerful aerial imagery, AI-driven analytics, and geospatial tools into the hands of the people who plan, build, insure, and govern the places we all live and work. Our technology turns property uncertainty into decisive action, and our culture brings out the best in the people who build it.

Job Description

We're looking for a Technical Program Manager (internally known as Technical Product Delivery Manager - someone who sits at the intersection of engineering and delivery, and who gets a genuine kick out of making complex technical programs happen, and delivering sophisticated technical products.

What You'll Be Doing

Delivery Ownership

Take full ownership of on-time, in-scope delivery outcomes across your area of responsibility

Proactively manage programs of work, identify risks and dependencies early, and keep commitments on track

Be the Product Owner for your development team - write clear user stories, run sprint ceremonies, and keep things moving

Requirements & Analysis

Work closely with Product Managers and technical leads to translate product requirements into clear, actionable technical requirements

Ask the right questions - a lot of them - before committing to a direction

Synthesise competing priorities and inputs into practical delivery decisions grounded in data

Stakeholder Management

Manage the boundary between agreed scope and incoming ad hoc requests - confidently and constructively

Keep stakeholders informed on progress, risks, and dates without surprises

Navigate the tension between product and engineering with resilience and good judgment

Process & Improvement

Contribute to team-wide process improvement - we're actively building out our ways of working and we want someone who'll bring ideas to the table

Help shape templates, rituals, and delivery frameworks as the team scales

Qualifications

What You'll Bring

Required

5+ years in a technical delivery, product owner, or technical program management role - hands-on, not just "So, how's the project going?"

Background as a software developer or technical IC who moved into delivery

Strong technical depth and experience in SaaS development and deployment - enough to understand and facilitate discussion on architecture, technical constraints and effort/quality trade-offs

Demonstrated experience with APIs - design, integration, or working closely with teams building and consuming them

Background in software development or a technical discipline - you've either written code or worked closely enough with engineers to know what's hard and why

Exposure to AI/ML products or delivery - you understand the development lifecycle is different and you're not fazed by it

Proven experience in Agile/Scrum delivery environments - ceremonies, backlog management, sprint planning

Excellent requirements elicitation and analytical skills - you ask why before you act

Strong stakeholder management - you can push back firmly and keep relationships intact

High tolerance for ambiguity - and the drive to reduce it over time

Experience in a SaaS, tech, or scale-up environment (~1,000 employees strongly preferred)

East Coast Australia based; full working rights

Highly Desired

Experience with geospatial, computer vision, or data-heavy platforms

Familiarity with AWS, cloud infrastructure, or data pipelines

Experience scaling products or platforms across regions

What This Role Is Not

This is a delivery role, not a product management role - but that doesn't mean that you don't have influence. You'll hold Product Managers accountable for solid business requirements, bring expertise to structuring and sequencing the product roadmap and informing the user research direction, and use your technical delivery insight to propose the most effective path to market. At Nearmap, sizing and time-to-market are critical planning inputs - and that's your territory.

Additional Information

Why you'll love working at Nearmap:

We move fast, we care about craft, and we're proud of what we're building. If you're energised by turning hard problems into real-world impact, we'd love to meet you.

In addition to your annual leave, Nearmap offers:

4 extra "YOU" days off each year - take a break, no questions asked!

Company-sponsored volunteering days to give back.

Generous parental leave policies for growing families.

Work from Overseas Policy - explore the world in the approved list of cities while you work!

Discounted Private Health Insurance plans.

Monthly wellbeing and technology allowance.

Annual flu vaccinations and skin checks.

Hybrid flexibility - truly flexible, with no mandatory office days!

A Nearmap subscription (naturally!).

Unlimited snacks, drinks, and weekly catered lunches at the office

Showers available for cyclists and gym enthusiasts.

At Nearmap, you can chart your own career path and see where our journey together might take you. With complex and fascinating work to challenge and inspire you, you might be surprised by the opportunities you discover. We've got so much more to share - come and explore with us!

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