Technical Program Manager, Spend
Posted Aug 27, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 5, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a program where you managed the budget as well as the schedule. How did you keep spending on track?
What they are checking: Whether they actually track and forecast cost, since this posting holds the TPM accountable for budgets too.
Tell me about a time you pushed back on a delivery date that leadership wanted. How did it go?
What they are checking: Whether they protect plan integrity with evidence and offer options instead of just saying no.
What would you do
An AI/ML feature is behind because the data engineering work it depends on keeps slipping. What would you do?
What they are checking: Whether they find the root cause, reset the plan honestly and decide with leaders whether to change scope.
How would you explain the status of a complex cloud migration to a business leader who isn't technical?
What they are checking: Whether they can turn engineering detail into impact, risk and decisions a business leader can act on.
Halfway through a program, product priorities shift and a major workstream is no longer needed. How do you handle it?
What they are checking: Whether they can wind down work cleanly, reallocate people and keep the team motivated through the change.
About the work
You'd run a portfolio of initiatives for our Spend Management platform spanning cloud infrastructure, data engineering and AI/ML. How do you plan a program when those teams move at very different speeds?
What they are checking: Whether they can sequence work across fast and slow teams so the critical path is clear and realistic.
How do you identify and manage dependencies across multiple engineering organizations that don't report to you?
What they are checking: Whether they lead through influence, with shared plans and clear owners, rather than relying on authority.
What risks are specific to programs involving enterprise architecture changes, and how do you manage them?
What they are checking: Whether they understand that architecture changes ripple across many systems and need careful sequencing and testing.
How do you set up governance for a program so decisions are made quickly and documented?
What they are checking: Whether they create a light decision process with clear owners, which keeps many teams from stalling.
What do you know about spend management in healthcare, and why would it matter to how you run these programs?
What they are checking: Whether they connect technology work to the business of helping hospitals manage supply and purchasing costs.
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