Job brief: Senior Staff Technical Program Manager, Global Security Office

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• Listed on MongoDB's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-06 (1 day ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-07.
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What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $185,000 to $363,000 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: United States · Palo Alto
• Posted: 2026-11-05

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Manager. The title says "Manager".

Must have

• 10+ years driving large-scale, cross-functional technical programs across engineering, security, and product organizations, with a track record of delivering high-visibility outco…
• Relevant technical, security, or program-management certification.

Main duties

• Serve as the senior program owner and trusted advisor for cross-functional security initiatives, partnering with executive sponsors and functional leads to e…
• Establish a consistent operating system for GSO programs and operational work, including program definitions, roadmaps, milestones, risk and issue management…
• Build integrated visibility into GSO priorities and progress, connecting team-level goals and workstreams to SMART goals and other company-level planning and…
• Bring knowledge of the security domain to complement program management rigor such that risks can be addressed faster.
• Drive convergence on project issues when teams disagree, resolve cross-functional deadlocks, and escalate only when decisions carry material, strategic, orga…

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for project and program manager jobs in California: $160k a year (125 listings, 35 employers). This listing is 72% higher.
• Across MongoDB's 127 open listings, 50% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How MongoDB hires

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