Job Description
The Queryable Encryption program is delivering one of MongoDB’s most unique and exciting products; Queryable Encryption is an industry-leading in-use encryption capability that allows customers to protect sensitive data while preserving the ability to query it helping our most demanding and security-sensitive customers meet strict data privacy and security requirements.
As a Staff Technical Program Manager Queryable Encryption you will own the successful delivery of complex cross-functional efforts for Queryable Encryption. You will be the primary owner of the Queryable Encryption program and will also contribute to upleveling other critical security-adjacent initiatives as needed.
You will partner closely with stakeholders across the organization from Engineering Product Cryptography Analytics and Field-facing teams to develop and execute against our overall product vision and business objectives uncover solutions to technical challenges and provide data-driven insights that power strategic decision-making.
The right candidate for this role will be:- Experienced with 10+ years of working in an engineering organization leading complex cross-functional technical programs
- Technically fluent with the ability to partner credibly with engineers and leaders on architecture APIs systems behavior delivery risk and implementation trade-offs
- Experienced in one or more relevant domains such as security privacy distributed systems databases infrastructure or other technically demanding product areas
- Able to partner with technical stakeholders in methodically breaking down engineering challenges to deliver against abstract goals
- Able to participate in technical design discussions and summarize trade-offs outcomes and next steps
- Skilled at communicating across a diverse set of engineers and stakeholders
- Capable of deep user empathy and adept at balancing product goals customer needs and engineering constraints to deliver impactful experiences
- Hyper-organized and capable of coordinating across multiple independent work streams and organizations
- A role model for effective execution practices driven by an attuned sense of priority and urgency
- Able to leverage their experience in program delivery to influence improvements to our tools operations and architecture
- Trained in working with project tracking software (e.g. Jira Rally MS Project)
- Familiar with MongoDB or a comparable technology
- Experienced in security-sensitive domains or products where privacy compliance trust or resilience meaningfully shape product and engineering decisions
- Hands-on software development experience can help in this role but we care most about demonstrated technical depth program leadership and the ability to operate effectively in a highly technical environment
- Leverage technical acumen and analytical skills to drive engineering programs forward and maximize business value delivery
- Recognize patterns in a sea of information and take action accordingly
- Develop a strategic approach to program management that balances hands-on oversight with process-driven operationalization
- Build strategic partnerships with Product Crypto Engineering Analytics and Marketing stakeholders
- Expand knowledge into new domains as called upon
- Drive alignment across security server drivers developer experience and supporting teams identifying dependencies early and resolving friction before it slows delivery
- Help teams navigate technical and organizational trade-offs across security usability compatibility performance and operability
- Contribute to the TPM organization by mentoring peers and helping raise the quality bar for program leadership and written artifacts
- In 3 months you will be ramped on the Queryable Encryption product and engineering roadmap core stakeholders and major delivery risks
- In 6 months you will own and drive critical initiatives across the Queryable Encryption portfolio while contributing to improvements in adjacent security-focused areas
- In 12 months you will be leading multiple high impact efforts and integrating improvements to frameworks for managing critical programs at MongoDB
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MongoDB’s base salary range for this role is posted below. Compensation at the time of offer is unique to each candidate and based on a variety of factors such as skill set experience qualifications and work location. Salary is one part of MongoDB’s total compensation and benefits package. Other benefits for eligible employees may include: equity participation in the employee stock purchase program flexible paid time off 20 weeks fully-paid gender-neutral parental leave fertility and adoption assistance 401(k) plan mental health counseling access to transgender-inclusive health insurance coverage and health benefits offerings. Please note the base salary range listed below and the benefits in this paragraph are only applicable to U.S.-based candidates.
Skills Required
- 10+ years leading complex cross-functional technical programs in an engineering organization
- Technical fluency to partner with engineers on architecture APIs systems behavior delivery risk and trade-offs
- Experience in security privacy distributed systems databases infrastructure or other technically demanding product areas
- Ability to break down engineering challenges and drive delivery against abstract goals
- Ability to participate in technical design discussions and summarize trade-offs outcomes and next steps
- Strong communication skills across diverse engineers and stakeholders
- Deep user empathy and ability to balance product goals customer needs and engineering constraints
- Highly organized with demonstrated ability to coordinate multiple independent work streams and organizations
- Experience improving program tools operations and architecture
- Experience with project tracking software such as Jira Rally or MS Project
- Familiarity with MongoDB or a comparable database technology
- Experience in security-sensitive products where privacy compliance trust or resilience shape decisions
- Hands-on software development experience
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- Leave & Time Off Breadth—A flexible/unlimited PTO policy for U.S. employees alongside company holidays supports meaningful time away from work.
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07/04/2026
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