Senior Technical Program Manager

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Overview

The Technical Program Manager (TPM), Events & Visuals is responsible for driving execution, delivery, and operational readiness for high‑stakes, event‑driven digital experiences across CNN Digital. This role sits squarely within PTD (Product, Technology, Design) and serves as the program lead for the Events & Visuals squad, which includes the Breaking News & Events team, and the Interactives team.

This TPM will also run the elections program within PTD, ensuring that all PTD‑owned products, platforms, and experiences are ready, scalable, and coordinated for primaries, debates, and election nights. The role is execution‑focused and does not carry responsibility for editorial alignment (unless its for PTD), marketing, communications, or other non‑PTD functions.

Scope of Responsibility

1. Events & Visuals Program Leadership (PTD)

• Act as the primary TPM partner for the Events & Visuals squad, spanning:
  • Breaking News & Events product surfaces
  • Interactives and visual storytelling tools (e.g., Magic Wall)
  • Newsletter product initiatives (as they come online)
  • Own planning, sequencing, and delivery of event‑driven product work across web, apps, CTV, and any supporting platforms
• Ensure consistency, reliability, and reusability of visual and event‑based product capabilities
• Ensure operational readiness for Events to support PTD lead work.

2. IMMEDIATATE ASK and NEED: Elections Program Lead (within PTD)

• Serve as the single point of coordination within PTD for elections‑related execution
  • Own operational readiness for all PTD‑owned election experiences, including:
    • Web and app surfaces
    • Live Story and Live Commentary
    • Interactive and data‑driven experiences (Digital Magic Wall)
• Video and visual integrations where they touch PTD products
• Plan and execute against key milestones (primaries, debates, election nights)

• Drive dependency mapping, risk tracking, and mitigation across PTD teams

3. Cross‑Team PTD Coordination

• Coordinate across product, engineering, design, and platform teams to:
  • Align on scope, timelines, and technical constraints
  • Surface risks and trade‑offs early
  • Ensure launch readiness and post‑launch stability
• Partner closely with platform teams (e.g., Stellar, video player, streaming, subscriptions)

4. Operational Excellence & Readiness

• Establish and run clear operating rhythms (weekly check‑ins, readiness reviews, launch runbooks)
• Ensure systems are scalable, resilient, and prepared for traffic spikes and high‑visibility moments
• Track execution health, delivery confidence, and known risks leading into major events

Explicitly Out of Scope

This role does not:

• Own or set editorial priorities, coverage plans, or content strategy
• Manage or coordinate marketing, PR, sales, or communications efforts
• Act as a general manager or decision‑maker for company‑wide prioritization
• Serve as an accountability layer for non‑PTD teams

The TPM is responsible for execution and readiness within PTD, not for enforcing commitments outside of it.

What Success Looks Like

• PTD election experiences launch on time, are stable, and perform under peak load
• Event‑driven product experiences are coordinated, predictable, and well‑understood across PTD teams
• Dependencies and risks are surfaced early and resolved without last‑minute escalation

• Product and engineering teams are able to focus on building, not firefighting

Reporting & Alignment

• Reports into the PTD organization through Engagement Mission
• Partners closely with product, engineering, and design leadership within the Events & Visuals product squad
• Interfaces with editorial, video, and other functions through defined PTD touchpoints, without owning their execution.

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This is a newly created position.