With millions of diners, 60,000+ restaurant partners and 25+ years of experience, OpenTable, part of Booking Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: BKNG), is an industry leader with a passion for helping restaurants thrive. Our world-class technology empowers restaurants to focus on what matters most – their team, their guests, and their bottom line – while enabling diners to discover and book the perfect restaurant for every occasion.

Every employee at OpenTable has a tangible impact on what we do and how we do it. You’ll also be part of a global team and its portfolio of metasearch brands. Hospitality is all about taking care of others, and it defines our culture.

About the Job
As the Director of Technical Program Management, you will lead and scale a mature, high-performing team of Technical Program Managers responsible for driving execution across multiple product and engineering verticals. Operating at a strategic level within OpenTable’s engineering organization, this role balances roughly 50% managing senior executives and 50% leading and mentoring individual contributor TPMs. You will absorb ambiguity, translate complex business strategies into practical execution plans, and design robust operating rhythms and governance frameworks that impact hundreds of engineers across the organization.



This is a pivotal chance to act as a change leader and help rethink product development lifecycles and software delivery models as AI rapidly transforms the software development lifecycle. In an environment that values qualified growth, trust, and a welcoming culture, you will establish execution standards that maintain visibility and accountability for executives while granting teams the flexibility to execute in smaller, faster, and more effective increments.

Responsibilities

Executive Management & Collaboration: Serve as a strategic partner to seniorleadership and cross-functional executives across Product, Engineering, Design, Data,

Security, Infrastructure, and business teams to align priorities, manage dependencies,and establish high-stakes escalation paths.

Team Leadership & Mentorship: Direct, coach, and elevate a mature group of individualcontributor TPMs, fostering an inclusive, high-performing culture anchored in trust,psychological safety, mutual accountability, and long-term career growth.

Operating Model Transformation: Design, iterate, and embed corporate operatingrhythms, delivery mechanisms, planning frameworks, and risk management standardsacross large-scale technical portfolios to raise the organizational bar for execution quality.

Strategic Execution & De-escalation: Translate broad executive narratives intoactionable program structures, timelines, and measurable outcomes while defusingcomplex, organization-wide conflicts through fact-based option analysis.

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📌 Director, Technical Program Management Hybrid - OpenTable (Ontario)
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📍 Ontario