IC1 Technical Program Manager
I execute on program tasks with increasing acumen to support my team's goals
Scope
Area of ownership and level of autonomy / ambiguity
- I execute on defined tasks and contribute to solving problems with defined solutions.
Collaborative Reach
Organizational reach and extent of influence
- I work within the scope of my team with specific guidance from my manager/TL
Impact Levers
Technical levers typically exercised to achieve business impact
- Craft - I primarily focus on improving my craft as an engineer
🏆 Results
Impact
- I work with my manager to prioritize tasks that add the most value and deliver high-quality results for my customer
- I understand and effectively participate in the core processes of my team (planning, on-call rotations, bug triage, metrics review, etc)
Ownership
- I follow through on my commitments, take responsibility for my work, and deliver my work on time
- I ask questions to clarify expectations
- I own my failures and learn from them
Decision Making
- I escalate to my manager when I get stuck and reflect on ways that I can improve from my mistakes
🌟 Direction
Agility / Innovation
- I share new ideas and can adapt my work when circumstances change
🌳 Talent
Personal Growth
- I'm open to and act upon feedback from my manager and peers
- I'm gaining self-awareness about my strengths and areas for development
- I have a high standard of excellence for my work
Hiring
- I am learning to interview and assess candidates to help us build a diverse and talented team. I consistently provide timely, detailed, and evidence-based interview feedback.
- I am able to represent my team’s initiatives and goals to candidates in a compelling way
🌈 Culture
Collaboration
- I can effectively collaborate to get work done
- I work with my manager to manage conflict with empathy in mind
Organizational Health
- I listen to different perspectives and I remove biases from my words and actions
- I practice the Dropbox Diversity Commitments on a regular basis
Communication
- I write and speak clearly
- I listen to understand others and ask clarifying questions
- I share relevant information on my project including difficult task-level trade-offs that impact the product to my manager and team (including product/business partners).
🦉 Craft
As an entry-level for TPM at Dropbox, I work as part of a team, with teammates, a manager, and more senior TPMs. I am primarily expected to focus on delivering results as an individual, improving my craft as a TPM, and upholding Dropbox’s culture and values. I am expected to create leverage for myself via a technical skillset and not purely from process.
Managing Programs
- I work on specific features/modules of the product, roadmap, project management, issue/risk management, and cross-division coordination.
- While I will not be independently leading execution of a feature/module, I will be responsible for the project assigned to me and it would require my working closely with engineers and more senior TPMs on the project or program.
- I regularly and clearly communicate progress, risks and difficult trade-offs to my manager and more senior Technical Program Managers.
- I ensure the quality and maintainability of my work. I follow my team’s best practices.
Technical Acumen
- My technical acumen is commensurate with my work experience.
- I am beginning to develop domain specific expertise related to my role in a Group, Area, or Team.