Joblaze summary

The Technical Program Manager at Salient plays a crucial role in scaling the Taylor platform by overseeing key initiatives that enhance reliability and performance while aligning engineering teams with customer needs. This position requires a solid understanding of production systems and the ability to manage complex technical programs across various teams. Ideal candidates will have experience in fast-paced environments, particularly in regulated industries or with AI products, and should be comfortable making decisions amid uncertainty. Salient's focus on rapid execution and integration with clients underscores the dynamic nature of this role.

Joblaze insights

Listed 2 days ago — first seen on Joblaze November 4, 2026. Last confirmed on Salient's careers page November 6, 2026.
AI/ML appears in 18.9% of 491 comparable mid management roles in United States.

Quick facts

Is the Technical Program Manager, Taylor role remote?: No — this is an on-site role in SF Headquarters.
Where is the role based?: Salient is hiring for this position in SF Headquarters.
What's the tech stack?: Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AI/ML.
What seniority level is this role?: Salient targets mid-level candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?: Full-time for this Technical Program Manager, Taylor role at Salient.

From the original posting

We are:

Backed by a16z and Y Combinator, with $75M raised in Series A funding
Actively expanding into new financial services segments
Building together in person in San Francisco

The Role

We’re hiring a Technical Program Manager to help scale Taylor, our flagship product, as we launch with new customers - from large lenders to smaller institutions.

You’ll drive execution across key Taylor initiatives: making the platform more reliable and scalable, keeping Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs) and product engineering aligned, and ensuring we consistently deliver new capabilities.

This is a hands-on role for someone who can participate confidently in technical conversations and bring structure to complex, fast-moving work. You’ll lead programs, not people. We don’t expect you to be an expert in every area below on day one.

What You’ll Own

Plans for key Taylor initiatives: scope, milestones, dependencies, risks, and status
Reliability, performance, and scalability work tied to customer launch timelines
Intake, triage, and ownership for customer requests and field fixes across FDE and product engineering
Feature planning, release readiness, and launch checklists
Alignment between customer commitments and engineering delivery
Repeatable customer onboarding and go-live playbooks

What You Bring

Experience running complex technical programs across multiple engineering teams
Technical depth in production systems, such as APIs, distributed systems, or data pipelines
Strong judgment around prioritization, risks, and tradeoffs
Ability to align teams with competing priorities without formal authority
Comfort moving quickly and making decisions with incomplete information

Nice to Have

Reliability, performance, or scalability program experience
Enterprise implementation or customer launch experience
Experience with AI agent products or regulated industries
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Technical Program Manager, Taylor

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