Founding Technical Program Manager

About the Role
We’re hiring the first Technical Program Manager to join a newly formed Technical Program Management function, reporting to the Head of TPM. This is a founding role, you’ll help design and build how strategic, cross-functional work gets delivered across a global organization. TPMs at Supabase own the connective tissue between teams and between functions, managing the dependencies of our largest programs, and author and maintain/improve the standard of using Linear. This role is a strong fit for someone who has a genuine curiosity about ambiguous, complex problems, is self-directed and has conviction in their craft.
What You'll Be Responsible for
- Partner with Engineering, Product, Design (EPD) and other stakeholders to structure and drive complex, cross-team initiatives; clarifying scope and value, securing commitment across a distributed organization, setting timelines, and leading activities from design through launch.

- Design systems by building the tracking, reporting, and escalation mechanisms that surface risk and progress.

- Build process to ensure launch readiness is predictable, consistent and coordinated across all cross-functional participants.

- Ask the questions that clarify priority and scope, giving async teams the context to keep building and unblocking.

- Build trusted relationships with stakeholders and maintain transparency into program goals, commitments, risk and delivery quality, primarily through clear written communication.

- Identify bottlenecks before they become blockers, develop options to resolve them, and clearly communicate the trade-offs that each option carries.

- Map dependencies and relationships across projects and teams, coordinating delivery across groups that don’t have reporting lines.

- Keep Engineering, Product, and Design accountable for their own delivery outcomes while you track, surface risk, and unblock.

- Develop technical and domain fluency to be an active and credible member of the delivery team and triad.

You Might Be a Good Fit If You
- Have 7+ years of experience in technical program management for software, SaaS or systems development environments.

- A track record of leading large-scale, cross-team software delivery programs to successful completion.

- Comfort operating in a fully remote, async-first environment.

- The ability to communicate clearly and quickly build credibility with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, including executive leadership.

- The ability to influence and drive outcomes through others where no direct reporting relationship exists.

- Strong attention to detail and a bias toward execution, grounded in data rather than opinion.

- Have strong technical fluency to self-identify risk in a plan and hold your own with senior engineers on architecture and dependencies.

- Experience with Linear, Jira, or equivalent tooling at scale.

What We Offer
- Fully Remote
We hire globally. We believe you can do your best work from anywhere. There are no Supabase offices, but we provide a WeWork membership or co-working allowance you can use anywhere in the world.

- ESOP
Every team member receives ESOP (equity ownership) in the company. We want everyone to share in the upside of what we’re building together.

- Tech Allowance
Use this budget to set up your ideal work environment—laptop, monitor, headphones, or whatever helps you do your best work.

- Health Benefits
Supabase covers 100% of health insurance for employees and 80% for dependents, wherever you are. Your wellbeing and your family’s health are important to us.

- Annual Off-Sites
Once a year, the entire company gathers in a new city for a week of connection, collaboration, and fun. It’s a highlight of our year.

- Flexible Work
We operate asynchronously and trust you to manage your own time. You know what needs to be done and when.

- Professional Development
Every team member receives an annual education allowance to spend on learning—courses, book