# Technical Program Manager - Midnight Foundation

**Company:** [IO Global](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/brGqaCuR4KBMbEaNeUXDGR.md)
**Location:** Remote
**Workplace:** remote
**Department:** Midnight Foundation

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## Description

**Technical Program Manager Midnight Foundation**

Location: Remote with min. daily 2 hr.overlap with either US or EU working hours

**About Midnight**

Midnight is a privacy-first blockchain designed for regulated use cases, enabling programmable data protection through zero-knowledge proofs and selective disclosure. Midnight sits at the intersection of cryptography, distributed systems, and real-world compliance, and is built for long-term institutional

adoption.

**Role Overview**

Midnight Foundation is seeking a Technical Program Manager to drive execution across complex, multi-party technical programs, including protocol development, infrastructure, validators, wallets, and partners. The role translates protocol work into clear execution plans, aligns cross-functional teams, and ensures launches and upgrades are delivered with precision and reliability.

## Requirements

**Key Responsibilities**

-   Own end-to-end delivery of complex technical programs across protocol, infrastructure, tooling, and ecosystem integrations
-   Translate engineering roadmaps into executable plans with clear milestones, dependencies, and success criteria
-   Serve as the central coordination point across engineering, architecture, product, governance, security, infrastructure, and external partners
-   Align internal teams and vendors on scope, timelines, testing responsibilities, and go-live criteria
-   Ensure technical requirements are clearly documented, understood, and met across stakeholders
-   Identify and manage technical and operational risk across distributed systems
-   Ensure clear expectations and timelines for partner and ecosystem testing
-   Oversee execution of technical partnership agreements and vendor deliverables
-   Ensure partner workstreams align with Midnight’s technical architecture and roadmap
-   Track performance, surface risks early, and drive resolution
-   Provide clear, structured updates to leadership on progress, risks, and decisions
-   Ensure stakeholders have shared visibility into status and next steps

**What We’re Looking For**

-   5+ years experience as a Technical Program Manager in highly technical environments
-   Strong working understanding of blockchain systems (L1/L2s, validators, nodes, wallets, infra)
-   Experience managing programs involving distributed systems, production launches, and external partners
-   Proven ability to manage ambiguity, shifting requirements, and parallel workstreams
-   Excellent written and verbal communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences

**Nice to Have**

-   Comfort working with engineering artifacts (technical specs, GitHub, release plans)