Senior Technical Program Manager, Child Safety Tech and Industry Adoption

Location: Remote (US-based; Washington, DC Metro Area preferred)
Travel: Occasional travel required
Compensation: $120,000 - $140,000 base salary; performance-based bonus; health insurance; 401(k) with match
To apply: Send cover letter and resume to recruiting@technologycoalition.org

The role

The Senior Technical Program Manager, Child Safety Technology & Industry Adoption advances the Tech Coalition’s efforts to strengthen industry adoption of child safety technologies. This role translates strategic priorities into actionable programs, pilots, and implementation support that help companies prevent, detect, and respond to online child sexual exploitation and abuse.

Sitting at the intersection of technology, member engagement, and cross-industry collaboration, the Senior Technical Program Manager leads initiatives that enable companies of all sizes to operationalize safety technologies and best practices. Combining technical depth with strong program execution, this role helps ensure that innovation leads to measurable adoption and meaningful impact across the ecosystem.

Responsibilities

Program leadership

• Lead execution of Tech Adoption and Tech Innovation initiatives that support member adoption of child safety technologies.

• Define program objectives, success metrics, and learning agendas aligned with the Coalition’s broader program strategy.
• Identify emerging trends, gaps, and opportunities where technology can strengthen prevention, detection, reporting, and removal efforts.
• Build learning agendas, OKRs, and feedback loops to evaluate outcomes and guide continuous improvement.
• Develop and maintain strong subject matter expertise in child safety technologies and serve as a trusted expert to members and partners in industry.

Technical program execution

• Manage delivery of technology pilots, programs, and other initiatives with members and partners.
• Drive planning and prioritization, identify top priorities and opportunities to drive tech adoption and enable decision-making across membership.
• Define scope and requirements, and manage execution with software development partners, members, working groups, and other external stakeholders.
• Facilitate and support the Tech Innovation Advisory Council and new knowledge sharing groups relevant to technology adoption and innovation.
• Manage the tech innovation fund, identify potential pilots and partnerships based on member needs and drive projects from conception to release.
• Drive development of member resources, coordinate webinars and trainings, plan in-person events such as hackathons as related to this portfolio.
• Understand deeply and provide technical expertise and support industry-wide tech adoption through the Pathways program.

Technical advisory, mentorship & consulting

• Develop and deliver new technical consulting services including tools, platforms, guidance, and implementation support.
• Collaborate with internal teams to design scalable offerings that meet members where they are, across company size and maturity.
• Support development of new consulting services, such as:
  • Technology adoption and readiness support
  • Implementation guidance and best-practice operationalization
  • Applied technical assistance and cross-member learning
• Ensure services are actionable, relevant, and responsive to industry needs.

Partnerships & stakeholder engagement

• Build and maintain collaborative relationships with strategic partners and joint initiatives, particularly with technical vendors.
• Represent the Tech Coalition in webinars, multi-stakeholder forums and external events.
• Communicate clearly with members and stakeholders on priorities, timelines, progress, and risks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 5+ years of experience in technical product or program management (technology, nonprofit, or related sector)
• Deep subject matter expertise in child safety technologies used by industry trust and safety teams
• Experience defining projects, gathering requirements, and writing specifications
• Experience coordinating scope, schedules, and delivery across multiple stakeholders
• Familiarity with Agile, SCRUM, and/or Lean Startup methodologies a plus
• Experience using tools such as Jira, Confluence, GitHub, and similar platforms
• Strong communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences
• Excellent project management, prioritization, and time-management skills
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking abilities
• Collaborative, adaptable, and comfortable working in a lean, mission-driven organization

Why join us?

At the Tech Coalition, you’ll be part of a passionate team dedicated to addressing one of the most critical challenges of our time. We offer a collaborative and supportive work environment, opportunities for professional growth, and the chance to make a real difference in the world.

The Tech Coalition unites the global tech industry to protect children from online sexual exploitation and abuse (OCSEA). No single company can tackle this alone - but together, we’re building a safer digital world for children.

As a trusted partner of the tech industry, we focus on strengthening collective capacity to combat OCSEA. Our community shares expertise and pools knowledge to strengthen all links in the chain, enabling companies of any size to access the tools, resources, and collaboration needed to drive meaningful impact.

Employee values 

The Tech Coalition strives to ensure that each member of our team feels welcomed and valued. At the heart of this are four core values we expect all team members exemplify. We are:

• Committed to one another and to the work. We dig in and get it done. We own the whole mission.
• Capable of purposeful and thoughtful leadership. We are resourceful, well-prepared, organized, and responsible. 
• Creative in our approach to our mission. We are thoughtful, agile, and innovative. We seek out new and better ways forward. 
• Kind humans. We are friendly, generous, helpful, and considerate.

Equal opportunity employer

The Tech Coalition is an equal opportunity employer and encourages candidates of all backgrounds to apply. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.