Principal Technical Program Manager

Tract Capital adopts a unique approach to digital infrastructure investment. Leveraging experience and strategic insights honed over three decades of creating successful companies in the space, we excel in nurturing and advancing leading-edge digital infrastructure enterprises. Our team of specialized experts are united by a singular purpose: to support the growth of digital infrastructure. Tract Capital goes beyond simple investment by acting as a strategic partner and catalyst for innovation within the sector. We ensure our engagements not only generate strong financial results but also develop essential digital infrastructure to meet growing demands. Tract Capital has introduced two digital infrastructure strategies. The first is a horizontal powered land strategy focused on creating master planned data center campuses called Tract. The second is the mega-campus vertical development strategy called Fleet Data Centers.

The Principal Technical Program Manager owns the delivery roadmap for Tract’s behind-the-meter (BTM) power solutions. These solutions can range from gas-powered assets, such as gas engines, turbines, and fuel cells, to batteries and renewable technologies. This role leads cross-functional roadmap planning, productization, and execution across solution design, construction, commissioning (CX), operations, and fuel strategy to scale repeatable deployments and deliver predictable customer outcomes.

How will you make a difference?

• Own and maintain the BTM solutions product roadmap: scope, sequencing, and feature priorities that enable scalable deployment across campuses.
• Translate customer requirements into clear success metrics (availability, readiness, cost, schedule, compliance).
• Lead cross-functional execution across engineering, construction, commissioning (CX), operations, procurement, legal, finance, and fuel strategy.
• Define product and program governance, milestones, and decision gates to ensure disciplined delivery and risk management.
• Partner with engineering teams to standardize architectures, BODs, and acceptance criteria; ensure lessons learned are captured and institutionalized.
• Drive vendor strategy inputs with Procurement and Engineering: performance expectations, SLAs/KPIs, scorecards, and continuous improvement mechanisms.
• Support customer-facing communications and executive reporting for program status, risks, and outcomes.
• Establish and track portfolio-level KPIs (deployment velocity, readiness, reliability, cost drivers) and drive improvements over time.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• 10+ years in technical product management, program management, or systems engineering in mission-critical infrastructure, energy, or data centers.

Required Qualifications

• Proven ability to own and drive a complex, multi-year roadmap for technical solutions, including scope, sequencing, and feature tradeoffs
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional programs (engineering, construction, CX, operations, procurement, legal, finance) from definition through launch
• Track record establishing and running program governance (milestones, decision gates, risk registers) that improves on-time, on-budget delivery
• Experience translating customer and stakeholder requirements into clear success metrics and dashboards (availability, readiness, cost, schedule, compliance)
• Strong background building and managing portfolio-level KPIs (deployment velocity, readiness, reliability, cost drivers) to inform prioritization and continuous improvement

 Preferred Qualifications

• Certifications such as PMP or Agile product certifications.
• MBA.
• Experience scaling a hardware + services product (standardization, supplier management, deployment playbooks).
• Strong understanding of power generation / electrical infrastructure concepts and commissioning processes.
• Experience with risk management, change control, and incident response practices in critical environments.

Required Traits

• Integrity and Ethical Standards: Build trust, ensure fairness, and foster long-term, transparent relationships with suppliers. 

• Effective Communication: The ability to clearly convey expectations and requirements to suppliers and negotiation parties, while understanding their needs and concerns. Comfortable delivering written and verbal presentations to internal leadership teams. 

• Emotional Intelligence (EQ): Ability to understand the emotions, cultural nuances, and motivations of others, while effectively managing one's own emotions during high-pressure negotiations. 

• Strategic Thinking: Recognize how supplier relationships and negotiations align with the broader organizational goals, while aiming for outcomes that benefit both parties. 

• Critical Thinking Skills: Finding innovative solutions and being flexible in addressing unexpected challenges. 

• Analytical Ability: Make data-driven decisions, assess cost structures, and identify potential risks, ensuring informed and strategic outcomes.  

• Influence and Persuasion: Able to effectively advocate for their position, build consensus, and secure favorable agreements without compromising relationships. 

• Operational Paranoia: Anticipate risks, identify vulnerabilities, and proactively implement mechanisms to prevent and minimize disruptions and safeguard safety, security, availability, and scale.  

• Relationship Management: Cultivate trust, collaboration, and long-term partnerships, while building a broad network that provides valuable benchmarking, industry insights, and alternative sourcing options.  

Location and Travel

• Work location is flexible to Seattle, WA, Denver, CO, Austin, TX, or Alexandria, VA. Hybrid: 3-days in office.
• Regular travel, as needed, to offices as well as to meet with Vendors.

Expected Salary Range:  $160,000- 200,000 Salary + Bonus

#LI-Hybrid

Tract Capital Employment

Tract Capital employees enjoy competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits, including 100% employer-covered medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401K program, standard paid holidays, and unlimited PTO.

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employees may perform other related duties to meet the organization's ongoing needs.

Tract Capital is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment regardless of age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status. If you need

assistance applying for any of our open positions, please contact us at [email protected].