Senior Technical Program Manager

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For more than 50 years, IMAX has been a global leader in entertainment technology, redefining how stories are experienced on the world’s biggest screens. Our mission is to power awe-inspiring experiences for audiences around the world.

Our people make everything we do possible. We’re curious, creative, and driven by the belief that great work happens when people are trusted, heard, and supported. At IMAX, you’ll collaborate with purpose in an environment that values innovation, diverse perspectives, and learning at every stage.

We invest in people and empower them to thrive. Our culture is grounded in trust and shaped by a shared belief that our best work happens together. By championing curiosity and encouraging courageous thinking, we push the limits of imagination and create experiences that redefine what’s possible. Careers here are shaped with intention, achievements are shared, and people always come first.

With our global team spanning North America, Europe, and Asia, IMAX brings together proprietary software, world-class architecture, and cutting-edge technology with deep industry expertise. Together, we partner with leading filmmakers and studios, advance entertainment technology, and connect audiences around the world to The IMAX Experience.

Come explore IMAX and create what inspires.

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About the Role:

We is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead complex, multidisciplinary engineering programs across our portfolio of projection, imaging, audio, and cinema technologies. Reporting directly to the SVP, Engineering, this role is responsible for driving strategic initiatives spanning new product development, technology modernization, lifecycle management, and system enhancements. 

This position requires a unique blend of technical acumen, business judgment, and organizational leadership. The successful candidate will work across optical, electrical, mechanical, software, audio, and quality engineering teams to ensure programs are delivered effectively while balancing customer needs, technical requirements, business priorities, and resource constraints. 

The ideal candidate is a strong consensus builder who thrives in complex environments, can navigate competing stakeholder priorities, and helps the organization make informed decisions about where and how engineering resources are invested. 

Key Responsibilities 

Technical Program Leadership 

• Lead complex cross-functional engineering programs from concept through development, validation, release, deployment, field adoption and long-term operational support. 

• Coordinate activities across optical, electrical, mechanical, software, audio, and quality engineering disciplines and with various stakeholder groups (eg. Service). 

• Develop and maintain program plans, budgets, schedules, dependency maps, risk assessments, and executive-level reporting. 

• Drive accountability, issue resolution, and execution across multiple concurrent initiatives. 

• Promote a culture of “continuous improvement” 

• Partner closely with engineering leaders to ensure alignment between technical execution and strategic objectives. 

• Facilitate technical decision-making processes by ensuring stakeholders understand tradeoffs, risks, architectural implications and program/cost/schedule impacts. 

Technology Lifecycle Management & Modernization 

• Lead technology projects that address refresh, modernization, and lifecycle management initiatives across IMAX’s global installed base. 

• Partner with engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, and field support teams to address component obsolescence, supplier transitions, reliability improvements, and system evolution programs. 

• Coordinate complex redesign efforts required to address end-of-life components, technology shifts, and changing supply-chain dynamics. 

• Help ensure IMAX systems continue to evolve and deliver exceptional customer experiences throughout their operational lifespan. 

Roadmap & Portfolio Planning 

• Partner with the SVP Engineering and engineering leadership team to define and maintain technology roadmaps across projection, imaging, audio, and supporting platform technologies. 

• Support annual and multi-year engineering planning processes by evaluating opportunities, constraints, dependencies, and resource capacity planning. 

• Help identify and prioritize engineering investments that deliver the greatest value to IMAX and its customers. 

• Drive lifecycle planning activities that proactively address technology risks and future platform needs. 

• Collaborate with stakeholders across Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Customer Support, Commercial, and Executive teams to develop business cases for engineering initiatives. 

• Assess customer impact, strategic value, operational benefits, technical risk, lifecycle implications, and resource requirements for proposed programs. 

• Facilitate objective prioritization discussions among stakeholders with competing requirements and limited engineering capacity. 

• Help ensure engineering investments align with IMAX’s strategic objectives and deliver measurable business value. 

Stakeholder Leadership & Consensus Building 

• Build alignment among stakeholders with diverse objectives and competing priorities. 

• Facilitate complex tradeoff discussions involving technical, operational, commercial, customer, and lifecycle considerations. 

• Serve as a trusted advisor to Engineering leadership and key business stakeholders.

• Communicate program status, risks, recommendations, and strategic implications to senior leadership. 

• Drive decisions and achieve forward progress in situations where requirements, priorities, or stakeholder perspectives may conflict. 

Qualifications 

Required 

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or a related technical discipline.  Equivalent experience demonstrating the same depth of technical foundation will be considered. 

• 8+ years of experience in technical program management, engineering program management, product development, systems engineering, or related technical leadership roles. 

• Demonstrated experience managing complex hardware-centric programs involving multiple engineering disciplines. 

• Unfazed by multi-tasking and reprioritization exercises 

• Strong understanding of the interaction between hardware and software systems throughout the product development lifecycle. 

• Proven ability to influence and build consensus across cross-functional organizations. 

• Experience developing business cases, evaluating tradeoffs, and supporting investment or prioritization decisions. 

• Excellent communication, facilitation, analytical, and problem-solving skills.  Ability to identify risk AND provide mitigation steps if needed. 

Preferred 

• Experience with complex electromechanical systems, imaging systems, audio systems, cinema technologies, industrial equipment, medical devices, aerospace systems, or other long-lifecycle technology products. 

• Experience managing technology refresh, platform modernization, component obsolescence, or lifecycle management initiatives. 

• Familiarity with manufacturing, supply chain management, quality systems, field operations, and customer support organizations. 

• Experience supporting product roadmap development, portfolio planning, or engineering investment decisions. 

• PMP, PgMP, Agile, or related certifications. 

The successful candidate will be recognized as a trusted cross-functional leader who can bring together diverse perspectives, navigate competing priorities, and drive decisions that advance the best interests of IMAX and its customers. 

They will be equally comfortable discussing technical risks with engineering teams, evaluating business tradeoffs with stakeholders, and helping leadership make informed decisions regarding the future direction of IMAX technology platforms. 

This role offers a unique opportunity to help shape the future of IMAX technology while stewarding some of the world’s most advanced projection, imaging, and cinema audio systems throughout their full lifecycle. 

Position Status:

New Role

This job posting reflects a current vacancy within the organization. The position is active, approved, and intended to be filled as part of our staffing needs.​ / Cette offre d’emploi reflète un poste actuellement vacant au sein de l’organisation. Le poste est actif, approuvé et destiné à être pourvu dans le cadre de nos besoins en dotation.

Hiring Range / Échelle salariale à l’embauche :

$100,847.00 / 100.847,00$ - $126,059.00 / 126.059,00$ (per year / par an) Final pay within this range will be determined based on experience, skills, internal equity, and the geographic location of the role. Additional non-discretionary compensation may apply where eligible. / La rémunération finale dans cette échelle sera déterminée en fonction de l’expérience, des compétences, de l’équité interne et de l’emplacement géographique du poste. Une rémunération non discrétionnaire supplémentaire peut s’appliquer lorsque le poste y est admissible.

At IMAX, you will be part of a culture built on respect – we are committed to creating a welcoming and diverse atmosphere across our organization.
For consideration, please apply online. We thank all applicants for their interest in IMAX but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

IMAX will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, or arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Change Initiative For Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable.

In accordance with Ontario’s pay transparency requirements, candidates will be informed when they are no longer under consideration for this position. Communication regarding application status may be provided through email or through your online applicant profile (if applicable).​ / Conformément aux exigences de transparence salariale de l’Ontario, les candidats seront informés lorsqu’ils ne seront plus pris en considération pour ce poste. Les communications relatives au statut de votre candidature pourront être envoyées par courriel ou par l’intermédiaire de votre profil de candidat en ligne (le cas échéant).

As part of our recruitment process, we may use technology-assisted tools, including automated systems, to support the review and assessment of applications. These tools do not make final hiring decisions. All decisions related to screening, interviewing, and selection are made by our Talent Acquisition and hiring teams.​ / Dans le cadre de notre processus de recrutement, nous pouvons utiliser des outils technologiques, y compris des systèmes automatisés, pour appuyer l’examen et l’évaluation des candidatures. Ces outils ne prennent pas de décisions finales en matière d’embauche. Toutes les décisions liées à la présélection, aux entrevues et à la sélection sont prises par nos équipes d’acquisition de talents et d’embauche.