Sr. Technical Program Manager, Events

About the role

You will architect and own the cross-functional operating model for Tinder IRL events, translating ambiguous market opportunities into clear, executable plans that drive user-centric experiences. You will partner deeply with Product, Engineering, Design, Analytics, BD, Partnerships, Event Ops, and Marketing to align priorities and remove execution barriers across the full event lifecycle. You will bring structure to rapidly evolving initiatives, ensuring clarity of scope, timeline, and success metrics while maintaining a bias for speed and safety. You will act as the central nervous system for event delivery, coordinating stakeholders and resources to meet global scale demands with consistency and excellence. You will champion data-informed decisions, using insights from analytics and user feedback to iterate on event features and operational flows. You will communicate progress and trade-offs with radical candor, ensuring all teams share a common understanding of goals, risks, and outcomes. You will uphold the values of safety, integrity, and transparency in every decision, ensuring that user trust remains central to how we design and execute IRL experiences.

Key facts

What you'll do

Define and own the end-to-end operating model for Tinder IRL events, coordinating cross-functional inputs from discovery through execution and post-mortem analysis.

Translate ambiguous business opportunities and user needs into structured event strategies, defining scope, milestones, success metrics, and risk mitigation plans.

Partner with Product and Engineering to translate product vision into technical specifications and timelines that account for dependencies, scalability, and performance.

Collaborate with Design and Analytics to build user journey maps, prototype event flows, and define experiments that validate hypotheses and inform iteration.

Work with BD and Partnerships to evaluate venue options, third-party vendors, and logistical constraints, ensuring alignment with brand standards and cost efficiency.

Coordinate with Event Ops and Marketing to synchronize on-site execution, staffing, safety protocols, and promotional campaigns that deliver seamless user experiences.

Establish clear communication rhythms, cadences, and artifacts across teams to maintain alignment, surface blockers early, and enable fast decision-making.

Leverage data and qualitative insights to evaluate event performance, identify friction points, and prioritize improvements for future iterations.

Champion safety and compliance standards in all event designs, ensuring that policies, privacy, and local regulations are respected in every market.

Act as the primary point of contact for cross-functional stakeholders, providing status updates, rationale, and context for trade-offs during critical phases.

Drive operational excellence by documenting processes, playbooks, and runbooks that enable teams to replicate success at scale.

Support the launch of new event types by coordinating pilots, collecting feedback, and scaling features based on measured outcomes and learning.

Own risk management for event execution, identifying potential issues related to logistics, safety, user experience, and regulatory requirements ahead of time.

Promote a culture of learning by facilitating post-event retrospectives, capturing insights, and sharing best practices across product and operations teams.

Requirements

You will demonstrate a track record of delivering complex, cross-functional programs in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with ambiguous requirements.

You possess strong written and verbal communication skills, able to translate technical concepts into clear narratives for both technical and non-technical audiences.

You have experience managing priorities and timelines across multiple stakeholders while maintaining a bias for speed and execution.

You are comfortable making decisions with incomplete information and navigating rapidly changing priorities without losing focus on long-term goals.

You bring a user-obsessed mindset, consistently grounding decisions in data, user feedback, and empathy for real-world behaviors.

You have a strong sense of ownership, taking full responsibility for outcomes and proactively identifying issues before they escalate.

You are detail-oriented and organized, with the ability to manage competing demands, dependencies, and deadlines without sacrificing quality.

You uphold the highest standards of integrity, transparency, and consistency in your work, aligning with our commitment to safety and trust.

You have experience working with engineering, design, and analytics teams, understanding how to collaborate effectively with technical partners.

You are comfortable working in a hybrid environment, with a requirement to be in the Los Angeles office three days per week to enable close collaboration.

You are legally authorized to work in the United States, eliminating the need for company-sponsored work authorization sponsorship for this role.

You are located in Los Angeles, California, or are willing to relocate to the area to fulfill the in-office requirement.

You thrive in a high-growth environment where you will encounter evolving challenges and have the flexibility to iterate on solutions.

You approach problems with curiosity and creativity, contributing not just execution but also thoughtful perspectives on user value and business impact.

Nice to have

Experience in consumer-facing platforms, marketplaces, or social products with high engagement and network effects.

Background in event management, operations, or logistics within consumer brands or marketplaces.

Familiarity with data analytics tools and experimentation frameworks to measure and optimize event performance.

Understanding of safety, moderation, and trust & safety considerations in social or dating products.

Experience working in global markets or diverse cultural contexts, with sensitivity to regional nuances and local regulations.

Practical notes

This role requires in-office collaboration three days per week and is based in Los Angeles, California.

You must be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring work authorization sponsorship from the company.

Relocation to the Los Angeles area may be necessary to meet the in-office requirement.