R&D Program Manager

We are looking for an experienced R&D Program Manager to drive execution across multiple engineering teams, ensuring predictable delivery, strong Agile discipline, and smooth product releases.

In this role, you will own cross-team planning, dependency management, sprint execution oversight, release coordination, and delivery metrics. You will work closely with Engineering, Product, Production Support, and DevOps to ensure alignment and execution across R&D.

A key part of this role is leveraging AI and automation to transform how we run engineering programs. You will design and implement AI-driven workflows and agents to automate reporting, track dependencies, monitor risks, and generate delivery insights—reducing manual coordination work and improving decision-making speed.

What you’ll do

Manage cross-team delivery plans, dependencies, and risks
Oversee sprint scope, execution, and Agile processes across teams
Own release planning and coordination from readiness to delivery
Track and report key R&D metrics
Build AI-powered automations for reporting, tracking, and risk detection
Improve delivery efficiency through tooling and process optimization

Requirements:

What Makes You a Great Fit:

5+ years in Program Management
Strong understanding of SDLC and Agile methodologies
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
Experience using AI tools or automation (LLMs, workflows, scripting, APIs)
Strong technical understanding
Strong analytical and systems-thinking mindset

Nice to have

Background in engineering or technical roles
Hands-on experience building workflow automation or AI-assisted processes

About PlainID

PlainID is the only Agentic Identity Platform at the core of an organization's identity stack. It secures the entire AI flow, inputs and outputs, data retrieval, and MCP tools. By enforcing Zero Standing Privileges, PlainID ensures just in time access is granted and automatically adjusts as context changes. Every decision is evaluated dynamically, securing applications, APIs, data, and agentic AI workflows end to end. One place. Full clarity. Real-time control. Trusted by Fortune 500 organizations to secure access for millions of identities, PlainID helps enterprises scale authorization with confidence in an AI-driven world.

Why PlainID?

Real traction, real customers. Fortune 2000 companies including SAP, Accenture, EY, Cisco, City bank, The World Bank.. trust us with their most critical authorization challenges.

Category leadership. We're not just playing in authorization - we're defining it. Named as an Outperformer by industry analysts alongside Google Cloud, SailPoint, and Ping Identity.

Strategic partnerships that matter. SAP didn't just invest - they embedded our technology as an OEM component in their Customer Data Cloud platform. That's the kind of validation that opens doors.

Backed by the best. We've raised $100M from Insight Partners (led our $75M Series C), SAP, Viola Ventures, and other top-tier investors who believe in our vision.

Founded by security veterans. Our co-founders Oren Ohayon Harel (CEO) and Gal Helemski (CTO/CPO) come from deep financial services and IDF cybersecurity backgrounds. They've been in the trenches and built the solution they wished existed.

Prime location. Our Tel Aviv office - right in the heart of the city's business district. Steps from train station, surrounded by the energy of Israel's tech ecosystem.