Technical Program Manager | Lattice Global Negotiation Guide

Negotiation DNA: Equity-Heavy (Private) | People Management Platform | $3B Valuation | San Francisco | HR PROGRAM PREMIUM

Region	Base Salary	Stock (Options or RSU/4yr)	Bonus	Total Comp
San Francisco	$152K–$210K	$68K–$195K	10–15%	$195K–$318K
Remote US	$140K–$198K	$58K–$178K	10–15%	$178K–$295K

Negotiation DNA

Lattice Technical Program Managers drive cross-functional execution of people management platform initiatives — coordinating engineering, product, design, and customer success teams to deliver performance, engagement, and analytics features. At the TPM2-TPM3 level, you manage programs that shape how thousands of companies manage their employees. [Source: Lattice TPM Comp 2025-2026]

Level Mapping: Lattice TPM (TPM2-TPM3) = Culture Amp TPM = Workday TPM = Google L4-L5 TPM

People Platform Programs — The Cross-Product Premium

As a TPM at Lattice, you manage programs spanning performance, engagement, OKRs, and analytics. "As a TPM, I drive cross-functional execution of Lattice's people management platform — coordinating delivery across performance, engagement, and analytics products. I want equity reflecting the organizational impact of my program management."

Global Levers

1. Cross-Product Coordination: "I manage programs spanning performance, engagement, OKRs, compensation, and analytics — requiring coordination across multiple product areas and teams."
2. $3B Valuation — Program Delivery: "Lattice's growth depends on product delivery velocity. My program management directly impacts time-to-market."
3. Enterprise Feature Programs: "I lead programs delivering enterprise features — SOC 2 compliance, advanced analytics, and HRIS integrations required by larger customers."
4. HR Tech TPM Competition: "Culture Amp and Workday compete for TPMs with HR platform program management experience."

Negotiate Up Strategy: "I'm targeting $205K base and $182K equity over 4 years with 15% bonus for this TPM role. I drive cross-functional execution of Lattice's people management platform — coordinating delivery across performance, engagement, and analytics. I have competing offers from [Workday at $305K TC / Culture Amp at $290K TC / 15Five at $275K TC]. HR platform TPMs are scarce." Accept at $175K+ base and $142K+ equity.

Evidence & Sources

• [Lattice $3B Valuation — People Management Programs]
• [Lattice TPM Comp — Levels.fyi 2025-2026]
• [Lattice Cross-Product Program Management]
• [Lattice vs Culture Amp/Workday — TPM Competition]