Senior Technical Program Manager
About The Position
Our Akamai Information Technology organization is a team of industry-leading professionals dedicated to owning and driving the innovation of Akamai's Corporate Infrastructure, Applications, Development, Security, and Compliance for our customers and corporate stakeholders. Information Technology manages all aspects of the IT Program Lifecycle and the coordination and delivery of key cross-organizational strategic programs. As a Senior Technical Program Manager, you will have end-to-end accountability for the delivery of programs. You'll lead strategic programs from planning to sustainment while reporting the program benefits to the Executive Sponsors and Governance Boards.
Requirements
- 8 years of relevant experience and a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or another related field or its equivalent
- Professional experience as a Project Manager/Program Manager in an IT organization
- A sufficient level of technical background to provide credibility to technical teams and accurately and objectively evaluate risks and issues
- Experience working on projects/programs supporting infrastructure upgrades and installations
- Experience managing external implementation providers
- Demonstrate solid leadership, coaching, and interpersonal skills in addition to excellent presentation and communication abilities
- A successful track record of stakeholder management and leading effective communication across senior leadership and technical teams
Responsibilities
- Leading program definition, planning, scope, and execution of assigned programs, managing the health status of programs to anticipate risks and/or issues and implement mitigation plans
- Defining integrated program plans (including detailed work breakdown structures) and the deliverables required for the program's success
- Identifying dependencies and interdependencies between programs and successfully scoping, sizing, and leading implementation of identified transformation/growth opportunities
- Driving stakeholder alignment and communicating program status to executive sponsors and governance forums
- Working independently and comfortably in ambiguous circumstances to create clear paths forward for teams
- Adopting best-practice guidelines to influence and implement continuous improvements to PMO processes
Benefits
- healthcare
- 401K savings plan
- company holidays
- vacation (in the form of PTO)
- sick time
- family friendly benefits including parental leave
- employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness
- annual bonus or incentives
- equity awards
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
