Sr. Technical Program Manager 2 (Hybrid - Seattle, WA)

Nordstrom•Seattle, WA

1d•$166,000 - $258,000•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Technical Program Manager, you will drive the delivery of critical platform objectives, support the execution of major business initiatives, manage strategic engineering efforts and help foster a culture of operational excellence. You will be an important part of a growing team using the latest technology to protect our customers, businesses and partners. The ideal candidate will have a distinguished program/project management background, strong business acumen and a passion for creating reliable systems. The candidate should be a critical thinker, creative problem solver, self-directed and a committed team player. Candidate should have a drive for continuous process improvement and be able to collaborate effectively with cross-functional business/technical teams to solve problems and implement solutions.

Requirements

5+ years of industry experience as a program manager within a technology environment
Progressive track record demonstrating successful delivery of complex technology systems or services
Bachelor’s in computer science/ engineering or equivalent education and experience required
Familiarity with technology services, workflow modeling and application integration experience is a plus
Effective written and oral communication with all levels of business and technical leadership
Thorough understanding of software engineering processes is critical in this role
High energy and a positive outlook
An entrepreneurial spirit with the ability to drive innovation independently.

Responsibilities

In an agile environment, drive the entire program lifecycle: requirements definition through specification, design, quality assurance, implementation, integration, launch, and support
Synthesize requirements, recommend alternative approaches, and lead engineering efforts to meet aggressive timelines. This includes driving scope, schedule, and deployment
Help mature internal processes, break down work into logical function groupings to enable the team to deliver early and often
Manage customer expectations while establishing and maintaining clear accountabilities; ensure clarity of delivery commitments, prioritize and re-prioritize to maximize value
Effectively address bottlenecks and anticipate trade-offs to balance security and business needs against team or technology constraints.