Senior Technical Program Manager

Would you enjoy the opportunity to impact key business objectives?

Do you relish the prospect of leading strategic cross-organization programs?

Join the Cloud Technology Group Program Management team!

Our Technical Program Managers lead programs and initiatives across the division from concept to market. We align product, engineering, and business teams to exceed customer expectations. We are relied on by leaders across the organization to execute critical programs with high business impact.

Partner with the best

As a Senior Technical Program Manager, you'll lead 1520 engineers, driving execution of complex programs. You will apply technical fluency, program management, and relationship skills to deliver solutions in compute. Success requires clear, structured communication, process building and improvement, and aligning engineering execution with organizational strategy and customer needs

As a Senior Technical Program Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Supporting cross-functional teams and providing subject matter expertise in planning and execution of multiple projects and programs
• Fostering effective communication and maintaining meticulous documentation
• Reporting on program status, areas of risk/opportunity, process dependencies and success metrics to senior internal stakeholders
• Engaging regularly with key collaborators, effectively communicating progress, to evaluate and identify business risks, understand priorities and propose solutions
• Adopting best-practice guidelines to influence and implement
• Fostering a collaborative, inclusive environment that enables engineers to succeed and grow

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have 8 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree or its equivalent
• Demonstrate proficient experience in program or project management in a cross-functional and technical team
• Have a sufficient level of technical background to provide credibility to technical teams and accurately and objectively evaluate risks and issues
• Possess experience navigating ambiguity, managing risks, and adapting to changing priorities
• Have good interpersonal and organizational skills with an ability to communicate effectively with all stakeholders
• Be action-oriented with solid analytical skills, capable of problem-solving and decision-making
• Demonstrate ability to inspire people at all levels of the organization without direct authority
• Demonstrate proficient experience in managing Agile work processes

About us

At Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, trillions of times a day.
Whether you're streaming live events, scrolling social media, watching your favorite series, or managing your savings, we're the engine behind the scenes. We provide the world's most distributed platform from Cloud to Edge to help the giants of the digital world work faster and stay more secure, making the internet a better experience for everyone.

Our focus is simple:
Cloud and Edge: Running apps closer to users for instant performance.
Security: Neutralizing threats before they ever reach your data.
Content Delivery: Scaling the world's biggest moments without a glitch.
AI: Enabling our customers to build, secure, and scale AI apps on the world's most distributed cloud platform.

At Akamai, we don't just support the internet; we power and protect it, because behind every great digital experience is a massive hidden challenge. And we're the ones who solve it. When millions of people hit play or pay, Akamai ensures it just works.

Benefits at Akamai: We support your health, well-being, finances, and life beyond work. See our benefits.

FlexBase adapts to your job's needs

Akamai's FlexBase program is yet another way we show our commitment to providing employees with an exceptional workplace experience. It's not about telling employees where to work; it's about supporting employees to do their best work.

We trust our incredible employees to work in ways that suit them best: at home, in an office, or a combination of both.

Compensation

Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For US based candidates only - the base salary for this position ranges from $119,600 - $215,400/year; a candidate’s salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location. Compensation for candidates outside the US will vary. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of annual bonus or incentives, equity awards and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Akamai provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation (in the form of PTO), sick time, family friendly benefits including parental leave and an employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness; Eligibility requirements apply.