Senior Technical Program Manager

Do you thrive on driving complex technical programs from vision to reality?Are you ready to orchestrate the delivery of cutting-edge AI infrastructure?Join the Akamai Inference Cloud Team!

The Akamai Inference Cloud team, within Akamai's Cloud Technology Group, builds AI platforms for efficient inference models and innovative AI applications.

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This position demands expertise in AI/ML systems, outstanding organizational abilities, and experience managing large-scale technical programs within rapidly evolving markets.

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

• Leading end-to-end program planning and execution for major AI platform initiatives, which includes defining technical roadmaps, milestones, dependencies, and risks.

• Driving cross-functional alignment on priorities, timelines, and resources, and ensuring cross-functional activities and deliverables complete on time and within scope.

• Overseeing the Product Development Process and entire software development lifecycle, including release phases, for AI products and solutions.

• Leveraging technical expertise to lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects, and managing programs from concept to market, including planning, risk, and schedule management.

• Establishing program metrics, monitoring progress, communicating updates to senior leaders, and offering guidance while mentoring team members informally.

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have extensive experience in technical program management, cloud infrastructure engineering or AI/ML

• Be comfortable navigating ambiguity, handling risks, and shifting gears as needed

• Inspire people at all levels of the organization without authority

• Demonstrate ability in change management and transformation processes

• Have significant experience in Agile processes and methodologies

• Have professional experience as a Project Manager/Program Manager working effectively with cross-functional teams

• Thrive in a fast paced environment having to manage high visibility, time sensitive, large scale complex programs.

Build your career at Akamai

Our ability to shape digital life today relies on developing exceptional people like you. The kind that can turn impossible into possible. We’re doing everything we can to make Akamai a great place to work. A place where you can learn, grow and have a meaningful impact.

With our company moving so fast, it’s important that you’re able to build new skills, explore new roles, and try out different opportunities. There are so many different ways to build your career at Akamai, and we want to support you as much as possible. We have all kinds of development opportunities available, from programs such as GROW and Mentoring, to internal events like the APEX Expo and tools such as Linkedin Learning, all to help you expand your knowledge and experience here.

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