Technical Program Manager II

Would the chance to lead major technical programs, products,and solutions excite you?Are you eager to work on fast paced projects that impact aglobal technology leader?Join the Program Management team in the Technology Group

The Program management Team is on a mission to build and operate the world's most performant, efficient, and reliable planetary-scale platform. You will join a team of Technical program managers that lead complex technical programs that advance Akamai's Cloud Computing Technology.

Partner with the best

Our Cloud Storage Technical Program Management (TPM) team partners cross-functionally to drive key programs within Cloud Storage products and critical infrastructure that supports them.

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

• Guiding cross-functional teams in formulating and executing plans, including engineering planning, risk assessment, dependencies.

• Identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks arising from technical issues like integration, architecture dependencies, and resource constraints.

• Demonstrating skills in communicating program and project statuses to all levels of the organization, from technical teams to executive stakeholders.

• Ensuring clarity, building relationships with stakeholders, embracing agility, and collaboratively designing solutions to meet business objectives

• Supporting the product and engineering teams, managing backlogs and resolving issues.

• Adopting best-practice guide.

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Possess 5+ of relevant program management experience overseeing complex, enterprise technical initiatives.

• Show experience collaborating with cross-functional teams in Agile environments and understanding the software development lifecycle.

• Have experience maintaining project plans, identifing dependencies, and managing milestone statuses with real-time updates.

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

• Demonstrate interpersonal and organisational skills while communicating effectively with stakeholders, including senior leadership.

• Have experience utilising JIRA, Confluence, Agile, and Traditional PMI methodologies for programme management and process execution.

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.

Learn more

Not sure if this job is the right match for you or want to learn more about the job before you apply? Schedule a 15-minute exploratory call with the Recruiter and they would be happy to share more details.