Technical Program Manager II – Remote

Would you relish the opportunity to impact key business objectives?
Do you thrive on managing complexity?
Join our Program Management team in the Cloud Technology Group!
Our Business operations, strategyOur Business Operations, Strategy & Analytics team partners with Cloud Technology Group to meet our customer needs. We collaborate together to make smart, informed data-driven decisions. We enable alignment, transparency & accountability through technical program management and empower the business with customer insights
Partner with the best
You will manage multiple complex projects and guide multidisciplinary teams to successfully deliver against key business goals. You will lead the cross-functional alignment of the performance and reliability engineering portions of the product life cycle. Your contribution will be critical to the success of the team and to Akamai’s business.
As a Technical Program Manager II , you will be responsible for:

Creating program plans including detailed work breakdown structures, as well as resource, communication, and risk plans.

Analyzing risks and developing contingency plans so the teams don’t lose focus, and escalate as necessary.

Structuring and delivering key strategic projects by leading cross-functional groups to synthesize feedback and deliver on objectives

Communicating program status and expectation changes to senior leaders with appropriate frequency, using standardized methods.

Leading multiple teams through roadmap development, requirements gathering and execution, tracking KPIs.

Leading programs that improve the reliability and performance of Akamai Products

Do what you love
To be successful in this role you will:

Have 5 years of experience in project management in a cross functional/technical team

Demonstrate experience working within a technical team and a good understanding of the software development life cycle

Have good interpersonal and organizational skills with an ability to communicate effectively with all stakeholders

Have experience working with JIRA and Confluence.

Have experience in Identifying and managing project dependencies while maintaining accurate project plans with real-time milestones

Have knowledge and application of Site Reliability Engineering, and concepts like Observability, Reliability, Availability, and Performance

Work in a way that works for you
FlexBase, Akamai’s Global Flexible Working Program, is based on the principles that are helping us create the best workplace in the world. When our colleagues said that flexible working was important to them, we listened. We also know flexible working is important to many of the incredible people considering joining Akamai. FlexBase, gives 95% of employees the choice to work from their home, their office, or both (in the country advertised). This permanent workplace flexibility program is consistent and fair globally, to help us find incredible talent, virtually anywhere. We are happy to discuss working options for this role and encourage you to speak with your recruiter in more detail when you apply.
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At Akamai, we will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Our benefit options are designed to meet your individual needs for today and in the future. We provide benefits surrounding all aspects of your life:

Your health

Your finances

Your family

Your time at work

Your time pursuing other endeavors

Our benefit plan options are designed to meet your individual needs and budget, both today and in the future.
About us
Akamai powers and protects life online. Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences helping billions of people live, work, and play every day. With the world’s most distributed compute platform from cloud to edge we make it easy for customers to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away.
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Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company with a global reach and exciting services and clients? Come join us and grow with a team of people who will energize and inspire you!
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