About the role
We have a terrific opportunity for a Senior Technical Program Manager with a passion for delivering high-quality products in a complex, fast-paced environment. As part of the Technical Program Management organization, the Sr. Technical Program Manager will work with engineering teams to deliver world-class features for our company applications and websites. We are looking for someone who is results-oriented and highly comfortable collaborating with engineering teams to meet commitments and successfully deliver high-quality products and new features. You enjoy being of service to your team and to the larger organization, and your leadership is grounded in trust, transparency, and kindness.
The Sr. Technical Program Manager will work with two to three engineering teams responsible for building components for in-market and next-generation applications to deliver world-class features for our company. This position will work collaboratively and closely with product, design and other interdepartmental resources to successfully drive projects to completion with the highest level of quality. They will also work with other Program Managers to communicate status, improve processes, and deliver within agreed-upon timelines.
Responsibilities
- Drive planning, execution, and delivery of technical programs tracking dependencies , decisions and risks, working to mitigation and escalation options.
- Lead planning, refinement, and release ceremonies for the engineering team(s).
- Manage backlog maintenance and prioritization of features and production issues working with engineering and product.
- Manage clear communication of progress/status with project stakeholders
- Adapt to changing conditions and modify project execution plan as appropriate while managing multiple projects concurrently
- Proactively highlight and resolve risks and issues and clearly communicate those risks to stakeholders
- Identify blockers and facilitate the removal of those blockers
- Cultivate relationships across engineering, product, and technical teams to drive progress forward, influence negotiations, and advocate for desired outcomes that best serve our teams.
Requirements
- A Bachelor's Degree with at least 3 - 5 years of experience as a Technical Program/Project Manager, Scrum Master, or managing cross-functional projects.
- Experience in a Medium- to Enterprise-Sized Company, Scrum master experience, IT/engineering projects only, dependency management, and release management support/coordination experience.
- Strong technical proficiency demonstrated by the ability to understand architecture diagrams and/or have a working knowledge of APIs and system integrations.
- Ability to communicate clearly and proactively, facilitating teams working collaboratively and driving stakeholder decisions regarding risks, tradeoffs and timeline impacts.
- Problem solver with the ability to thrive under pressure.
- Working knowledge in release planning and management.
- Experience in risk reporting, management and mitigation.
- Experience in Project Management Methodologies, Frameworks, and tooling.
- Preferred certifications: Scrum Master Certification (such as CSM or PSM) or PMP and any other relevant certifications.
Compensation
- $60 to $70/hr. (W2)
Req# 3055-1
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