Technical Program Manager II

About This Role

This role offers the opportunity to impact key business objectives and work on dynamic projects for a global technology leader within the Program Management team in the Technology Group. The team focuses on building and operating a performant, efficient, and reliable global platform, leading complex technical programs for global hardware stability, and advancing Akamai's Cloud Computing Technology. It is at the forefront of the server industry, integrating cutting-edge hardware innovations into the edge footprint.

Responsibilities

• Lead the cross-functional alignment of the entire program lifecycle, guiding multidisciplinary teams to successful delivery
• Bridge engineering and operations to ensure complex server hardware initiatives are executed with high reliability and performance
• Support cross-functional teams and provide subject matter expertise in planning and execution of multiple projects and programs
• Foster effective communication and maintain meticulous documentation
• Report on program status, areas of risk/opportunity, process dependencies and success metrics to senior internal stakeholders
• Engage regularly with key collaborators, effectively communicating progress, to evaluate and identify business risks, understand priorities and propose solutions
• Maintain and nurture relationships with internal engineering teams, focusing on server hardware components

Requirements

• 5 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree or its equivalent
• Desire to learn technical skills within server hardware scope
• Experience in program or project management and agile work processes in a cross-functional and technical team
• Autonomy with a solid continuous improvement mindset - proactively identifying solutions to complex challenges
• Action-oriented with solid analytical skills, capable of problem-solving and decision-making, and the ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities
• Excellent teamwork and eagerness to engage in diverse, creative, and innovative projects
• Experience with external vendor interactions and understanding server hardware specifications
• Experience with Jira and Confluence

About the Company

Akamai makes life better for billions of people, trillions of times a day, providing the world's most distributed platform from Cloud to Edge to help the giants of the digital world work faster and stay more secure. The company focuses on Cloud and Edge, Security, Content Delivery, and AI, powering and protecting the internet.