Sr Technical Program Manager Jobs in Maynard, MA

Do you relish the prospect of leading strategic cross-organization, transformational programs?

Do you thrive on managing complexity and uncertainty?

Join our Cloud Technology Group Product Program Management team!

Our Program Managers drive product-centric and engineering core teams. Working closely with cross-functional teams to define, develop and deploy product roadmap solutions that meet customer needs.

Partner with the best

As a Senior Technical Program Manager, you will manage the execution of technical programs and cross-functional teams in their planning, development, implementation. Providing ongoing support of their product lines and roadmaps.

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

• Leading cross-functional program teams through the formulation and execution of program plans and strategies, including detailed engineering planning, risk assessment, and technical dependency management.
• Identifying, assessing and mitigating risks, stemming from various technical challenges, including integration points, architecture dependencies, and resource constraints that could impact timelines or program outcomes.
• 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, resolving issues, and managing changes in the roadmap
• Creating well-crafted messages to build consensus and/or enhance collaboration both inside and outside of the division

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have 8 years of relevant experience and a Bachelors Degree or it's equivalent.
• Have experience as Technical Project/Program Manager or Transformation Leader working with cross-functional teams in an Agile environment
• Have extensive experience in identifying and managing project dependencies while maintaining accurate project plans with real-time milestone.
• Be comfortable navigating ambiguity, handling risks, and shifting gears as needed.
• Be able to inspire people at all levels of the organization without formal authority.
• Have experience with, or have the capacity to quickly learn tools like JIRA, Confluence, and Aha.

About us

At Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, trillions of times a day.
Whether you're streaming live events, scrolling social media, watching your favorite series, or managing your savings, we're the engine behind the scenes. We provide the world's most distributed platform from Cloud to Edge to help the giants of the digital world work faster and stay more secure, making the internet a better experience for everyone.
Our focus is simple:
Cloud and Edge: Running apps closer to users for instant performance.
Security: Neutralizing threats before they ever reach your data.
Content Delivery: Scaling the world's biggest moments without a glitch.
AI: Enabling our customers to build, secure, and scale AI apps on the world's most distributed cloud platform.
At Akamai, we don't just support the internet; we power and protect it, because behind every great digital experience is a massive hidden challenge. And we're the ones who solve it. When millions of people hit play or pay, Akamai ensures it just works.

Benefits at Akamai: We support your health, well-being, finances, and life beyond work. See our benefits.

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Compensation

Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For US based candidates only - the base salary for this position ranges from $119,600 - $215,400/year; a candidate's salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location. Compensation for candidates outside the US will vary. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of annual bonus or incentives, equity awards and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Akamai provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation (in the form of PTO), sick time, family friendly benefits including parental leave and an employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness; Eligibility requirements apply.