Technical Program Manager Jobs in Ankeny, IA (NOW HIRING)

Description - MUST BE ABLE TO BE ONSITE IN DES MOINES, IA OR EL SEGUNDO, CA ON DAY 1

Our client is investing in modern enterprise platforms that accelerate digital transformation, improve operational efficiency, and streamline complex business processes. As our IT Manager – Appian, you will lead the strategy, delivery, and ongoing evolution of the Appian platform, ensuring it enables scalable, secure, and high-performing business solutions across the enterprise.

This role combines platform ownership with Agile delivery leadership, partnering across architecture, infrastructure, security, product, and business teams to deliver innovative workflow automation that drives measurable business outcomes. Success in this role requires technical leadership, a people-centered leadership approach, strong collaboration, critical thinking, adaptability, and a passion for continuous improvement.

You’ll help shape enterprise technology while working alongside Apollo, one of the world’s leading alternative asset managers, in a culture that values innovation, ownership, speed, and collaboration through our BEAM values.

Key Deliverables

• Lead the strategy, governance, architecture, and operational health of the Appian platform, ensuring security, scalability, reliability, and performance across all environments.

• Lead and develop a high-performing Appian engineering team, fostering an inclusive, people-centered culture focused on coaching, innovation, accountability, and continuous learning.

• Drive Agile delivery by partnering with Product Owners to prioritize work, manage capacity, deliver releases, and continuously improve team performance and delivery metrics.

• Establish development, integration, security, and platform standards while overseeing enterprise integrations, platform upgrades, monitoring, incident management, and technical debt reduction.

• Partner across Technology and business teams to identify automation opportunities, promote reusable solutions, and deliver scalable digital capabilities that improve operational efficiency.

What you will bring

• 5+ years of experience leading enterprise application platforms, software engineering, Agile delivery, or enterprise technology solutions, or relevant experience; including 2+ years of direct or indirect people leadership experience.

• Experience with Appian or a comparable low-code/BPM platform, along with strong knowledge of Agile delivery, enterprise integrations, APIs, cloud technologies, DevOps/CI/CD, and platform operations.

• Demonstrated ability to build high-performing teams through coaching, inclusive leadership, talent development, sound decision-making, and a strong focus on risk awareness and operational excellence.

• Strong critical thinking, communication, stakeholder management, adaptability, innovation mindset, and AI fluency, with the ability to identify opportunities where AI and automation improve delivery and business outcomes.

Skills

Appian, Agile, Vendor management, Salesforce, pega

Top Skills Details

Appian,Agile,Vendor management

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Des Moines, IA.

The pay range for this position is $160000.00 - $170000.00/yr.

Strong Benefits-Health, Dental, Vision, LAD, 401K. Stock Program with Apollo

This is a hybrid position in Des Moines,IA.

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 21, 2026.

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

We’re a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We’re a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We’re strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We’re building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.