NEW JOB OPENING
SENIOR TECHNICAL PROGRAM MANAGER
IN Mountain View, CA, USA!

Education:

• Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts in Engineering, Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience



Basic Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in Technical Program and Product management, including feature development, roadmap management and experience in Agile Methods in Infra product/platform development teams



Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ years of technical leadership with a track record of operating independently, demonstrating creativity, being detail-oriented, and delivering results in a highly organized manner

• Strong technical acumen, ability to learn new technologies quickly

• Demonstrated understanding of technology-based product lifecycle management including development launch and management phases and primary roles/responsibilities and deliverables of key organizational functions

• Exceptional analytic skills to translate requirements and designs into successful action plans

• Experience leading dynamic programs and projects with cross-functional matrixed resources working in a fast-paced collaborative environment

• Proven ability to quickly earn the trust of sponsors and key stakeholders set direction and approach mobilize and motivate teams and execute with limited information and ambiguity

• Strong practical understanding of managing the lifecycle of large-scale programs

• Proven problem-solving skills to anticipate the risks of non-performance and incorporate prevention and remediation measures within the implementation plan

• Proven ability to work collaboratively across different functions and optimally influence senior business partners

• Demonstrated conflict resolution skills combined with strong negotiation ability delivered with a high level of influence and professionalism

• Strong attention to detail with excellent time management skills



Suggested Skills

• Program+Product Management

• Infrastructure platform Development

• Cross-functional collaboration



Job Details:

Client is the world’s largest professional network, built to help members of all backgrounds and experiences achieve more in their careers. Our vision is to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. Every day our members use our products to make connections, discover opportunities, build skills, and gain insights. We believe amazing things happen when we work together in an environment where everyone feels a true sense of belonging, and that what matters most in a candidate is having the skills needed to succeed. It inspires us to invest in our talent and support career growth. Join us to challenge yourself with work that matters.



We trust each other to do our best work where it works best for us and our teams. This role offers a hybrid work option, meaning you can both work from home and commute to a client office, depending on what’s best for you and when it is important for your team to be together.



Client is looking for a Senior Technical Program Manager to work within Client Core Infrastructure program management team. The right candidate will have demonstrated solid leadership in leading teams and programs to deliver successful outcomes. This candidate is expected to perform using best practices for execution of our Infrastructure projects as well as initiating, planning, and executing intermediate-to-large scale, cross functional programs.

The ideal candidate will have an excellent balance of people, organizational, and technical skills, and can execute and deliver successfully in situations where authority is not a given. Interaction and leadership across functional lines is essential.



Engineering Team this TPM will support:

• Core Infra refers to the foundational layer of Client infrastructure. It encompasses the essential systems and services that support the company's large-scale engineering operations and technology platforms. The Core Infrastructure team is responsible for building, maintaining, and modernizing these systems to ensure reliability, scalability, and efficiency across Client services.

• We are looking for Sr. TPM with Infra stack experience, specifically in the areas of streams (PubSub), storage and operational excellence. This role will be based in Mountain View, CA.



Responsibilities:

• Provide clarity on product/program objectives, ensuring that roles and responsibilities are well understood and address any conflict in a timely manner with minimal direction and assistance from management

• Interact with program sponsors and change agents to identify scope, requirements, and manage projects throughout the entirety of the project lifecycle

• Facilitate and drive large cross-functional projects, serve the needs of multiple stakeholders within a complex multi-faceted organization, and manage that strategy through to completion

• Apply formal change management practices that ensure that programs are baselined at kickoff and all changes are thoroughly reviewed for justification impact to the program and have received appropriate approvals

• Anticipate program risks and issues and work to provide resolutions which ensure that stakeholder expectations are set appropriately

• Effectively communicate information to diverse audiences including translating subject matter terminology into clear business terms and program relevance

• Facilitate straightforward decisions from complex situations that keep teams and projects moving forward

• Establish and manage end-to-end processes with various stakeholders in collecting, evaluating and fulfilling their requirements

• Demonstrate data analysis expertise to develop and communicate meaningful insights, define metrics, and make recommendations on key infrastructure scaling initiatives

• Apply business acumen to formulate practical and effective program management approaches to identify optimization opportunities, influence business partners, and drive effective decision making

• Conduct “what-if” simulations and proactively identify potential capacity issues and partner with product and service owners to minimize risk and reduce cost-to-serve

• Lead from the front, strategize and be able to paint the big picture, yet execute with rigor and the minutiae in mind and have a data driven approach with convictive insights

• Manage executive project expectations including owning escalation, communication, and exec level interaction on critical strategic projects for the company

• **Only those lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered.**

• **Please note that all Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be reduced or lengthened based upon a client’s business needs and requirements.**