Senior Technical Program Manager

The Senior Technical Program Manager is responsible for managing multiple cross-functional development programs while working closely with team of technical program managers, engineering teams, product management teams, and business teams to lead them towards a launch. This position involves regular communication with leadership on status, risks, plans, and changes in launch strategy.

• Acts as a Delivery Lead on complex projects in parallel with significant scope / systems dependencies, focused on software definition and execution 
• Assembles the team of product managers, User Experience (UX), engineering, QA and others to execute the software project
• Drives the process on complex projects to ensure software is being developed that meets the customer need.
• Acts as an established, knowledgeable resource on the traditional and Agile methodology, effectively applies knowledge to projects, and enforces project standards.
• Provides coaching for other team members to improve skill sets.
• Drives reviews with the team and key stakeholders / users, with an emphasis on reviewing working code
• Tracks the exact status of assigned projects at all stages
• Works with project team to continuously update dates, scope, status, and documentation so that the project and its status are well understood
• Demonstrates in-depth knowledge of the systems architecture that impacts assigned projects. Brings excellent insight into new projects around dependencies / potential issues, influences the design of projects, and rapidly identifies and resolves technical dependencies and risks.
• Champions the end-user, and ensures the software meets associated needs
• Where business unit funding is needed, manages the process of scoping and budgeting.

• Self-motivated, proactive and proven ability to adapt well and work with different teams within organization
• Demonstrated ability to use hard data and metrics to back up assumptions and evaluate outcomes.
• Ability to operate as an individual contributor to get the job done; at the same time be able to guide a team toward an objective.
• Able to provide architectural guidance and direction throughout the project lifecycle.
• Excellent communication skills ? both oral and written
  
  Experience / Education:
  
  
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent technical education and work experience.
• Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related technical discipline preferred
• 10+ years of software industry experience
• 5+ years Technical Program Management experience running large worldwide complex programs in a fast paced environment using traditional and Agile methodologies and delivering highly scalable and robust systems.
• Experience managing technical teams, who can prioritize well, communicate clearly, and influence partner teams and cross-functional teams, such as product management, technical program management, development teams and senior business leaders.
• Self-motivated, proactive and proven ability to adapt well and work with different teams within organization
• Demonstrated ability to use hard data and metrics to back up assumptions and evaluate outcomes.
• Ability to operate as an individual contributor to get the job done; at the same time be able to guide a team toward an objective.
• Able to provide architectural guidance and direction throughout the project lifecycle.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
• Experience in Agile/Waterfall development methodologies, understanding of software development in large teams, and a track record of shipping software on time preferred
• PMP, Prince 2, SAFe, or SCRUM/Agile certified preferred
• Hands-on technical expertise, one year prior experience as a software developer preferred
  
  Physical Demands and Work Environment: Representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Must be able to operate a PC and sit for extended periods of time. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.