Program Manager II Technical (Hardware)

Akamai Career Site; Polska; Ibrido; PLN 180.000 - 280.000; Tempo pieno

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Descrizione del lavoro

Akamai's Program Management team within the Technology Group is seeking a Technical Program Manager II to lead cross-functional programs in global hardware stability and performance, bridging engineering and operations to deliver reliable server hardware initiatives.

You will guide complex programs, ensure alignment with business goals, manage risks, report to senior stakeholders, and foster continuous improvement while partnering with internal teams and external vendors.

Competenze

• Bachelor's diploma or its equivalent.
• Experience in program or project management in cross-functional and technical teams.
• Experience in managing agile work processes.
• Experience with Jira and Confluence.
• Autonomy with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and strong analytical/problem-solving skills.
• Excellent teamwork and collaborative mindset.
• Experience with external vendor interactions and server hardware knowledge.

Mansioni

• Supporting cross-functional teams and providing subject matter expertise in planning and execution of multiple projects and programs
• Fostering effective communication and maintaining meticulous documentation
• Reporting on program status, areas of risk/opportunity, process dependencies and success metrics to senior internal stakeholders
• Engaging regularly with key collaborators, effectively communicating progress, to evaluate and identify business risks, understand priorities and propose solutions
• Adopting best-practice guidelines to influence and implement continuous improvements to the processes
• Maintaining and nurturing relationships with internal engineering teams, focusing on server hardware components

Conoscenze

Cross-functional teamwork

Program/Project management

Agile methodologies

Communication

Documentation

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Analyzing data

Vendor interactions

Formazione

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Strumenti

Jira

Confluence

Descrizione del lavoro

Would you enjoy the opportunity to impact key business objectives?

Are you eager to work on fast paced projects that impact a global technology leader?

Join the Program Management team in the Technology Group

The Program Management Team is on a mission to build and operate the world's most performant, efficient, and reliable global platform. You will join a Team that leads complex technical programs for global hardware stability, that advance Akamai's Cloud Computing Technology. This is a highly innovative group at the forefront of the server industry, taking immediate action to evaluate and integrate cutting‑edge hardware innovations into our edge footprint.

Shape the success of projects

In this role, you will lead the cross-functional alignment of the entire program lifecycle, guiding multidisciplinary teams to successful delivery aligned with key business goals. Operating within a dynamic matrix environment, you will bridge engineering and operations teams to ensure complex server hardware initiatives are executed with high reliability and performance to directly drive the success of Akamai's business.

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

• Supporting cross-functional teams and providing subject matter expertise in planning and execution of multiple projects and programs
• Fostering effective communication and maintaining meticulous documentation
• Reporting on program status, areas of risk/opportunity, process dependencies and success metrics to senior internal stakeholders
• Engaging regularly with key collaborators, effectively communicating progress, to evaluate and identify business risks, understand priorities and propose solutions
• Adopting best‑practice guidelines to influence and implement continuous improvements to the processes
• Maintaining and nurturing relationships with internal engineering teams, focusing on server hardware components

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have relevant experience or a Bachelor's diploma or its equivalent
• Have desire to learn technical skills within server hardware scope
• Demonstrate experience in program or project management in a cross‑functional and technical team
• Demonstrate experience in managing agile work processes and experience with Jira and Confluence
• Demonstrate autonomy with a solid continuous improvement mindset - proactively identifying solutions to complex challenges
• Have good interpersonal and organizational skills with an ability to communicate effectively with all stakeholders
• Be able to adapt quickly and respond to changing priorities in a dynamic environment and have solid analytical skills, capable of problem‑solving and decision‑making
• Demonstrate excellent teamwork and be eager to engage in diverse, creative, and innovative projects
• Be experience with external vendor interactions and understanding server hardware specifications

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.

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Job Info

• Job Identification 4413
• Posting Date 11/06/2026, 02:20 PM
• Locations Centrum Biurowe Vinci, Krakow, Malopolskie, 31-323, PL (Remote)