GCP Cloud AI Program Manager

Apptad Inc; California; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Apptad Inc. seeks an experienced Technical Program Manager to lead IT business applications initiatives across multiple teams and geographies. You will drive strategic programs, align stakeholders, and ensure delivery of business value from strategy through execution.

You will coordinate operations, application teams, and security disciplines, balancing agile and waterfall methods, with a hands-on cloud focus and strong communication.

Qualifications

• Minimum of ten years of IT experience.
• Project Management Certification preferred but not required (PMP)
• 10+ years' experience in successfully leading and managing across diverse projects and programs
• Strong understanding of applications security scanning such as SAST, DAST, Pen Test
• Security certification like Security+, CISSP is a plus
• Experience with ServiceNow development projects and Security Vulnerability Remediations is a plus
• Technical experience with SDLC, Agile & Scrum methodologies
• Strong cross-group collaboration across multiple teams and the division/company
• Excellent interpersonal, written, verbal and listening communication skills
• Ability to assist in creating project roadmaps
• Experience with MS Project, O365, Visio, Excel, PowerPoint, Smartsheet, Jira

Responsibilities

• Execute IT projects in Enterprise Applications and Information Security.
• Develop plans defining scope, requirements, cost, dates, resources, and quality for complex programs.
• Partner with IT teams to ensure proper processes and templates for success.
• Manage multiple project deliverables and align IT resources with program vision.
• Maintain budgets and schedules; manage resource levels for success.
• Use both agile and waterfall methods to meet key business requirements.
• Develop corrective action plans for deviations from budgets or schedules.
• Create and manage short- and long-term program roadmaps.
• Prioritize projects based on business needs and IT capability.
• Drive expectation setting and leadership across IT and business.
• Assist in developing business cases and engage stakeholders to capture requirements.
• Facilitate vendor selection and manage vendor relationships.
• Maintains organization and communication to meet timelines and customer satisfaction.
• Identify risks and communicate project health to senior leadership.
• Escalate complex issues as needed and drive process improvements.
• Demonstrate flexibility in changing or ambiguous situations.

Skills

Leadership

Cross‑functional collaboration

Communication

Project management

Risk management

Vendor management

Agile & Scrum

Security awareness

Stakeholder management

Education

PMP Certification

Tools

MS Project

O365

Visio

Excel

PowerPoint

Smartsheet

Jira

Job description

Apptad Inc. seeks an experienced Technical Program Manager to lead IT business applications initiatives across multiple teams and geographies. You will drive strategic programs, align stakeholders, and ensure delivery of business value from strategy through execution.

You will coordinate operations, application teams, and security disciplines, balancing agile and waterfall methods, with a hands-on cloud focus and strong communication.