Senior IT Program Lead: Strategy & Delivery

Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Salem (OR); On-site; USD 120,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. in Salem, Oregon, seeks a Senior Technical Program Manager to own end-to-end delivery of strategic IT programs across the company. You will lead planning, execution, and sustainment, reporting benefits to executives and governance boards.

You will guide cross-functional teams, manage dependencies, mitigate risks, and drive PMO process improvements while communicating clearly with sponsors and governance boards.

Qualifications

• 8 years of relevant experience and a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Professional experience as a Project Manager/Program Manager in an IT organization.
• Technical background to assess risks and issues credibly.
• Experience on Enterprise Applications programs and managing external providers.
• Strong leadership, coaching, and interpersonal skills with excellent communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead program definition, planning, scope, and execution; monitor health and mitigation plans.
• Define integrated program plans with detailed work breakdown structures.
• Identify dependencies between programs and scope/lead transformations.
• Drive stakeholder alignment and report status to executives and governance forums.
• Operate in ambiguous situations to create clear paths forward for teams.
• Adopt best-practice PMO guidelines and drive process improvements.

Skills

Technical Program Management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Communication

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Job description

Akamai Technologies, Inc. in Salem, Oregon, seeks a Senior Technical Program Manager to own end-to-end delivery of strategic IT programs across the company. You will lead planning, execution, and sustainment, reporting benefits to executives and governance boards.

You will guide cross-functional teams, manage dependencies, mitigate risks, and drive PMO process improvements while communicating clearly with sponsors and governance boards.