Senior Technical Program Manager

Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to orchestrate end-to-end plans for cutting-edge AI infrastructure initiatives. You will lead cross-functional teams, drive milestones, and manage risks in a fast-paced AI market.

You will own the product development lifecycle for AI solutions, mentor colleagues, and communicate progress to senior leadership. This role emphasizes planning, adaptability, and strong leadership across disciplines.

Qualifications

• Eight years of relevant experience in technical program management, cloud infra, or AI/ML.
• Proven ability to lead large-scale programs with ambiguity and risk management.
• Strong change management and transformation skills; cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end planning and execution for major AI platform initiatives.
• Oversee product development lifecycle and release processes for AI products.
• Guide complex projects from concept to market with scheduling and risk control.
• Establish metrics, track progress, and mentor team members; communicate updates to leaders.

Skills

Technical program management

Cloud infrastructure

AI/ML

Agile methodologies

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Do you thrive on driving complex technical programs from vision to reality?

Are you ready to orchestrate the delivery of cutting-edge AI infrastructure?

Join the Akamai Inference Cloud Team!

The Akamai Inference Cloud team is part of Akamai's Cloud Technology Group. We design, implement, deploy and operate AI platforms that enable customers to run inference models and developers to create AI applications with unmatched performance, compliance, and economics.

Partner with the best

As a Senior Technical Program Manager, you will require technical understanding of AI/ML systems, exceptional organizational and program management skills, and proven experience leading large-scale technical programs at the speed of the AI market.

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

• Leading end-to-end program planning and execution for major AI platform initiatives, which includes defining technical roadmaps, milestones, dependencies, and risks

• Materially leading the Product Development Process and the full software development lifecycle and release process for AI products and solutions

• Leveraging technical expertise to lead complex projects, and managing programs from concept to market, including planning, risk, and schedule management.

• Establishing program metrics, tracking progress, monitoring updates, communicating changes to leaders, and offering guidance while mentoring team members

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have 8 years of relevant experience in technical program management, cloud infrastructure engineering or AI/ML and a Bachelor's degree or its equivalent

• Be comfortable navigating ambiguity, handling risks, and shifting gears as needed

• Inspire people at all levels of the organization without authority

• Demonstrate ability in change management and transformation processes

• Have significant experience in Agile processes and methodologies

• Have professional experience as a Project Manager/Program Manager working effectively with cross‑functional teams

• Thrive in a fast paced environment having to manage high visibility, time sensitive, large scale complex programs.

• Have solid domain knowledge in cloud infrastructure, developer platforms, distributed systems, or AI/ML inference workloads (experience with GPU infrastructure

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