Senior Technical Program Manager

Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Montpelier (VT); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401K savings plan

Paid time off

Parental leave

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to orchestrate end-to-end programs for cutting-edge AI infrastructure.

You will plan roadmaps, manage dependencies, and drive the full software development lifecycle for AI products, partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact solutions. The role requires 8+ years in technical program management, cloud infrastructure, or AI/ML, with strong agile experience and a track record of influencing without formal

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience in technical program management, cloud infrastructure engineering or AI/ML.
• Comfort navigating ambiguity, handling risks, and shifting gears as needed.
• Proven ability to lead large, cross-functional programs at speed in AI/ML environments.
• Strong track record with Agile processes and governance.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams to deliver complex AI platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end program planning and execution for major AI platform initiatives, including roadmaps, milestones, dependencies, and risks.
• Drive the Product Development Process and full SDLC for AI products and solutions.
• Lead complex projects from concept to market with planning, risk, and schedule management.
• Establish program metrics, track progress, and mentor team members while communicating changes to leaders.

Skills

AI/ML systems

Agile methods

Program management

Cloud infrastructure

Influence without authority

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

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.

Benefits at Akamai:

We support your health, well-being, finances, and life beyond work. See our benefits. (https://www.akamai.com/careers/working-at-akamai?utm_source=akamai&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=benefits)

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Akamai's FlexBase program is yet another way we show our commitment to providing employees with an exceptional workplace experience. It's not about telling employees where to work; it's about supporting employees to do their best work.

We trust our incredible employees to work in ways that suit them best: at home, in an office, or a combination of both.

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Compensation

Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For US based candidates only - the base salary for this position ranges from $119,600 - $215,400/year; a candidate’s salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location. Compensation for candidates outside the US will vary. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of annual bonus or incentives, equity awards and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Akamai provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation (in the form of PTO), sick time, family friendly benefits including parental leave and an employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness; Eligibility requirements apply.

Equal Employment Opportunity Rights

Akamai Technologies is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer that values the strength that diversity brings to the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected group status.