Senior Technical Program Manager, Cloud Strategy

Akamai; United States; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401K plan

Paid time off

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Akamai's Cloud Technology Group Strategy & Operations is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead strategic cross-organizational programs. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, manage plans, dependencies, and risks while driving visibility and accountability across product, engineering, and business stakeholders.

The role requires 8+ years of relevant experience, strong Agile expertise, and proven change management skills.

Qualifications

• 8 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in business management or its equivalent
• Significant experience in Agile processes and methodologies
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity, handling risks, and shifting gears as needed
• Demonstrate ability in change management and transformation processes
• Experience with business process, operations, and metric definition best practices
• Good interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills and inspire people at all levels of the organization without authority
• Able to work effectively across a wide range of constituencies in a diverse corporate and client environment

Responsibilities

• Establishing cross-functional teams, coordinating subject matter experts to establish, plan and implement programs
• Managing program plans, dependencies, deliverables, and risks, while aligning resources and providing proactive program visibility
• Evaluating and improving processes, tools, and best practices to help shape efficiency and consistency
• Driving cultural change by championing an agile mindset
• Ensuring the organization is adhering to industry best practices
• Serving as a point of contact for escalation with stakeholders and assisting in removal of blockers

Skills

Agile methodologies

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in business management or equivalent

Job description

Akamai's Cloud Technology Group Strategy & Operations is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead strategic cross-organizational programs. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, manage plans, dependencies, and risks while driving visibility and accountability across product, engineering, and business stakeholders.

The role requires 8+ years of relevant experience, strong Agile expertise, and proven change management skills.