Senior Technical Program Manager - Strategic Lead

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

Benefits offered by this job

FlexBase

Health benefits

401K

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead strategic cross-organization programs within the Cloud Technology Group Strategy & Operations.

You will align product, engineering, and cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact initiatives and drive process improvements across the organization. The role requires 8+ years of experience, strong Agile expertise, and the ability to navigate ambiguity while championing change and delivering measurable outcomes.

Qualifications

• Have 8 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in business management or its equivalent.
• Significant experience in Agile processes and methodologies.
• Be comfortable navigating ambiguity, handling risks, and shifting gears as needed.
• Demonstrate ability in change management and transformation processes.
• Have experience with business process, operations, and metric definition best practices.
• Have good interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills and inspire people at all levels of the organization without authority.
• Be 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

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Management

Job description

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead strategic cross-organization programs within the Cloud Technology Group Strategy & Operations.

You will align product, engineering, and cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact initiatives and drive process improvements across the organization. The role requires 8+ years of experience, strong Agile expertise, and the ability to navigate ambiguity while championing change and delivering measurable outcomes.