Senior Technology Program Manager

Jobtailor; Alabama; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in the United States seeks a Senior Program Manager to lead strategic OEM and Enterprise initiatives, coordinating between OEM partners, CDK stakeholders, product management, and technology teams.

You will own end-to-end program execution, track roadmaps and milestones, drive complex technical initiatives, and manage cross-team dependencies while mitigating risks. Strong communications and executive-level artifacts are essential.

Qualifications

• Strong program management discipline.
• Technical acumen.
• Executive communication skills.
• Experience leading strategic OEM and Enterprise initiatives, project-based engagements, and OEM certification and compliance programs.
• Ability to manage complex cross-functional programs end-to-end.
• Ability to develop executive-level communications and program artifacts.
• Ability to manage dependencies and risks.
• Ability to review technical designs and implementation plans.
• Knowledge of scalability, reliability, security, and performance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic OEM and Enterprise initiatives, including short- and long-term project engagements and OEM certification and compliance programs.
• Serve as primary liaison between OEM partners, CDK business stakeholders, Product Management, and Technology teams.
• Own end-to-end program execution.
• Track integrated program plans, roadmaps, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks, and success metrics.
• Drive complex technical initiatives from planning through launch.
• Coordinate Product Management, Engineering, UX, Security, Operations, and Business stakeholders.
• Manage cross-team dependencies and resolve delivery blockers.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate program risks; maintain RAID logs.
• Escalate critical issues and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Partner with engineering and architecture teams on technical designs and implementation plans.
• Monitor delivery progress against sprint commitments and program milestones.
• Support release planning, launch readiness reviews, and post-launch assessments.
• Deliver program status updates, executive communications, dashboards, and reports.
• Facilitate program reviews, leadership updates, and governance meetings.
• Drive process improvement, retrospectives, and lessons learned.
• Monitor program health, schedules, milestones, delivery commitments, action items, risks, and mitigation plans.
• Coordinate technical reviews, architecture discussions, and release readiness activities.
• Analyze program metrics, delivery performance, and operational KPIs.
• Support strategic planning, roadmap development, and prioritization activities.

Skills

Program management discipline

Executive communication

Technical acumen

Cross-functional leadership

OEM/Enterprise initiatives

Dependency and risk management

Tools

RAID logs

Dashboards

Program artifacts

Roadmap development

Release planning

Job description

• Lead strategic OEM and Enterprise initiatives, including short- and long-term project engagements and OEM certification and compliance programs


• Serve as primary liaison between OEM partners, CDK business stakeholders, Product Management, and Technology teams


• Own end-to-end program execution


• Track integrated program plans, roadmaps, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks, and success metrics


• Drive complex technical initiatives from planning through launch


• Coordinate Product Management, Engineering, UX, Security, Operations, and Business stakeholders


• Manage cross-team dependencies and resolve delivery blockers


• Identify, assess, and mitigate program risks; maintain RAID logs


• Escalate critical issues and recommend mitigation strategies


• Partner with engineering and architecture teams on technical designs and implementation plans


• Monitor delivery progress against sprint commitments and program milestones


• Support release planning, launch readiness reviews, and post-launch assessments


• Deliver program status updates, executive communications, dashboards, and reports


• Facilitate program reviews, leadership updates, and governance meetings


• Drive process improvement, retrospectives, and lessons learned


• Monitor program health, schedules, milestones, delivery commitments, action items, risks, and mitigation plans


• Coordinate technical reviews, architecture discussions, and release readiness activities


• Analyze program metrics, delivery performance, and operational KPIs


• Support strategic planning, roadmap development, and prioritization activities

Requirements

• Strong program management discipline


• Technical acumen


• Executive communication skills


• Experience leading strategic OEM and Enterprise initiatives, project-based engagements, and OEM certification and compliance programs


• Ability to manage complex cross-functional programs end-to-end


• Ability to develop executive-level communications and program artifacts


• Ability to manage dependencies and risks


• Ability to evaluate OEM enhancement requests and identify strategic opportunities


• Ability to partner with Product and Engineering teams to define and deliver scalable solutions


• Ability to review technical designs and implementation plans


• Knowledge of scalability, reliability, security, and performance requirements


• Legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future employment-based visa sponsorship

Core Competencies

Demonstrates strong program management discipline with a focus on leading strategic OEM and Enterprise initiatives. Capable of managing complex cross-functional programs while ensuring effective communication and collaboration among stakeholders.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Program Management Discipline


• Executive Communication Skills


• Technical Acumen


• Cross-Functional Program Management


• Risk Management

Hard Skills

• Program Execution


• Project Management


• Technical Design Review


• Metrics Analysis


• Scalability Requirements


• Reliability Requirements


• Security Requirements


• Performance Requirements


• OEM Certification Programs


• Compliance Programs

Soft Skills

• Leadership


• Communication


• Collaboration


• Problem-Solving


• Facilitation

Industry Keywords

• OEM Initiatives


• Enterprise Initiatives


• Stakeholder Management


• Delivery Blockers


• Post-Launch Assessments

Tools & Technologies

• RAID Logs


• Dashboards


• Program Artifacts


• Roadmap Development


• Release Planning