Technical Program Manager III

The Fountain Group; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 101,000 - 107,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Job summary

The Fountain Group is seeking an experienced Technical Program Manager to drive complex B2B technology programs across product, engineering, R&D and business units in Mountain View, CA. This hybrid role requires onsite presence 4 days per week.

Responsibilities include establishing program plans, managing dependencies and risks, aligning stakeholders globally, and delivering products that meet business and technical objectives across enterprise software platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related technical discipline.
• 7–10+ years of technical program/project management experience.
• Experience managing software/platform/cloud/mobile product development programs.
• Ability to work with engineering teams and understand architectures, dependencies and tradeoffs.
• Experience leading complex programs across global/distributed engineering organizations.
• Strong knowledge of software development lifecycle and Agile development methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex, cross-functional technical programs involving enterprise software, platforms, cloud services and/or mobile technologies.
• Partner with Engineering, Product Management, QA, Sales and business stakeholders to define program scope, priorities, milestones and deliverables.
• Develop and maintain program plans, schedules, dependencies, risks and execution metrics.
• Drive alignment between U.S. teams, Samsung headquarters/Korea and global R&D organizations.
• Translate business/product objectives into executable technical programs and ensure alignment between engineering and business stakeholders.
• Identify program risks, technical dependencies and execution blockers and drive teams toward resolution.
• Lead recurring program reviews and communicate status, risks, tradeoffs and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Coordinate product development and release readiness across engineering, QA and partner teams.
• Establish and improve program management processes, governance and operating rhythms.
• Partner with Product Management on roadmaps, prioritization, customer requirements and product strategy.
• Manage multiple concurrent initiatives in a fast-paced R&D/product development environment.
• Develop executive-level presentations, dashboards, KPIs and program reporting.
• Build strong relationships across internal organizations and external technology/business partners.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related technical discipline

Job description

PAY: $73-78/hour W2. Our company offers our consultants a suite of benefits after a qualification period including health, vision, dental, life and disability insurance.
Hybrid role in Mountain View, CA onsite 4 days/week required
W2 Candidates only

Position Summary

• Seeking an experienced Technical Program Manager to drive complex B2B technology programs across product, engineering, R&D and business organizations.
• The TPM will partner closely with engineering, product management, QA, business development, sales and global teams to drive execution of enterprise software/platform initiatives from planning through launch.
• This person will establish program plans, manage technical dependencies and risks, align global stakeholders, and ensure products and services are delivered against business and technical objectives.
• The ideal candidate combines strong technical understanding with excellent program leadership and is comfortable operating across geographically distributed and cross-cultural organizations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead complex, cross-functional technical programs involving enterprise software, platforms, cloud services and/or mobile technologies.
• Partner with Engineering, Product Management, QA, Sales and business stakeholders to define program scope, priorities, milestones and deliverables.
• Develop and maintain program plans, schedules, dependencies, risks and execution metrics.
• Drive alignment between U.S. teams, Samsung headquarters/Korea and global R&D organizations.
• Translate business/product objectives into executable technical programs and ensure alignment between engineering and business stakeholders.
• Identify program risks, technical dependencies and execution blockers and drive teams toward resolution.
• Lead recurring program reviews and communicate status, risks, tradeoffs and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Coordinate product development and release readiness across engineering, QA and partner teams.
• Establish and improve program management processes, governance and operating rhythms.
• Partner with Product Management on roadmaps, prioritization, customer requirements and product strategy.
• Manage multiple concurrent initiatives in a fast-paced R&D/product development environment.
• Develop executive-level presentations, dashboards, KPIs and program reporting.
• Build strong relationships across internal organizations and external technology/business partners.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related technical discipline preferred.
• 7–10+ years of technical program/project management, product development or related experience.
• Strong experience managing software/platform/cloud/mobile product development programs.
• Demonstrated ability to work directly with engineering teams and understand technical architectures, dependencies and tradeoffs.
• Experience leading complex programs across global/distributed engineering organizations.
• Strong knowledge of software development lifecycle and Agile development methodologies.