Technical Project/Program Management - Technical Program Manager IV

Spectraforce Technologies, Inc.; Menlo Park (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectraforce Technologies, Inc. in Menlo Park, CA seeks a Technical Program Manager IV to lead complex programs requiring cross-functional collaboration. You will define, implement and deliver programs, coordinating with executives and stakeholders across multiple work streams.

The role demands strong PM/MA experience, adaptability to shifting timelines, and team leadership in a hybrid environment. Bachelor's in technical or finance field is required; MBA and PMP are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or finance
• MBA and PMP/ PMI certification preferred
• Strong project/program management with M&A experience
• Able to manage changing timelines and stakeholder expectations

Responsibilities

• Deliver programs within scope, time, quality and budget with multi-factor risk considerations
• Strategic program planning with executive-level interaction
• Manage internal/external teams delivering systems and enhancements
• Oversee requirements gathering, scheduling, budgeting, reporting, and risk management

Skills

Project management

M&A experience

Timeline management

People management

Risk assessment

Cross-functional collaboration

Business process learning

Software development lifecycle

Large-scale systems delivery

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE or Finance

MBA (preferred)

PMP/ PMI certification (preferred)

Job description

Job Title: Technical Program Manager IV

Duration: 7+ months

Location: Menlo Park, CA- Hybrid

The main function of a Technical Program Manager is to provide successful definition, implementation and delivery of complex programs that require cross-functional collaboration and interdependencies across a group of projects and/or related activities.

Must have skills

1. Finance/accounting background focused on analysis and decision support (not operations)
2. Strong project/program management with M&A experience
3. Ability to handle projects and fluid, shifting timelines

Key Projects/Day-to-Day / Responsibilities:

• Support a corporate development / finance transformation initiative
• Analysis and decision support, project management across established work streams, and coordination with stakeholders

Job Responsibilities:

• Deliver programs within the constraints of scope, quality, time and budget and under circumstances involving multiple moderate-probability, moderate-impact risk factors.
• Program-level strategic planning, interaction with executive level management, complex issue resolution, excellent communications and team building skills.
• Manage a group or groups of internal exempt and matrixed employees and contractors that serve on the project(s) to deliver systems and systems enhancements that meet specified requirements.
• Oversight of project scope definition and management, requirements gathering and documentation, time estimating, project schedule development and tracking, project budget management, project status reporting, issue and risk management, contingency planning, customer interaction, and communications across multiple organizational levels.

Skills:

• Project estimating, project scheduling & tracking, customer interaction and management, implementation planning in large organizations
• Proven people management and team building skills
• Demonstrated ability to be flexible/ adaptable in exercising judgment in a changing environment and to manage competing priorities
• Proven ability to learn business processes quickly and to work well with business partners at different levels within the organization
• Strong ability to assess risk and apply management principles to technology applications/products and business functions
• Experience delivering technology and business application solutions in a large-scale, multi-platform systems environment
• Experience with software development lifecycle

Education/Experience:

• Required: Bachelor's degree in a technical field (e.g., computer science, computer engineering) or finance/corporate development

Preferred: MBA and PMP/PMI certification