Technical Program Manager

Akamai is hiring for the role of Technical Program Manager!

Responsibilities of the Candidate:

• Planning, coordinating, communicating, and delivering critical projects accurately and on time.
• Aligning with relevant stakeholders on definition of project scope, requirements, objectives, and milestones.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams for project planning, requirements gathering, and successful plan execution.
• Working with project teams to identify and evaluate project risks and issues
• Providing support, direction and motivation for project teams, while developing leadership skills
• Exercising written and verbal communication and listening skills and engaging in learning and mentorship with Manager and Senior Level PgMs.

Requirements:

• Have 1-3 years of in leading technical and cross-functional projects/programs
• Possess knowledge of Project Management methodologies (for example: Waterfall, Agile, SAFe, Scrum, Traditional PMI methods, etc.)
• Have previous experience with Atlassian Toolset (Jira, Confluence) and project management platforms like Workfront or Smartsheet.
• Show capability to interact with stakeholders empathetically, think critically in projects, and manage time effectively.
• Demonstrate willingness and ability to learn new skills and systems
• Possess drive for learning program management and process improvement techniques.