Technical Program Manager
Role summary
The Marketing Technology (MarTech) Program Management Office (PMO) is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead sophisticated cross-organizational programs. This role involves working with partners to build roadmaps, define requirements, manage timelines, identify risks, and communicate effectively with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of product lifecycle management, experience in agile execution, and technical knowledge to lead technical programs. Success requires diligence, self-organization, and the ability to work independently in a globally distributed, cross-functional team environment with a focus on timely delivery.
This role will be part of the Program Management Office (PMO) team within Marketing Technology (MarTech). You’ll work on and lead sophisticated cross-organizational programs working with partners to build roadmaps, plan requirements, manage timelines, identify risks, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company.
We are looking for a diligent, self-organized, and motivated individual with the ability to work independently through everyday tasks and challenges. Candidate must have knowledge of product lifecycle management and experience in agile execution. In addition, it is important for this role to have technical knowledge to be able to influence and lead technical programs.
Successful candidate must be at ease working in a cross-functional and globally distributed team with high emphasis on successful and timely delivery. The team is committed to diversity and inclusion, we love connecting people from different backgrounds, perspectives and geographies!
Responsibilities:
· Define program objectives with key business partners, key products to be delivered and develop project specifications, agree project plan baseline including scope, key activities, deliverables, resource requirements, dependencies, time and constraints.
· Partner with engineering and product leaderships to drive consistency in delivering quality products through agile processes at scale
· Set up roadmaps, project plans and schedules.
· Manage relationships amongst key partners by building confidence and trust with clear professional communications on all management levels and assured expectation management.
· Drive program execution; track delivery; expect, monitor and control change, own scope management and risk management; proactively seek and resolve blockers through effective collaboration.
· Conduct progress reviews to assess project outcomes, build confidence that projects will deliver to time, budget and agreed standards. Provide timely, consistent and accurate reporting of the status of initiatives to stakeholders. Develop and deliver necessary presentations including supporting documentation to all levels throughout the organization.
Basic Qualifications:
· BA/BS degree required (technical degree preferred).
· At least 6 years of experience with program management (technical preferred).
· Strong process orientation as well as business acumen and communication skills.
Essential Skills Required:
· Experience moving technical or engineering programs and products from inception to delivery
· Good stakeholder management skills across all levels of hierarchy
· Good knowledge in simplifying/automating ways of working
· Proficient in analytical and problem-solving skills.
· Experience with collaboration, planning and project management tools (e.g. Airtable, JIRA, Confluence, dashboarding with queries and rich filters).
· Deep knowledge of product lifecycle management.
· Extreme attention to detail and precision in producing quality output.
· Proficient use of Google Office Suite (Docs, Sheets, and Slides)
Bonus Skills:
· Background in digital marketing domain or technology
· Scrum, Agile or Lean certification(s)
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