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Senior Technical Project Manager

Akamai Technologies
United States, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 8 Aug 2025
💰 $226,100/yr($108,900/yr$226,100/yr)

About the role

Would you enjoy partnering with top streaming, gaming, and SaaS brands?

Do you thrive leading complex projects that span implementation and managed services?

Join our Technology & Media Services team!

Our team supports some of Akamai's most dynamic customers in streaming media, gaming, and SaaS. We collaborate with our clients to architect, integrate, and evolve cutting-edge solutions that power and protect digital experiences. We work across media delivery, compute, and security products, enabling scale and performance through end-to-end program ownership.

Partner with the best

As a Senior Technical Project Manager, you'll lead engagements that drive customer success from kickoff through delivery and post-launch support. You'll be the connective tissue across internal teams and client stakeholders, ensuring timely execution, clear communication, and continuous improvement.

As a Senior Technical Project Manager, you will be responsible for:

  • Leading customer-facing engagements across implementation and managed services
  • Evaluating customers' technical requirements while aligning with Akamai solutions, focusing on media delivery and edge services
  • Owning project lifecycle planning, execution, and delivery across multiple workstreams
  • Facilitating collaboration among internal stakeholders, including Solutions Architects, Support Delivery Managers, Engagement Managers, and Sales partners
  • Running effective internal and external meetings, manage risks and escalations, and ensure timely delivery of milestones
  • Tracking and document progress, communicate updates, and ensure customer satisfaction
  • Upholding operational excellence through timely compliance with time tracking, documentation, and project governance
  • Contributing to continuous improvement efforts across process, tooling, and methodology

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

  • Have 8 or more years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent
  • Demonstrate experience managing complex technical customer projects in the media, gaming, or SaaS space
  • Be fluent in web architecture, internet protocols (such as HTTP and DNS), and ideally media streaming workflows
  • Show excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills
  • Be able to lead meetings, driving accountability, and navigating ambiguity
  • Have a PMP or be familiar with Agile/Scrum methodologies

Work in a way that works for you

FlexBase, Akamai's Global Flexible Working Program, is based on the principles that are helping us create the best workplace in the world. When our colleagues said that flexible working was important to them, we listened. We also know flexible working is important to many of the incredible people considering joining Akamai. FlexBase, gives 95% of employees the choice to work from their home, their office, or both (in the country advertised). This permanent workplace flexibility program is consistent and fair globally, to help us find incredible talent, virtually anywhere. We are happy to discuss working options for this role and encourage you to speak with your recruiter in more detail when you apply.

Learn what makes Akamai a great place to work

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We power and protect life online, by solving the toughest challenges, together.

At Akamai, we're curious, innovative, collaborative and tenacious. We celebrate diversity of thought and we hold an unwavering belief that we can make a meaningful difference. Our teams use their global perspectives to put customers at the forefront of everything they do, so if you are people-centric, you'll thrive here.

Working for you

At Akamai, we will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Our benefit options are designed to meet your individual needs for today and in the future. We provide benefits surrounding all aspects of your life:

  • Your health
  • Your finances
  • Your family
  • Your time at work
  • Your time pursuing other endeavors

Our benefit plan options are designed to meet your individual needs

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