Senior Technical Program Manager

<p>Looking for a company that inspires passion, courage and imagination, where you can be part of the team shaping the future of global commerce? Want to shape how millions of people buy, sell, connect, and share around the world? If you’re interested in joining a purpose driven community that is dedicated to crafting an ambitious and inclusive workplace, join eBay – a company you can be proud to be a part of.</p> <p>This role will be part of the Program Management &amp; Operational Excellence team (PM&amp;OE) team within Marketing Technology organization. Position is located in Prague, Czech Republic. As a Sr Technical Program Manager, you’ll lead complex cross-organizational programs working with stakeholders to create roadmaps, plan requirements, manage timelines, identify risks, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company.</p> <p>We are looking for a fast-learning, 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.</p> <p>Successful candidate must be at ease working in a cross-functional and globally distributed multinational 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!</p> <p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Lead definition of 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 constraints and milestones.</li> <li>Partner with engineering and product leaderships to drive consistency in delivering quality products through agile processes at scale</li> <li>Set up/utilize roadmaps, project plans and schedules to oversee all activities.</li> <li>Manage relationships amongst key partners by building confidence and trust with clear professional communications on all management levels and assured expectation management.</li> <li>Drive program execution; track delivery; expect, monitor and control change, own scope management and risk management; proactively seek and resolve blockers through effective escalation to stakeholders.</li> <li>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.</li> <li>Work closely with the PMO/ Operational Excellence team (ways-of-working, status tracking, and roadmap tools) while ensuring successful delivery of projects against strategic priorities.<br/><br/></li> </ul> <p><strong>Basic Qualifications:</strong></p> <ul> <li>BA/BS degree required.</li> <li>Proven intercultural competence</li> <li>At least 8 years of experience with technical program management.</li> <li>Experience in Agile and/or Lean methodology</li> <li>Highly proficient in program management and collaboration tools.</li> <li>Strong process orientation as well as business acumen and communication skills.                                      </li> </ul> <p><strong>Essential Skills Required:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Strong verbal and written communication skills, including an ability to communicate effectively at all levels.</li> <li>Experience moving technical or engineering programs and products from inception to delivery</li> <li>Good stakeholder management skills across all levels of hierarchy</li> <li>Good knowledge in simplifying/automating ways of working</li> <li>Experience leading complex strategic initiatives. Proficient in analytical and problem-solving skills.</li> <li>Experience with collaboration, planning and project management tools (e.g. JIRA, Portfolio, Confluence, dashboarding with queries and rich filters).</li> <li>Deep knowledge of product lifecycle management, agile execution and have experience working in a cross-functional environment.</li> <li>Extreme attention to detail and precision in producing quality deliverables.</li> <li>Proficient use of Google Office Suite (Docs, Sheets, and Slides)<br/><br/></li> </ul> <p><strong>Bonus Skills:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Background in digital marketing domain or technology</li> <li>Scrum, Agile or Lean certification(s)</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>About Zeta Global<u><br/></u></strong>Zeta Global is a  data-powered marketing technology company with a heritage of innovation and industry leadership. Founded in 2007 by entrepreneur David A. Steinberg and John Sculley, former CEO of Apple Inc and Pepsi-Col