Manager Program Management Technical

Are you driven to impact key business objectives?

Do you relish the prospect of working with fast-paced, dynamic cross-functional teams?

Join our Team!

The PaaS program management team partners cross-functionally to drive key strategic programs within PaaS products and critical infrastructure that supports them. Our team enjoys great visibility and is a key revenue driver for Akamai's business.

Partner with the best

As a Manager, Technical Program Management, you'll lead a team of Business Program Managers working within the CTG Group by
aligning goals with CTG leadership. You will lead a team responsible for planning, communication, execution, and delivery of major programs, products, and solutions including Edge and Application Networking products and Data Products.

As a Manager Program Management Technical, you will be responsible for:

• Leading a team of BPMs that drive planning and execution for programs in our PaaS portfolio
• Leading complex cross-functional programs and providing subject matter expertise in planning and execution of multiple
  projects and programs
• Building and tracking end to end plans in collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders including Product Management, Architects, Engineering, SRE, Services, Finance, Legal, Sales, Marketing
• Identifying areas ripe for process improvement, architecting and proposing solutions and implementing change management
• Developing successful partnerships with program stakeholders across the organization

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have 8 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree
• Have extensive experience leading complex technical programs
• Have experience managing a team of program managers
• Be able to prioritize workload across multiple projects and communicate risks and issues effectively to senior stakeholders
• Possess excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills needed to work across global constituencies across multiple time zones
• Have experience with multiple process methodologies including PACE (equivalent to toll gates in the industry), PDLC/SDLC and Go To Market processes

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. 

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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 and budget, both today and in the future.

About us

Akamai powers and protects life online. Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences helping billions of people live, work, and play every day. With the world's most distributed compute platform from cloud to edge we make it easy for customers to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away.

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Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company with a global reach and exciting services and clients? Come join us and grow with a team of people who will energize and inspire yo