Sr Staff Technical Program Manager

Position Summary 

GEICO is seeking a Senior Staff Technology Portfolio Manager with a blend of technical and program management experience to help drive our insurance business transformation as we move from a traditional IT model to a tech organization with engineering excellence as its mission. In this role, you will oversee the planning, execution, and management of technology programs and projects. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure the successful delivery of technology solutions that align with business objectives.  

Key Accountabilities: 

• Help shape the future vision of program management at GEICO to enable technology transformation. 

• Define and implement strategies and processes to plan, monitor, and optimize the portfolio of projects across several core areas. 

• Lead a cohort of program managers to successfully deliver complex, cross-functional strategic initiatives. 

• Facilitate the definition of objectives, key results, and initiatives ensuring alignment to organizational and company goals. 

• Lead regular planning including intake, prioritization, and resourcing. 

• Monitor and track initiative performance against targeted key results, identify areas for optimization, and ensure timely and accurate reporting to stakeholders. 

• Drive the planning and execution of complex, cross functional technology programs and projects. 

• Identify stakeholders, create role clarity, and secure engagement and buy-in of cross functional project teams. 

• Build and maintain project plans including scope, schedule, and resourcing. 

• Coordinate the successful delivery of technology projects across teams including effectively managing dependencies, risks, and issues. 

• Develop strong relationships with key stakeholders across the organization including executive leadership, to understand business needs and alignment of technology efforts. 

• Create transparency to progress, regularly communicating timelines, updates, and status of the portfolio and projects to stakeholders. 

• Educate, coach, and upskill delivery leaders on effective project management techniques. 

Qualifications  

• ​Strong strategic thinking, collaboration, and project management skills 

• Strong verbal and written communication skills 

• Strong technical acumen and proven experience guiding technical project teams 

• Proven experience managing complex, cross functional technology programs and projects