Technical Program Manager

FocusKPI is looking for a TechnicalProgram Manager to join our client, a high-tech SaaS company. As a Program Manager in Growth, you will help drive and support a key program or delivery area within Growth. You will work closely with product, design and engineering leaders , alongside the multiple teams in a particular Growth pillar.
Successful candidates will have a solid balance of multi-disciplinary program management leadership as well as technical capabilities. This candidate should have demonstrated excellent leadership, along with superior organizational and communication skills in leading teams and programs to deliver successful outcomes. In addition, the right candidate will possess learning agility to learn and understand business strategy, and then align technical architecture with an understanding of the product strategy. This will allow the team to make decisions to accelerate initiatives at any level of depth.
Work Location:Remote - West coast is required (PST, MST)
Duration: 12 months
Pay Range:$70/hr to $79/hr
Responsibilities:

• Manage Technical Programs of medium to large cross-organizational scope (multiple teams and product areas) from end to end
• Manage often high volume and high complexity dependencies and risks between teams by aligning stakeholders and escalating effectively
• Measure, track and report on success metrics for programs including major risks
• Develop and/or deliver proactive communication for programs with all levels in the company
• Be a sparring partner on the product strategy with the leadership team
• Drive, facilitate and close technical discussions to unblock program outcomes
• Apply your technical understanding to support, challenge and negotiate delivery timelines
• Be a champion for change in program management and delivery best practices

Qualifications:

• A technical background preferably with a degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience
• 5-7 years of leadership experience on software teams as Program Manager
• Experience working with teams that are experiment focussed (experimentation environment)
• To have a solid understanding of technical architecture
• Experience with data/analytical skills
• Experience with JIRA/Confluence/Trello/Asana
• Good to have experience form large tech. and SaaS companies
• Experience leading projects spanning multiple teams in multiple timezones, covering all of the following
• Modern SaaS architecture, development and operational experience
• Accountable for creating and driving the schedule
• Making critical and timely decisions to keep project on track
• Tracking and managing risks and dependencies
• Collaborate across teams to evolve standards, engineering processes and developer productivity tools
• Experience using metrics to raise the bar on software development processes for cloud/SaaS teams
• To have stakeholder management experience (Communication to stakeholders)
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

Preferred qualifications:

• Ability to exercise technical judgment in solving program challenges, particularly in a SaaS public cloud environment
• Experience in software architecture and/or solution design
• Experience with Agile processes
• Experience in data analysis and reporting

Thank you!

FocusKPI Hiring Team

Founded in 2010, FocusKPI, Inc. (FocusKPI) is a data science and technology firm specializing in predictive analytics practice and methodologies. FocusKPI is a US company headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, with an East Coast office in Boston, Massachusetts.

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