Technical Program Manager II

Do you relish the prospect of leading cross-organization, transformational programs?

Do you thrive on managing complexity?

Join our Program Management team!

Our Akamai Information Technology organization is a team of industry-leading professionals dedicated to owning/driving the innovation of Akamai's Corporate Infrastructure, Applications, Development, Security, and Compliance for our customers/corporate stakeholders. Information Technology manages all aspects of the IT Program Lifecycle as well as the coordination and delivery of key cross-organizational strategic programs.

Work with programs across Akamai

As a Technical Program Manager II, you will have end-to-end accountability for the delivery of assigned projects and programs. You will lead complex, cross-functional initiatives from planning to sustainment, coordinating delivery across teams, and reporting progress/program benefits to key stakeholders.

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

• Leading the definition, planning, scope, and execution of assigned IT projects and programs, including complex, multi-year initiatives
• Defining integrated project and program plans, including detailed work breakdown structures, deliverables, milestones, and team responsibilities
• Identifying and managing dependencies across teams, projects, and programs to support coordinated delivery
• Managing project and program health, anticipating risks and issues, and working with teams to implement mitigation plans
• Working independently to clarify requirements, resolve delivery challenges, and keep teams aligned on priorities and next steps
• Managing stakeholder engagement and expectations, and communicating status, risks, and program benefits to technical teams, business stakeholders, and executives
• Coordinating external implementation providers and internal teams to deliver agreed outcomes

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have at least 5 years of relevant experience and a bachelor's degree in Business Management or its equivalent
• Have professional experience as a Project Manager, Program Manager, Business Analyst, or Consultant supporting IT projects or programs
• Have sufficient technical understanding to work credibly with technical teams, assess project risks and issues, and communicate technical dependencies
• Have experience delivering IT implementations, such as software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications or infrastructure upgrades, and managing external implementation providers
• Demonstrate great leadership, interpersonal, presentation, and communication skills
• Be able to work effectively across a wide range of stakeholders in a diverse corporate environment, including technical teams and senior leadership

About us

At Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, trillions of times a day.
Whether you're streaming live events, scrolling social media, watching your favorite series, or managing your savings, we're the engine behind the scenes. We provide the world's most distributed platform from Cloud to Edge to help the giants of the digital world work faster and stay more secure, making the internet a better experience for everyone.
Our focus is simple:
Cloud and Edge: Running apps closer to users for instant performance.
Security: Neutralizing threats before they ever reach your data.
Content Delivery: Scaling the world's biggest moments without a glitch.
AI: Enabling our customers to build, secure, and scale AI apps on the world's most distributed cloud platform.
At Akamai, we don't just support the internet; we power and protect it, because behind every great digital experience is a massive hidden challenge. And we're the ones who solve it. When millions of people hit play or pay, Akamai ensures it just works.

Benefits at Akamai: We support your health, well-being, finances, and life beyond work. See our benefits.

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Compensation

Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For US based candidates only - the base salary for this position ranges from $100,700 - $181,300/year; a candidate’s salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location. Compensation for candidates outside the US will vary. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of annual bonus or incentives, equity awards and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Akamai provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation (in the form of PTO), sick time, family friendly benefits including parental leave and an employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness; Eligibility requirements apply.