Technical Program Manager

Company: Talent Software Services
Location: San Diego
Posted on: April 4, 2025

Job Description:

Technical Program Manager

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Job Summary: Talent Software Services is in search of a Technical Program Manager for a contract position in San Diego, CA. The opportunity will be seven months with a strong chance for a long-term extension.

Position Summary: Seeks a qualified candidate for the position of Technical Program Manager within the Platform Hosting Engineering (PHE) organization. The teams within PHE provide core technical capabilities to host the client's Network (CSN), including global traffic management, cloud infrastructure, monitoring and telemetry. The Technical Program Manager will be responsible for driving PHE projects in collaboration with other global client's engineering teams. Partnership, communication, and the desire to move us forward and deliver will be the keys to success in this role.

Primary Responsibilities/Accountabilities:Own and drive end-to-end delivery of multiple cross-functional initiatives with multi-level dependencies
Work closely with engineers and engineering managers to build detailed execution plans, understand technical dependencies, define use-cases and expected outcomes
Coordinate and collaborate with both internal and external partners to estimate efforts, define milestones, implement, and deliver with high standards
Track progress, identify and resolve dependencies, mitigate risks and communicate status to leadership and partners.
Proactively remove obstacles to drive momentum and progress. Identify communication gaps, handle issues and provide support to teams balancing opposing priorities. Get results proactively.


Qualifications:

Excellent interpersonal skills, both written and verbal, working across engineers, product management, program management, and all levels of leadership
A strong desire to partner and build lasting, positive relationships across the company
Self-starting, self-managing, diligent and able to stay organized while driving multiple projects
Demonstrated ability to influence beyond the immediate team and establishing shared goals across multiple leaders
Demonstrated success running large-scale, cross-organization projects, resolving priority conflicts, and delivering on-time and on-budget
3+ years of proven ability working in a program/project management capacity in technology environment; 2+ years of that experience in a software development environment
Experience in cloud infrastructure program/project management
Experience with Systems Development Lifecycle and Project Management Methodologies, specifically Agile/Scrum, in addition to Waterfall
Experience with Release Planning; specifically working with business partners to prioritize projects while also working with resource managers to understand capacity for set releases as desired
Experience with JIRA - ability to create custom dashboards, and understanding of how to lead as a source of truth
Experience with creating spreadsheets and presentations
Ability to extract and work with large datasets for organizing projects, reporting progress, and measuring success
Understanding of software development principles and processes
Technical ability to understand technical designs, challenges and risks


Preferred:

The methodical and detailed problem-solving approach


Complete ownership of end to end solutions and leading their life cycle


Ability to influence without authority
Ability to work with diverse teams
Execution and detail oriented and results driven
Customer and peer relationship focused with strong interpersonal and communication skills
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced team environment
Ability to learn new skills/technologies quickly and independently


If this job is a match for your background, we would be honored to receive your application!

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