Job Description

Would you enjoy providing support across multiple programs?

Do you thrive on managing complexity and uncertainty?

Join our Cloud Technology PMO team

Program Managers are key contributors to Akamai's success. You will be responsible to lead programs, enhance performance, and increase customer satisfaction.

Partner with the best

Our Program Managers lead product programs and initiatives across the division from concept to market. We align product, engineering, and business teams to exceed the expectations of our customers. We are relied on by leaders across the organization to execute critical programs with high business impact.

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

• Leading cross-functional teams including Engineering, Product Management, Network Operations, Sales, Services, and Support to support the product roadmap.
• Proactively addressing and reducing risks while creating alternative strategies for potential scenarios.
• Maintaining and communicating backlog of work with key stakeholders, guiding them on priorities based on business needs.
• Communicating program status and expectation changes to senior leaders with appropriate frequency, using standardized methods
• Maintaining and iterating on a roadmap of committed work through the current calendar.
  
  

Do What You Love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Possess 5+ experience in managing projects and programmes effectively.
• Demonstrate experience working within a technical team and a good understanding of the software development life cycle.
• Have experience working with JIRA and Confluence.
• Have experience working with Internet technologies or protocols such as DNS, HTTP, TCP/IP
• Be able to analyze workload and communicate technical issues to senior stakeholders of varying technical ability.
  
  

Build your career at Akamai

Our ability to shape digital life today relies on developing exceptional people like you. The kind that can turn impossible into possible. We’re doing everything we can to make Akamai a great place to work. A place where you can learn, grow and have a meaningful impact.

With our company moving so fast, it’s important that you’re able to build new skills, explore new roles, and try out different opportunities. There are so many different ways to build your career at Akamai, and we want to support you as much as possible. We have all kinds of development opportunities available, from programs such as GROW and Mentoring, to internal events like the APEX Expo and tools such as Linkedin Learning, all to help you expand your knowledge and experience here.

Learn more

Not sure if this job is the right match for you or want to learn more about the job before you apply? Schedule a 15-minute exploratory call with the Recruiter and they would be happy to share more details.