Sr Technical Program Manager
| Company | F5 |
|---|---|
| Location | Seattle, WA, USA, San Jose, CA, USA, Boulder, CO, USA |
| Salary | $170632 – $255948 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology or related field
- 8+ years’ experience in Technical Program, IT, and/or project management
- 5+ years of experience in a program manager capacity
- Experience with Agile and Waterfall program management methodologies
- Experience leading a geo-dispersed team
- Experience working in a concurrent software development environment as part of a complex build and merge management process
- Technology product development experience is highly desired
Responsibilities
- Communicate and collaborate complex technical challenges and resolutions defining cross-functional work to leadership and other partners
- Negotiate challenging priorities and navigate complex organizational dynamics to establish delivery plans, forecasts, and budgets
- Facilitate cross-functional engineering teams to solve business problems and deliver solutions
- Bring the product vision and the technical build together – become the glue between functional teams
- Develop strong relationships to engage, align, and empower people to deliver
- Maintain and continue to develop a broad knowledge of business & technology expertise – understand the interconnections between the people, the processes, and the technology solutions
- Bring an outstanding blend of business and technical savvy: a big-picture vision, the drive to make that vision a reality, and technical credibility to engage with software engineers
- Develop, report, and continually improve performance metrics
- Proactively identify and resolve strategic issues that may impair the team’s ability to meet strategic, financial, and technical goals
- Demonstrate ownership and autonomy in owned projects and functional areas and drive delivery of high-quality results
- Build strategies for issue and risk mitigation and contingency planning
- Lead all aspects of project/program deliverables and adhere to audit/compliance requirements
- Support the development of high-performing global teams for effectively handling sophisticated and multifaceted programs
- Responsible for upholding F5’s Business Code of Ethics and for promptly reporting violations of the Code or other company policies.
Preferred Qualifications
- Ability to develop strong working relationships to engage, align, and motivate people to deliver
- Ability to bridge the gap between Product, Engineering, and Architecture groups to facilitate solutions
- Strong project and program management skills
- Comfort in technical delivery
- Understanding of Agile Delivery Methodology
- Understand the importance of building strong working relationships
- Effective written and verbal communication
- Strong organizational, presentation, and customer service skills
- Ability to quickly master technical concepts
- While encouraged to be a facilitator and driver, equally comfortable digging into business requirements or drilling into architecture with development teams to solve complex problems