Manager, Program Management

Required Education and Experience
*  Requires a Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 2 years of related experience; 
*  or an advanced degree without experience; or equivalent work experience.

Basic Qualifications
*  Experience in a global Information Technology organization 
*  6-8 years’ experience as Program Manager on large business transformation Projects and Program(s). This includes demonstrable experience in: 
*  Leading multiple concurrent and interdependent projects, for a sustained period, to achieve a successful and measurable outcome.
*  Leading and managing cross matrix; multi-functional; and global teams.

Desired Qualifications
*  Ability to govern Program(s) and successfully meet goals with tight deadlines/budgets and minimal supervision. Candidate must use one's own initiative to provide robust and timely solutions.
*  Strong interpersonal & leadership skills with heavy experience working at an executive level and coordinating other senior level multifunctional global stakeholders to achieve an outcome.
*  Strong presentation and communication skills including ability to effectively communicate ideas in both written and spoken form to executive staff, business sponsors, managers, and technical resources in clear concise language that is appropriate to the target audience.
*  Strong consulting, facilitation and planning skills including ability to workshop and translate strategy into actionable and resourced plans.
*  Significant vendor /software evaluation, selection and RFI/RFP experience.
*  Exceptional change management experience in global organizations.
*  Line management experience including recruiting, developing, performance management (including offshore teams where required), as well as cohesively managing global teams.
*  Strong leadership presence with influential skills when negotiating day to day resolutions/issues and decision-making with key senior stakeholders.
*  Accreditation in a formal Project/Program Management and/or the Change Management methodology.
*  Experience with various project planning tools JIRA/Confluence, Google, Microsoft Project preferred.
*  Experience with Salesforce.com and/or Siebel platforms along with associated business process experience in Sales & Marketing and Customer Service & Customer Operations.
*  Experience with multiple development methodologies, i.e. Waterfall, Agile, DevOps.
*  Big 5 consulting experience preferred.
*  Proficient in business process optimization, defining success metrics and implementing Program Management best practices and standards.
*  Proficient in risk identification and mitigation.
*  Experience in the high-tech and / or software industry a plus.

Akamai Technologies is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer that values the strength that diversity brings to the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, race/ethnicity, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected group status.