Program Manager II Technical - Remote

Do you relish the prospect of supporting strategic cross-organization, transformational programs and processes?

Do you thrive on operational excellence?

Join our Cloud Technology Group Transformation & Operations team

The Transformation and Operations team is composed of leading professionals dedicated to driving innovation and transformation. You will drive broad changes in Agile Best Practices, Portfolio Management and Process Transformation. We develop and evolve these areas as well as drive and deliver key cross-organizational strategic programs.

Partner with the best

You will manage various aspects of transformation programs and cross-functional teams in planning, implementation, development, and support. In addition, you will drive operational excellence, consistency, and scalability in our Process Transformation practice.

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

• Executing key operational efforts for various processes including portfolio management and the product development lifecycle
• Developing and implementing of change management strategies to drive towards business objectives
• Serving as a point of contact for escalation with stakeholders and assisting in removal of operational blockers
• Participating in internal projects that help scale the group, implement best practices, and improve methodologies

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• 4 years of relevant experience in project management.
• Experience working with JIRA and Confluence.
• Experience in Identifying and managing project dependencies while maintaining accurate project plans with real-time milestone.
• Experience working with Internet technologies or protocols such as DNS, HTTP, TCP/IP
• Able to analyze workload and communicate technical issues to senior stakeholders of varying technical ability.
• Have good interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills needed to work across global constituencies

Work in a way that works for you

FlexBase, Akamai's Global Flexible Working Program, is based on the principles that are helping us create the best workplace in the world. When our colleagues said that flexible working was important to them, we listened. We also know flexible working is important to many of the incredible people considering joining Akamai. FlexBase, gives 95% of employees the choice to work from their home, their office, or both (in the country advertised). This permanent workplace flexibility program is consistent and fair globally, to help us find incredible talent, virtually anywhere. We are happy to discuss working options for this role and encourage you to speak with your recruiter in more detail when you apply.

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Working for you

At Akamai, we will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Our benefit options are designed to meet your individual needs for today and in the future. We provide benefits surrounding all aspects of your life:

• Your health
• Your finances
• Your family
• Your time at work
• Your time pursuing other endeavors

Our benefit plan options are designed to meet your individual needs and budget, both today and in the future.

About us

Akamai powers and protects life online. Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences helping billions of people live, work, and play every day. With the world's most distributed compute platform from cloud to edge we make it easy for customers to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away.

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Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company with a global reach and exciting services and clients? Come join us and grow with a team of people who will energize and inspire you!